Regional Program Officer

Regional Program Officer

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
- Northern Affairs Canada
- Yukon

Closing date:
October 31, 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Reference number
IAN
26J
- Selection process number
26-IAN-YT-EA-683268 Location
Whitehorse (Yukon)
Salary
$73,798 to $79,511 Level
PM-03 Who can apply
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents, whose postal code begins with Y1A.
Organization information
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About the position

Duties
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is seeking to hire Regional Program Officers to join the Yukon Regional Office. Successful candidates will contribute to the delivery of programs and services by administering grants and contributions, providing strategic advice to Indigenous governments and partners, conducting research and analysis to support program improvements, and fostering collaborative relationships with stakeholders to achieve program objectives.

Work environment
CIRNAC provides you with the tools you need to develop valuable skills that will promote your future success, with opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels.
Intent of the process
📢 1 full-time indeterminate position in Whitehorse, YT, anticipated to start in January 2027.This process will also establish a pool of qualified candidates to address current and future staffing needs within CIRNAC’s Yukon Regional Office. The pool may be used to staff similar positions through various staffing mechanisms (including deployment, assignment, secondment, acting, term, or indeterminate appointments), with varying security clearance requirements (Reliability Status or Secret), based on organizational needs.⚠

️ The pool will be used exclusively for staffing needs within CIRNAC’s Yukon Regional Office and will not be shared with other federal departments.
Positions to be filled
1 Important messages
📌 Additional Notices:

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (for example, Copilot, ChatGPT or any other form of AI) is permitted. However, you must explicitly disclose when you use such tools in your answers by identifying the AI-generated content and its source. You may be asked to explain or elaborate on your answers in a follow-up interview. If you fail to disclose your use of AI tools or if you use AI tools inappropriately, it may result in an investigation and serious consequences, including the rejection of your application

Submit your application on the GC Jobs website. You won’t receive a confirmation of receipt, but we’ll contact you once the screening is complete.

You can choose to participate in the process in English or French. Indicate your preferred language in your application profile.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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Operational Requirements

☆ OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS ☆
OP1:
Willingness and ability to travel by car, airplane, sometimes to remote locations under adverse road and weather conditions.
OP1:
Willingness to work overtime as required.

You need (essential for the job)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following
☆ EDUCATION ☆
The minimum standard is:

• A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives (see Note
1).

Note:

1. The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are:
o A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or
o An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

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☆ EXPERIENCE ☆
E1:
Experience using 2 or more Microsoft 365 applications. (Word,…