Events & Consultations Assistant

Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Government; Dawson City; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Government is seeking an Events & Consultations Assistant (Term) to support the coordination of regular and special events in Dawson City, Yukon. You will manage volunteers, ensure quality service, and assist with event setup, planning software, and administrative tasks.

The role requires strong organizational skills, knowledge of First Nation governance, and the ability to work across departments to deliver culturally respectful events.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 (or equivalent) with coursework in Project Management, Event Planning, Office or Business Administration or related discipline and 1 year in office admin/assistance.
• Experience planning, coordinating, and implementing events or projects.
• Proficient MS Office suite (Excel, Outlook, Word).
• Experience with funding proposals, research, and reporting.
• Knowledge of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in culture and traditions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with coordinating regular and special events.
• Lead recruitment, scheduling, and management of volunteers.
• Provide quality client and customer service delivery.
• Handle set-up and tear-down for events and assist during ceremonies.
• Support external facing events using planning software and perform administrative tasks.

Skills

Event planning

Project coordination

Time management

Communication

Volunteer management

Education

Grade 12 with related coursework

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Word)

MS365 / Teams / SharePoint

Adobe Pro

Job description

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH PREFERENCE TO TH CITIZENS

Competition #: 2026-08-013

Events & Consultations Assistant - Term

Department: Governance & Executive Operations

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

Posting Date: September 10, 2026

Standard Hours Bi-Weekly: 40-60 hours

Start Date: Immediately

End Date: March 31, 2027

Salary: Level 7 Step 1 ($45.47 hourly)

Closing Date: September 24, 2026 4:00pm (YST)

Under the direction of the Events and Consultations 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 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Self-Governance commemorations. 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. In order 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
• Good working knowledge of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in social structure, culture, and traditions
• Knowledge and experience of practices and procedures associated with working within a First Nation Government.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Ability to coordinate several activities simultaneously.

Assets:

• 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
• Willingness to take training and courses in relevant areas to build professional skills and abilities.

Conditions of Employment:

• Criminal record check.
• Class 5 driver’s license with a clear driver’s abstract.
• Standard First Aid Certification.

A detailed job description is available upon request.

Physical Location: 1242 Front Street, Dawson City, Yukon

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

“To work together, to speak with one voice and to serve Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Citizens in the pursuit of a strong, healthy, and united future.”