DEPARTMENT INFORMATION

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.

TYPICALLY, THE ABOVE QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE ATTAINED BY:

• A diploma in resource management, land management, administration, planning, or geography, and two (2) years of relevant experience.
• Relevant experience would include business, office administration, municipal land officer or bylaw experience

• Assists with the administration of new interests in public land by ensuring applications for tenure are received by the Department and actioned.
• Reviews files, maps and plans to identify legal status, ownership, and existing interests and conducts title searches for determination of legal ownership of land.
• Reviews inspection reports and drafts file summaries and memos to support the management and sharing of land tenure information.
• Assists with gathering, validating and inputting information into the land administration databases.
• Maintains a high-level of client service by providing timely communication and responding to client inquiries
• Participates in the development of directives, policies and standard operating procedures related to land administration, as required
• Provides land administration accounting support.