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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 Supervisor, Compensation and Benefits, the Compensation and Benefits Officer (Officer) provides a wide range of compensation and benefit advisory and processing services to the employees and managers of the Government of Nunavut (GN). The Officer provides expert procedural direction on compensation and benefit entitlements during orientation sessions on initial hire, during day-today transactions and on termination. The incumbent will ensure compliance with federal and territorial legislation and regulations, collective agreements, the Nunavut Public Service Act, the Human Resource Manual and Excluded and Senior Manager Handbooks. These services ensure employees receive their appropriate compensation in a timely manner and have consistent access to their benefit entitlements. Close monitoring of payroll is essential as salaries impact benefit premiums and allocations for pension, insurance, Long Term Disability (LTD) and leave entitlements. The Officer fulfills a range of payroll responsibilities focused on enrolling, terminating, and updating changes to employees information on the Human Resources Information System (HRIS) and physical files. The position processes biweekly pays entailing calculating base salary and entitlements, reversals, benefit premiums, recovery amounts for overpayments or amounts owed by employees regarding leave, rent and other benefits. The Officer is responsible for manually tracking Leave Without Pay (LWOP) and calculating and adjusting deductions resulting from arrears related to LWOP, missed pays, LTD, or maternity/parental leaves. The incumbent will have a comprehensive understanding of the GN benefit entitlements to provide information that assists employees in completing enrollment forms for benefits and pension, changes in beneficiaries, plan type and marital status. During this orientation, the Officer ensures benefits selection is adequately completed and entered into the HRIS systems for employee and dependents. The incumbent will provide referrals and confirmations to outside agencies such as Canada Revenue Agency and Bank and Credit Institutions on matters such as verification of employment and income, numbers of hours worked, employment duration etc. The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a High School Diploma or equivalent, plus two (2) years of experience working with a complex, comprehensive, human resource information system (HRIS) and/or computerized payroll systems. 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 Nunavuts official languages would be considered an asset. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern crosscultural 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. As this is a term position until September 1, 2026, current indeterminate Government of Nunavut employees may be offered a competitive transfer assignment for the duration of the term if they are deemed to be the successful candidate, however this is subject to managerial approval. 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 selfidentify 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 postsecondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognised Canadian education institution. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application. #J-18808-Ljbffr