Population Health Service Coordinator

Title: Population Health Service Coordinator

Department: Health

Community: Iqaluit 

Requisition Number: 500

Type of Employment:  Indeterminate

Salary: $86,009 to $97,589 per year, 37.5 hours/week

Northern Allowance: $16,328 per annum

Housing:  Subsidized Staff Housing is not Available

Union Status:  Nunavut Employees Union

Closing date: February 6, 20265 @ 11:59 p.m. eastern time

This employment opportunity is restricted to residents of Iqaluit only.

Reporting to the Territorial Director, Population Health, the Population Health Service Coordinator (Coordinator) is the senior administrative and financial support for the Population Health Division (PHD) programs and services. The Coordinator is responsible for the coordination, administration, and financial organization of programs that PHD delivers to the territory. These programs include, but not limited to tobacco & cannabis, health promotion, community wellness, nutrition and community capacity.

The purpose of this position is to ensure that office activities and financial expenditures made by PHD are thoroughly documented, tracked and examined. The Coordinator is responsible for providing expert guidance to PHD management in terms of budget expenditures and financial processes. The Coordinator will be responsible for all documentation, tracking, and management of contracts with Out-Of-Territory (OOT) vendors as well as In-Territory and In-Community vendors that provide contract-based supports to PHD. The Coordinator will also be responsible for the development of work orders, coversheets, contracts as well as LCA books, reviewing all invoices, and monitoring the PHD budget and providing regular updates, statistics, and reports to the Manager. Other duties include conducting extensive verification and control processes to evaluate compliance and data accuracy, to monitor expenditures and PHD related spending, and reconciles PHD program budget as well as conducting regular and routine analysis of financial records at the discretion of the manager.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a recognized certificate in business administration or related field along with two (2) years' experience in program coordination, financial administration, project management or related experience. 

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.

An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies.

• 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.