Environmental Assessment Coordinator

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We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

The inventory will be updated once every six (6) months. You will receive a notice in your applicant account 15 days before the end of your active period to determine whether or not you wish to keep being considered for an additional six (6) months.

Successful candidates may be eligible for the housing and relocation assistance. Please see the Relocation Directive and the Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive for more information:

• http://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/d6/v11/en
• http://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/d4/v237/en

Salary, Allowances, and Benefits:

In addition to salary, you are entitled to an isolated posts allowance. This can range from $26,770 to $44,616 per year, depending on the number of dependants, geographic location and whether the accommodation is provided by the Crown. You are also entitled to vacation travel allowance of approximately $1,500 twice a year for you and each eligible dependant.

As a federal government employee, you will also receive a comprehensive benefit package including an employee pension plan and health, dental and group insurance.

Work environment

The successful candidate would be working with a small team responsible for leading the Department’s interventions during reviews of environmental assessment reports for projects pursuant to the Nunavut Agreement (formerly known as the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement) and the Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act.

Intent of the process

This inventory will be used to fill current vacancies and to establish a pool of qualified candidates for future opportunities. It may also be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (Deployment, Assignment, Secondment, Acting, Term or Indeterminate) within Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) with various security requirements (reliability or secret).

Pools created as a result of staffing processes may be shared with other government departments.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

The following criteria will be assessed using your resume and the online screening questions. To be selected, you must demonstrate when, where and how you acquired each of the qualifications by giving concrete examples.

Education:
• Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution, with acceptable specialization in physics, geology, chemistry, or some other science relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience in contributing scientific or technical reports through writing or preparing or presenting scientific findings.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary groups or project teams.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Experience:
• Experience working in an environmental field.
• Experience in working in a multi-cultural environment, specifically as it relates to Inuit culture and values.
• Experience working on environmental impact assessment processes for development projects in the Arctic.
• Experience carrying out projects in collaboration with Indigenous groups or Indigenous organizations, or experience in consulting with Indigenous groups or Indigenous organizations.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of ecosystem components and their interactions with terrestrial or aquatic environments.
• Knowledge of steps required to undertake an environmental impact assessment.
• Knowledge of impacts of development projects and relevant environmental mitigation measures.

Abilities:
• Ability to communicate orally.
• Ability to communicate in writing.
• Ability to critically analyze environmental reports
• Ability to work effectively with others.
• Ability to effectively manage extensive documentation records.

Personal Suitabilties:
• Judgement.
• Reliability.
• Adaptability.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of the potential impacts of development projects on an Arctic environment.
• Knowledge of Article 12 of the Nunavut Agreement.

Abilities:
• Ability to communicate in Inuktitut.

As part of its priority to advance reconciliation and renew Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples, the Department of CIRNAC is committed to hiring more Aboriginals/ Indigenous persons within its workforce. Better representation within the public service of Canada’s fastest-growing demographic group will lead to more innovative and inclusive solutions to today’s complex challenges. Ultimately, this will improve governmental services offered to all Canadians. Also, consistent with the Clerk’s Call to Action, we want to ensure that persons with disabilities are correctly represented within our organization. We may therefore select only persons who have auto-declared themselves as being members of the Aboriginals/Indigenous and persons with disability groups.

Operational Requirements (may be requested, upon taking up the position):
• Willingness to travel on small aircraft and to work overtime.

Conditions of employment

The following conditions must also be met on taking up the position and maintained throughout the employment:
• Enhanced Reliability Status.
• Medical Clearance.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

You application must be submitted through the GC Jobs website. No acknowledgement of receipt will be sent for your request. We will contact you as soon as the prescreening process is completed.

You have the right to participate in a selection process in the official language of your choice. Your interview could also be done in Inuktitut. Do not hesitate to make a request.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Apply online