Limited Competition

This job opening is limited to residents living within 25 kilometres of Inuvik.

Department Information

The mandate of the Department of Environment and Climate Change is to manage land, water, air, wildlife, and forests. This includes promoting, planning, and supporting the wise and sustainable use of natural resources, and protecting, restoring, and stewarding the workplace for the social and economic benefit of all Northwest Territories residents.

Job Information

Located in Inuvik and reporting to the Land Use Advisor, the Assistant Land Use Administrator is a support position for the Land Use Advisor.

The Assistant Land Use Administrator conducts preliminary screenings for all land use applications accepted by the Department, within specified legislative time frames. These screenings are broad ranging and multi-disciplinary and usually associated with the oil and gas exploration, mining, forestry, construction, outfitting and tourism activities.

The Assistant Land Use Administrator is required to interpret and prepare of maps often with differing scales, unique legends, and varied mapping methods, that will accompany land use applications or amendments,



for distribution to other interested parties so as to provide the most accurate representation of the proposed activity to allow them to adequately review and interpret the information.

The Assistant Land Use Administrator coordinates communication between clients and regional staff to obtain agreement on acceptable practices, of terms and conditions and of interpretations of regional guidelines. Complex issues and conflicts arise when dealing with a variety of groups who are providing input into or recommendations for the conditions annexed to various land use permits.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:

Completion of a diploma in a related field such as Administration, Geography, Planning or Survey Science with a demonstrated proficiency, plus one (1) year of relevant experience.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Inuvik HR Client Service Centre

Department of Finance

Government of the Northwest Territories

1st FLOOR ALEX MOSES GREENLAND BUILDING

BOX 1869

INUVIK, NT X0E 0T0

Tel (867) 678-8071 Ext 15644

Fax (867) 678-6620

[email protected]

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

📌 Assistant Land Use Administrator (Inuvik)
🏢 Government of the Northwest Territories
📍 Inuvik