At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead regional initiatives for service integration and drive systems-level change.
- Company: Government of the Northwest Territories, focused on Indigenous affairs and community well-being.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, meaningful work, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a team of change-makers dedicated to improving service delivery in the NWT.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while promoting equity and cultural safety.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in social or health-related field and 2 years of relevant experience.
The predicted salary is between 69300 - 84700 $ per year.
This job opening is limited to residents living within 25 kilometres of Inuvik, NT.
The Department of Executive and Indigenous Affairs works to provide overall management and direction to the Executive branch of the Government of the Northwest Territories. The Department is responsible for coordinating and supporting the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of initiatives and actions in support of cross-government goals. It ensures mutually respectful intergovernmental relations between the territorial government and Aboriginal, provincial, territorial, national, and international governments are maintained, along with negotiating and implementing land, resources, and self-government agreements that address Aboriginal rights in the Northwest Territories.
Reporting to Sr. Advisor Change Management, the Regional Coordinator, GSI is based in Inuvik and is the regional strategic lead for driving systems level change to support service integration. They will be responsible for working with partners to develop and implement a shared vision of service delivery that is strength-based, person-centered, trauma-informed, culturally safe, evidence-based, and anti-racist.
Staff in the Governance & Service Integration division, including the Regional Coordinator, GSI will model and promote integration through the shift in organizational culture towards person-centered service delivery in an effort to achieve equitable access to services, timely and coordinated services, measurable outcomes, and increase self-sufficiency, and enhanced relationships among service providers. GSI staff will also adhere to the principles of equity, cultural safety, and anti-racism, support personal choice and decision making, reconciliation, accountability, and relationship-based approaches. As a center for learning and innovation, this group of change-makers is responsible for driving this change across the system.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Able to self-motivate, work independently, and have detail-orientation skills
- Ability to take initiative, and responsibility in meeting deadlines; and make progress without direct supervision
- Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think strategically and develop innovative solutions to complex challenges
- Knowledge of health and social well-being, factors affecting community, family and individual health and well-being in the NWT
- Knowledge of geographic and cultural needs of people in the NWT, understanding how community and culture impact the delivery of fundamental services
- Knowledge of and/or the ability to acquire and apply knowledge of government systems within the NWT, including programs, delivery models, and the socio-political and cultural environments
- Knowledge of and/or the ability to acquire and apply knowledge of Indigenous and Western monitoring and evaluation principles and techniques
- Ability to navigate controversial and sensitive topics while encouraging a growth mindset for all learners
- Ability to build and maintain working relationships with colleagues and external partners in order to communicate program information, elicit and respond to input and feedback, and facilitate and implement change
Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by completion of a bachelor's degree in a social or health-related discipline, communications, public administration, or policy, and 2 years related experience.
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
jobsinuvik@gov.nt.ca
Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.
Regional Coordinator, Governance and Service Integration in Inuvik employer: gov
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