Park Management Planner

Government of Nunavut; Rankin Inlet; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Government of Nunavut in Nunavut’s Parks & Special Places Division seeks a Park Management Planner to establish territorial parks and special places representing Nunavut’s natural and cultural heritage. The role includes developing consultation strategies, coordinating research, fieldwork, and budgeting to support park planning and management.

Reporting to the Manager Park Planning and Establishment, you will lead planning projects, define policy options, train local residents, and work with

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in environmental studies, landscape architecture, environmental planning and design, physical geography, or related field from a post-secondary institution.
• At least two years of experience coordinating and organizing within natural resource management or environmental planning agencies, including park management planning and related tourism initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the Planning Team Leader for management planning projects.
• Developing policy and legislative options for implementing management plans within current and future legislation.
• Working to define opportunities for local training and developing training plans to involve local residents in park planning and management.
• Coordinating consultation processes involving communities, Inuit organizations and other stakeholders.
• Preparing briefing notes, letters, and speaking notes for Deputy Minister and Minister and responding to inquiries.
• Reviewing development applications, environmental assessments, screening, and land use permit reviews.
• Assisting in implementation of the IIBA and co-management activities.
• Collaborating to collect natural, cultural and environmental data for inclusion in Geospatial Information database.

Skills

Policy development

Community consultation

Leadership

Education

Environmental Studies

Landscape Architecture

Environmental Planning and Design

Physical Geography

related field

Job description

Thank you for contacting the Government of Nunavut.

Please do not send sensitive or personal information, including (but not limited to): social insurance numbers, birthdates, information of other people, or health information. Please only send a brief description of your issue or concern and how we can contact you. We will make sure the correct person contacts you if they need more information or if they can answer your question or concern.

This employment opportunity is restricted to all Nunavut Inuit.

An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies.

In accordance with the Government of Nunavut’s Nunavut-Wide Hiring Policy, this position is being advertised with a flexible community of work, as indicated above.

The Parks & Special Places (P&SP) Division is the lead Territorial agency responsible for the protection of natural and cultural heritage landscapes and recreation opportunities in Nunavut. The Division is also obligated under the Nunavut Agreement (NA) and the Umbrella Inuit Impact and Benefits Agreement for Territorial Parks (IIBA) to achieve its mandate by working closely with the Nunavut Joint Planning and Management Committee (NJPMC) and Community Joint Planning and Management Committees (CJPMCs).

Reporting to the Manager Park Planning and Establishment, the Park Management Planner is responsible for the establishment of a system of territorial parks and special places that are representative of Nunavut’s natural and cultural heritage. This position also develops and implements consultation strategies in support of parks planning and management initiatives, as well as coordinating or otherwise undertaking background and other research in support of park planning and management. These activities include travelling to communities of Nunavut, research and writing, fieldwork, community consultation, project management and budgeting.

The Park Management Planner’s main responsibilities are but are not limited to:

• Acting as the Planning Team Leader for management planning projects.
• Developing policy and legislative options for implementing management plans within the current and future classes of legislation.
• Working to define opportunities for local training; and develops training plans to involve local residents in park planning and management.
• Coordinating consultation processes involving communities; Inuit organizations and other stakeholders;
• Preparing Briefing Notes, letters, and speaking notes for both Deputy Minister and Minister as required and responding to letters and general inquiries.
• Reviewing development applications, environmental assessments and screening, and land use permit application reviews.
• Working with Community Joint Planning and Management Committees (CNJPMC), Inuit Associations, Hunters and Trappers Association and other Inuit organizations and their designates to ensure compliance with specific NA/IIBA Articles in relation to P&SP.
• Assisting in implementation of the IIBA and co-management activities.
• Collaborating with Manager Park Program Development and Parks: Geospatial & Information Technology Specialist, to collect natural, cultural and environmental data for inclusion in departmental Geospatial Information database.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this position are usually acquired through:

• Undergraduate Degree in Environmental Studies, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Planning and Design, Physical Geography, or related field from a post-secondary institution.
• At least two (2) years of wide-ranging experience in coordinating and organizing within one or more natural resource management or environmental planning agencies, specifically including park management planning and related tourism initiatives in a variety of both individual and committee settings.

Benefits

In keeping with Article 6.3 of the Inuit Impact and Benefits Agreement (IIBA), special consideration will be given to candidates who fulfill these criteria:

• Fluency in Inuktitut; and
• Relevant northern experience.

The job entails travelling long distances by canoe, raft, boat or snow machines to reach worksites or walking long distances is required. Due to the Arctic’s harsh nature, these activities may be conducted under severe climatic conditions, and the incumbent must be in very good physical condition. Work may be done in field camps. This means being away from home for extended periods and irregular or long hours, including weekends. Considerable travel is required, perhaps a trip every 3-4 weeks.

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. Fluency in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages would be considered an asset. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered assets.

Acceptable combinations of education and experience may be considered for this position. We encourage you to apply if you have equivalent years of education and/or experience equal to the education and experience requirements listed above.

• The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a representative workforce; therefore, priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit who self-identify as being enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement in accordance with the Priority Hiring Policy.
• Government of Nunavut employees serving a probationary period must obtain and provide written authorization from the deputy head of their employing department. The authorization from the deputy head must accompany your application for your application to be considered.
• Possession of a criminal record may not disqualify candidates from being considered. An assessment of the criminal record will be measured against the scope and duties of the position. This is only a requirement for positions that require a satisfactory criminal record or vulnerable sector check.
• Applicants may submit their resume in any of the Official Languages of Nunavut.
• Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
• The onus is on candidates in receipt of foreign post-secondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognized Canadian education institution. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application.