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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Entry, Junior · 0+ years
- Minimum education
- High school
- Apply by
- Nov 14, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 38 hours per week
Job summary
The Staffing Assistant provides administrative and staffing support to the regional office, including coordinating employment advertisements and processing staffing actions. They serve as a primary contact for government departments and the public while assisting Regional Staffing Officers with daily operations.
Job details
Reporting to the Regional Manager, Staffing, the Staffing Assistant provides administrative functions and staffing support to the staffing unit in the regional office. The Staffing Assistant is often the first contact person for the Government of Nunavut Departments; as well as the public and other agencies. This position is responsible for coordinating all advertisements for all Government of Nunavut employment opportunities and is responsible for receiving Summer Student Employment Program applications. The Staffing Assistant will assist all Regional Staffing Officers on their day-to-day activities, pertaining to all correspondence received for expression of interest on all active competitions. Main responsibilities for the Staffing Assistant include: • Provides office administration and competition support services to the Regional Office • Processing of a Casual Staffing Action • ePersonality Administration • Performs other duties as required The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job would normally be acquired through Completion of Grade 12, general knowledge of office management and procedures and organizational skill-administration experience normally obtained by 1 year Human Resource experience. Ability to speak in Inuinnaqtun/Inuktitut is required. 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 Inuinnaqtun/Inuktitut is required for the position. 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. * 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.
What you’ll do
The Staffing Assistant provides administrative and staffing support to the regional office, including coordinating employment advertisements and processing staffing actions. They serve as a primary contact for government departments and the public while assisting Regional Staffing Officers with daily operations.
Requirements
Candidates must have completed Grade 12 and possess approximately one year of human resources or office administration experience. Fluency in Inuinnaqtun or Inuktitut is a mandatory requirement for this position.
Benefits
- Northern Allowance
Listed skills
- Communication · Preferred
- Office Administration · Preferred
- Data entry · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Office administration
- Staffing support
- Human resources
- Communication
- Organizational skills
- Inuinnaqtun
- Inuktitut
- Data entry
- Correspondence management
- Recruitment coordination
- Support Services
- Higher Education
- Office Management
- Administrative Functions
- Office Administration
- Bilingual (French/English)
Job areas
- Human Resources
- Government & Public Sector
- Administrative
- Staffing Assistant
- Personnel Clerks
- Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
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