Job Description

Junior GIS and Planning Technician

Status: Full-time permanent

Settlement Allowance: $22,378.25 per annum

Union Status: Unionized

Closing Date: Open until filled

Reporting to the Director of Planning & Development, the Junior GIS/Planning Technician is responsible for supporting the design, management, analysis, and functionality of spatial and relational data related to municipal land, community planning, and civil works. Additionally, the position will assist Senior Community Planners in various planning tasks, including community engagement, strategic planning, development facilitation, and compliance review.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

Minimum Level of Education/Training:

• · Possess a 2-year diploma in Environmental Technology, Public Policy, Geographic Information Systems, or equivalent

Technical Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• · Proficiency in computer software programs for office use, including Microsoft Suite, spreadsheets, and statistical analysis programs;
• · Familiarity with GIS software such as ArcGIS and qGIS for analyzing spatial data and creating various maps to support community planning and civil works;
• · Knowledge of ArcGIS Online, web mapping tools, CAD software, and online survey tools would be advantageous;
• · Experience in developing, managing, and analyzing relational databases

Contextual Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• · Understanding of territorial legislation, including Nunavut’s land ownership system, The Nunavut Agreement, and Northern issues, is a plus;
• · Ability to research and evaluate government legislation;
• · Competence in data collection and analysis using appropriate tools and methodologies;
• · Capacity to participate effectively in project teams;
• · Strong verbal and written communication skills

Additional Requirements:

• · Valid Class 5 driver’s license

Note: Equivalencies that include a combination of education, experience, and assets, may be considered at the time of selecting candidates when the requisite skill attainment can be demonstrated.

Please submit any relevant credentials at the time of application. The successful candidate will be required to provide a satisfactory Criminal Record Check and Driver's Abstract as a condition of employment.

The City of Iqaluit is committed to increasing Inuit employment within its workforce and supports the objectives of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. Priority consideration will be given to Nunavut Inuit applicants who clearly identify their eligibility in their application.

Please be advised that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᒥᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐱᒋᐊᓕᕋᑖᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ/ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᕐᓇᓐᓂᒻᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᑦᑎᐊᔅᓯᒪᒋᐊᖃᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓗᓂ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑦᑐᐊᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᖑᓐᓂ, ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖑᔪᓂᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕐᓗᒍ, ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᔨᓂᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᒋᐊᓕᓐᓂᑦ, ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᑎ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᒋᔭᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓕᓐᓂᖃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᕐᒥᑦ.

ᐱᒍᒥᓇᕆᔭᐅᒐᔭᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᑦᑖᕋᓱᐊᑦᑐᖅ ᒪᑯᓂᖓ ᐱᓯᒪᑉᐸᑦ:

ᐊᑦᑎᓛᖓ ᖁᕝᕙᓯᓐᓂᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ/ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓ:

· ᐱᓯᒪᑦᑎᓗᓂ 2−ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓐᓂ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ, ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓂᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᐸᓗᖏᓐᓂ

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖏᑦ, ᐊᔪᖏᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ:

· ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᓚᕕᒻᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᓗᑎ Microsoft Suite, ᓈᓴᐅᓯᕆᔾᔪᑏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᓪᓕᓯᓂᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᓕᕆᔾᔪᑏᑦ;

· ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑰᕈᑎᓂᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ArcGIS ᐊᒻᒪ qGIS ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᖑᐊᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖑᔪᓂᑦ;

· ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᕐᓗᓂ ArcGIS ᐃᕐᖏᓐᓈᕈᑎᒃᑯᑦ, ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᖃᕐᕕᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᖑᐊᓕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᕐᕈᑎᓂᑦ, CAD ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᓕᕆᔾᔪᑏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᕐᖏᓐᓈᕈᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᕐᕈᑎᓂᑦ ᐱᔪᒥᓇᕐᔪᑎᒋᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᒐᔭᖅᑕᖓ;

· ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᐊᓂᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᓂᑦ

ᐊᑦᑐᐊᓂᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖏᑦ, ᐊᔪᖏᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ:

· ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓂᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᓐᓂ, ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᑎ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ, ᐃᓚᒍᑕᒋᔭᕆᐊᓕᖓ;

· ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᓐᓂ;

· ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᓂᑦ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓᓪᓗᐊᖅ ᓴᓇᕐᕈᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᑦ;

· ᐱᓕᕆᒋᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂᑦ;

· ᐱᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓗᓂ

ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᒃᑲᓂᖅᑐᑦ:

· ᐊᖁᑦᑐᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᓕᒃ 5−ᒥᒃ

ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎ: ᐊᔾᔨᐸᓗᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓯᒪᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᔾᔨᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖁᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ.

ᐊᑏᑐᖅ ᑐᓂᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᓕᐊᓐᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᑖᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᖃᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖏᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖁᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᕆᒋᐊᖃᕐᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᕈᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᓱᖅᑐᑎ ᑐᕌᒐᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᑖᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᒻᒥᑦ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕋᓱᐊᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂ.

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᐊᖅᑯᓯ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓂᕈᖅᑕᑐᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᑐᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ.