Senior Land Administration Advisor

Government of Northwest Territories; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in Canada is seeking a Senior Land Administration Advisor to provide expert technical advice on land management in the Northwest Territories. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in resource management, and experience handling complex, politically sensitive issues. This position offers competitive compensation, including a northern living allowance and relocation assistance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Northern living allowance

Defined benefit pension plan

Health/dental benefits

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of relevant experience in resource management or land management.
• Five years of relevant experience with a diploma.
• Nine years of related experience with a high school diploma.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice on complex land administration files.
• Review sensitive land files for policy consistency.
• Research and evaluate legislation and policies.

Skills

Resource management

Land use planning

Policy analysis

Legislation experience

Education

Undergraduate degree in resource management, land management, planning, or geography

Diploma in resource management, land management, planning, or geography

High School Diploma

Job description

Department: Environment and Climate Change

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 environment for the social and economic benefit of all Northwest Territories residents.

Job Information

The Senior Land Administration Advisor (Senior Advisor) is located in Yellowknife and their primary responsibility is to provide expert technical advice and solutions on complex problems related to the administration and management of public land in the Northwest Territories (NWT).

The Senior Advisor must possess an in-depth understanding of this distinctly northern environment within which the GNWT\'s land and resource management and administration obligations are carried out and demonstrate the ability to provide strategic direction and leadership that is reflective of departmental goals, objectives, and priorities.

The Senior Advisor is responsible to advise on and lead the development of solutions for files where multiple factors intersect to contribute to an issue that is complex in nature. These complex files are typically politically sensitive. The work product on these files includes developing and implementing contractual arrangements and extends to considering the history, compliance monitoring requirements and environmental, social, cultural and ecological factors that must be considered when rendering a decision. In developing solutions and rendering a decision, the Senior Advisor must rely on their significant depth of knowledge of legislation and regulation to interpret and apply relevant legislation, regulation and policy and apply consistent and fair principles and practices of land management to develop options that are in the public interest.

The Senior Advisor also supports the work of the Policy and Program Implementation Unit and the Major Project Unit and supports the amalgamation of former Commissioner's and Territorial land administration functions including the integration of systems, processes, policies, guidelines, and legislation where applicable.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides technical advice to the Manager on complex or sensitive land administration files.
• Reviews complex or sensitive land files to ensure consistency in the application of program policies or direction and develops options and solutions for management's consideration.
• Researches, analyzes and evaluates various legislation, regulations, policies, directives and procedures and provides recommendations on possible political or legal implications to decisions.
• Supports the Policy and Program Implementation Unit in the development and implementation of legislation, regulation, policies, manuals and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Collaborates with and supports the Major Projects Unit in the assessment and evaluation of major project files.
• Coordinates and supports the review of required and applicable management plans associated with commercial and industrial applications with the Major Projects Unit.

Key Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree in resource management, land management or planning, or geography, and three (3) years of relevant experience.
• Diploma in resource management, land management or planning, or geography, and five (5) years of relevant experience.
• High School Diploma and nine (9) years of related experience.
• Relevant experience would include, but is not limited to resource management, land use planning, policy analysis, and policy and legislation experience.

The GNWT offers a competitive salary, an annual northern living allowance, a generous defined benefit pension plan, and health/dental benefits in addition to relocation assistance. For more information about living and working in the Northwest Territories please visit our benefits page orNWT Tourism .

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel [phone] Extension 14106
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]

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