Regional Program Manager

Update: The posting period has been extended until September 5, 2023.
If you have already applied, you can modify your application until September 5, 2023.

Important messages

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

Relocations:

Do you hesitate to move to Yellowknife? Well, you are entitled to relocation assistance. See the Relocation Directive for more information: http://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/d6/v11/en

Salary, Allowances, and Benefits:

In addition to salary, you are entitled to an isolated posts allowance. This can range from $19,833 to $27,387 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 $1,000 once 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.

Workplace and telework:

Employees must perform their duties from a government of Canada physical workplace at least 2-3 days each week, or 40-60% of their regular schedule. The workplace of the position to be filled is located in Yellowknife, NT. Successful candidates will be required to work at the work site in a hybrid work mode. A part-time telework agreement may be discussed and implemented at the time of hiring in accordance with the operational needs of the position to be filled.

Duties

The Engagement Manager is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with all of our rights and stakeholders.

The position is part of a dynamic team involved on many fronts to further socio-economic and environmental interests of local communities. The Giant Mine Remediation Project (GMRP) is collaborating closely with local Indigenous groups, right holders and stakeholders while working with colleagues delivering on a complex and challenging remediation project. The work environment provides a unique opportunity to participate meaningfully in improving livelihood and ecological health in Yellowknife and the Northwest Territories. The position plays a key role in the GMRP. The Program Manager works closely with the Director and other Project Managers to support the delivery of the Project.

Work environment

The Project's main objectives are to:
• minimize public and worker health and safety risks
• minimize the release of contaminants from the site to the surrounding environment
• remediate the site in a manner that instills public confidence
• implement a cost-effective and robust approach over the long term

The Project's primary goal is to protect human health and safety and the environment. This requires long-term containment and management of the arsenic trioxide waste and water treatment, as well as cleaning up the surface of the site. This makes the Giant Mine Remediation Project the largest and most dynamic remediation project in Canada!

Intent of the process

Immediate need: One (1) full-time indeterminate position at Yellowknife, NT.

This process will be used to fill current vacancies and to establish a pool of qualified candidates for future opportunities (Deployment, Assignment, Secondment, Acting, Term or Indeterminate) in Northwest Territories only, with various security requirements (reliability or secret). Candidate information will not be shared with federal departments outside Northwest Territories to fill vacancies elsewhere across Canada.

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.

• Graduation with a degree from a recognized university or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Note: An acceptable combination of education, training and experience would be a secondary school diploma with five (5) years of program management experience or a college diploma with three (3) years of program management experience.

Degree equivalency

• Experience working with stakeholders (First Nations, federal departments / territorial governments, media or private sector).
• Experience in providing strategic advice to senior management.
• Experience in developing or implementing engagement or communications plans.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

The following criteria are essential for the job, but assessed later using different assessment methods (written exam, interview, reference check, etc.).

• Knowledge of legislation pertaining to consultation requirements of Federal Government.
• Knowledge of key Indigenous issues in the North.
• Knowledge of engagement or consultation practices as they relate to meaningful public and Indigenous involvement.

• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to analyze and provide recommendations.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with people/partners and stakeholders.

• Resourcefulness.
• Judgement.
• Commitment.

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

The following criteria will be assessed using your resume and online screening questions. They are assets; preference could be given to those who meet them.

• Experience in working with Indigenous People.
• Northern experience, preferably in the Northwest Territories.
• Mining or remote site experience.

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 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. Therefore, we will select only persons who have auto-declared themselves as being members of the Indigenous Employment equity group.

Conditions of employment

The following conditions must also be met on taking up the position and maintained throughout the employment:

• Reliability Status.
• Requirement to work overtime.
• Requirement to work at remote contaminated sites including mine sites, both open-pit and underground.

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.

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.