Senior Communications and Planning Advisor

Department: Municipal and Community Affairs

The Department of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA), supports capable, accountable and self-directed community governments providing a safe, sustainable and healthy environment for community residents.

Job Information

As a communication expert working for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, you have the potential to be at the forefront of an emergency response. With built in surge capacity, you would also have support if a long term incident occurred. You would be communicating on a variety of mandates including but limited to, Emergency Preparedness, Community Governance, and Sport and Recreation. Located in the beautiful City of Yellowknife , you would be working with colleagues from all over the Northwest Territories. If you are curious, thrive in a fast-pace and diverse environment, this is the job for you.

To be successful, you would have adegree in public relations, journalism, communication, public administration or relevant equivalent, and five (5) years of progressive communications experience.Experience working as part of an Incident Management Team,with major community emergency events orin a northern environment would be asset.

The Government of the Northwest Territories offers a competitive salary, an annual northern living allowance, a generous benefits package , including a benefit pension plan, annual leave including the option for deferred leave, and health/dental benefits. The GNWT will also provide relocation assistance, if needed, to the successful candidate.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel Extension 14106
Fax

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