Programs Specialist

Location

Yellowknife, NT | Canada

Job description

Limited Competition

This Job Opening is limited to Aboriginal Persons indigenous to the present boundaries of the Northwest Territories and includes any aboriginal person resident at birth and any Canadian aboriginal persons who have lived more than half of their life in the Northwest Territories.

The Department of Finance has the mandate to provide leadership and direction to the public service in all areas of finance and human resource management. This mandate includes negotiating major financial arrangements with the federal government, providing analysis and advice to the Financial Management Board, and ensuring that financial and information resources are managed effectively, efficiently and economically. This mandate also includes the recruitment and retention of a competent public service that is representative of the people it serves and the development of programs and services that effectively serve the human resource needs of the public service.

The Programs Specialist works with partners across the GNWT to assess long and short-term GNWT and departmental needs to develop appropriate strategies, programs and initiatives to address those needs, and provide appropriate strategic human resource assistance. As a result, the programs and assistance enable Deputy Heads and senior management teams to plan for, recruit and develop employees to provide quality GNWT programs and services. The recruitment and retention of qualified, capable northern employees, representative of the population served, is a priority of the GNWT.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:

A relevant Bachelor's Degree combined with two years of experience in one of Talent Management/Human Resources/Program Development or similar role, including one year of experience managing projects, whether paid and/or volunteer

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
******@gov.nt.ca

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.

This job opening is for a 1 Year Term.

Candidates must clearly identify their eligibility in order to receive priority consideration under the Affirmative Action Policy.

Candidates must provide a satisfactory criminal record check. Failure to provide a satisfactory check may deem you disqualified from the competition.

The Government of the Northwest Territories is an inclusive workplace. If you have a disability and you require support during the hiring process, you are encouraged to identify your needs if you are contacted for an assignment or interview so that you may be accommodated during the hiring process.

Eligibility lists may be created from this competition to fill future term and indeterminate positions.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.

Transfer Assignments may be considered.

Job Opening ID # 24906

Closing Date: March 22, 2024 - 23:59, Mountain Time

The salary range for this position is from $53.80 per hour $64.26 hourly per hour (approximately $104,910 - $125,307) plus an annual Northern Allowance of $3,700.

Job tags

Salary

$53.8 - $64.26 per hour