AOC Events & Consultations Assistant

Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Government; Dawson City; On-site; CAD 129,494,000 - 133,627,000; Full time

Job summary

Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Government in Dawson City, Yukon, invites applications for the AOC Events & Consultations Assistant. Reporting to the Senior Events Coordinator, you will assist with coordinating regular and special events, including symbolic ceremonies like the Moosehide Gathering, with a holistic, quality‑oriented, culturally respectful approach.

Responsibilities include recruiting, scheduling and managing volunteers; handling set‑up and tear‑down; providing excellent client service; and

Qualifications

• Grade 12 (or equivalent) with related coursework and 1 year of office admin experience.
• Practical experience in planning, coordinating, and implementing events or projects.
• Experience using MS Office including Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Experience in fundraising, proposal writing, research and reporting.
• Experience in minute-taking and/or transcribing is an asset.
• Experience using videoconferences and teleconferences is an asset.
• Experience with MS365/Teams/SharePoint/Adobe Pro is an asset.
• Good knowledge of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in culture, social structure and traditions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with coordination of regular and special events.
• Lead recruitment, scheduling and management of volunteers.
• Ensure quality client and customer service delivery.
• Responsible for setup and tear-down and assisting with duties during events.
• Support external events, ceremonies and consultations with planning software and admin tasks.

Skills

MS Office

Event planning

Project coordination

Minute-taking

Videoconference tools

SharePoint/Adobe Pro

Education

Grade 12 + related coursework

Tools

MS365

Teams

SharePoint

Adobe Pro

Job description

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH PREFERENCE TO TH CITIZENS

AOC Events & Consultations Assistant

Department: Governance & Executive Operations

Location: Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Offices – Dawson, YT

Posting Date: April 29, 2026

Standa rad Hours Bi-Weekly: Auxiliary On-Call

Start Date: Immediately

End Date: March 31, 2027

Salary: Level 7 Step 1 ($45.47 hourly)

Closing Date: Ongoing

Under the direction of the Senior Events Coordinator, this position is responsible for assisting with the coordination of regular and special events of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Government. The main objective of this position is to ensure a holistic, quality-oriented, and culturally affective approach is taken while coordinating symbolic and significant events such as the Moosehide Gathering. This includes but is not limited to responsibility for leading the recruitment, scheduling, and management of volunteers, and for ensuring quality client and customer service delivery. The position will be responsible for set-up and tear-down as well as assisting with assigned duties during symbolic and significant events. To support the external facing events, ceremonies and consultation work, the candidate is required to be involved in using planning and organizing software and completing a multitude of supportive administrative tasks.

An Eligibility List may be established from this competition – the duration of the eligibility list may be up to 12 months. The eligibility list may be used to fill future permanent full-time, permanent part-time, temporary full-time, temporary part-time, term, or auxiliary on-call vacancies within the same department and classification based on the organizational needs by going the next highest ranked candidate until the eligibility list expires.

Essential Qualifications:

• Grade 12 (or equivalent) combined with coursework in Project Management, Event Planning, Office or Business Administration or a related discipline plus a minimum of 1 year work experience in an office administrative assistance role. An equivalent combination of education, training, skills, and experience may be considered.
• Practical experience in planning, coordinating, and implementing events or projects.
• Demonstrated experience using MS Office including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Experience in funding raising, proposal writing, research, and reporting.
• Experience in minute-taking and/or transcribing, an asset.
• Experience using and moderating Videoconferences and Teleconferences, an asset.
• Experience with MS365 and Teams and/or SharePoint and Adobe Pro, an asset.
• Good working knowledge of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in social structure, culture, and traditions.

Conditions of Employment:

• Criminal Records Check.
• Class 5 Driver’s License with a Clear Driver’s Abstract.
• Standard First Aid Certification.
• TH101 Cultural Awareness training.

A detailed job description is available upon request.

Phone: [phone] Send inquiries to: [e-mail]

Physical Location: 1242 Front Street, Dawson City, Yukon

We thank all applicants, but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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