Thank you for contacting the Government of Nunavut. Please do not send sensitive or personal information, including (but not limited to): social insurance numbers, birthdates, information of other people, or health information. Please only send a brief description of your issue or concern and how we can contact you. We will make sure the correct person contacts you if they need more information or if they can answer your question or concern. This employment opportunity is restricted to residents of Iqaluit only. Reporting to the Manager, Planning, Reporting, & Evaluation; the Statistics and Information Coordinator (Coordinator) provide data and statistical analyses support to stakeholders across the Department. In doing so, the Coordinator works to maximize the quantity, quality, and relevance of information available to departmental staff and thus supports effective program planning and operational decision-making. The Coordinator acts as the Department’s in-house statistics and information specialist and provides statistical analysis services to the entire Department (headquarters and regional groups) and works to enhance organizational capacity as it relates to data and statistical analysis processes with a view to enhancing program planning and operational decision-making.

The Statistics and Information Coordinator supports the Department in the application of its Project Management Process Administrative Directive and participates in Committees (as and when required) that pertains to the activities of the Division and / or the Department as a whole. Additionally, the Coordinator ensures that the services and supports they provide reflect / are aligned with Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit principles. The Coordinator will function as the Department’s statistical and data / information specialist providing advice and guidance to staff to ensure data is accurately interrogated, assessed, represented, and reported. The Coordinator will also be responsible for providing in-service training to departmental staff (headquarters and regional) on the Department’s policies, procedures, approaches to the design of data collection strategies, data analysis and reporting. Coordinating / managing consultants and contractors assisting with or carrying out monitoring and evaluation activities on behalf of the Division will also be required along with monitoring / overseeing contract work and providing direction and information as needed.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a recognized bachelor’s degree in statistics, commerce, social science or in a related field along with a minimum of three (3) years of related work experience in data analysis. A master’s degree in a related field would be considered as an asset.

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.