Full job description

About The NIRB
The Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) is Nunavut’s environmental assessment agency. Its mission is to protect and promote the well-being of the Environment and Nunavummiut through the impact assessment process, including responsibilities for assessing the potential impacts of proposed projects before any required permits, licenses and approvals can be granted. Using both traditional knowledge and recognized scientific methods, the NIRB assesses the potential biophysical and socio-economic impact of proposals, making recommendations and decisions about which projects may proceed.

The mandate of the NIRB includes:
To provide for certainty and clarity of rights to ownership and use of lands and resources, and the rights for Inuit to participate in decision-making concerning the use, management and conservation of land, water and resources, including the offshore;
To provide Inuit with wildlife harvesting rights and rights to participate in decision-making concerning wildlife harvesting;
To provide Inuit with financial compensation and means of participating in economic opportunities; and
To encourage self-resilience and the cultural and social well-being of Inuit.

About the Role

Located in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, and Reporting to the Director, Communications, the Interpreter/Translator is responsible for providing professional Inuktitut-English and/or Inuinnaqtun-English interpretation and translation services to the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB). This position is expected to promote the adoption and usage of Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun language within the impact assessment process and NIRB operations.

This role will require a job shadowing and training overlap period of approximately 4- 6 months where the candidate will be working alongside the exiting Interpreter/ translator.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide simultaneous and consecutive interpreting services in Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun-English:
 Advance review of materials prior to interpreting assignments, if required
 Ensure all interpreting equipment is on-site as needed and is secured against harm and theft
 Perform interpreting from Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun to English or vice versa, as required for public meetings, hearings, conference calls and board meetings

2. Provide translating services in Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun-English:
 Translate reports, briefings, letters, reviews, meeting minutes, work plans, etc. of varying length and complexity, in a form appropriate to the language of Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun or English
 Consult with writer(s) regarding difficult or complex words and concepts, specific passages, etc. to ensure correct translation
 Review, and where necessary, edit the work of other translators contracted to do translation work for the Board
 Proofread Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun-English translated materials prior to returning to originator or being released for use

3. Advocate for increased representation of Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun within the impact assessment process:
 Advise NIRB staff on communications to ensure correctness of terminology, common usage of terms and/or concepts
 Conduct research by consulting with Elders and other language experts, such as the Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit, as well as subject matter experts

Qualification Requirements
Knowledge of:
 Provisions of the Nunavut Agreement and Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act
 The social, cultural and economic setting of Nunavut
 Specialized terminology in various fields, including (but not limited to) law, medicine, finance, information technology, environment and science

Skills:
 Complete oral and written fluency in English and Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun
 Proficiency in the use of ICI standardized orthographies for Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun;
 Efficiency in Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Computer keyboarding- English and Inuktitut

Education:
 Certification by the Nunattini Katujjiqatigiit Tusaajinut or a certification from a recognized translator/interpreting training program, or education program
 College level diploma in a relevant field
 Alternative acceptable education and training preparation includes High School (Grade 12) Diploma or equivalency with 10 years’ work experience in positions with similar work responsibilities

Experience:
 Significant experience in the field of interpretation or translation required
Personal and professional experience in the Arctic is considered an asset

Compensation and Benefits
Compensation will be commensurate of the successful candidate’s level of education, knowledge and experience pertaining to the role. The salary range for this role is: $96,502 - $128,670

The NIRB also offers a comprehensive combination of benefits and incentives, including:
Supplemental Northern Living Allowance up to $28,457 for employees w/out dependents and up to $47,428 for employees with dependents. Access to staff housing can be made available upon request
Northern Employee Benefits Service Group Pension Plan and Life Insurance Plan, with 8% employer-matched pension contributions
Health and dental benefits
Paid sick leave
Short and long-term disability insurance
Vacation travel assistance
Maternity/parental/adoption leave top-up allowances and extended leave options
Eligibility to work towards performance and continuous service incentives

A full position description is available at: www.nirb.ca/careers

Closing Date: January 10, 2024 5:00 pm MST - Apply today!