Department Information

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.

Job Information

The Geomatics Data Coordinator is responsible for coordinating activities to enhance the interoperability and exchange of geographic data and information to support and enhance decision making effectiveness for the Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT) and to help maximize the value of geomatics services. By providing coordination and technical support, you will pursue activities that result in a cooperative approach to data discovery, acquisition, development and distribution within the GNWT.

Key Responsibilities

- Acts as the Client Liaison for the NWT Centre for Geomatics (NWTCG).
- Participate in the ongoing improvement of Geomatics Services within the NWTCG and the GNWT.




- Provides alternate administrator support for the GNWT Enterprise Geospatial Systems and related applications.
- Administer the spatial data catalogue and NW Centre for Geomatics Website.
- Administration of Environmental Systems Research Institute and GIS software contracts and licenses.

Key Qualifications

- A university degree in computer science, remote sensing, or Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with 2 years of work experience related to spatial data management.

Equivalencies

- A University degree with a post-secondary diploma in GIS or remote sensing and 2 years of related work experience in an area of spatial data management.
- All other equivalencies will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
- Relevant education fields can also include, but is not limited to:
- Geospatial Science
- Geospatial Technology
- Cartography
- Geoinformatics
- Geography
- Biology
- Ecology
- Geology
- Foresty

GNWT Inquiries

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

[email protected]

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

📌 Geomatics Data Coordinator (Yellowknife)
🏢 Government of the Northwest Territories
📍 Yellowknife