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• Provide leadership and oversight for:
  • At minimum, three (3) homeless shelters
  • Supportive living services for individuals with multiple and complex needs
  • Eviction prevention programs
  • Housing support initiatives
• Ensure programs are grounded in Inuit values, culturally safe practices, and community priorities.
• Promote holistic approaches to wellness that recognize the social, cultural, historical, and spiritual dimensions of wellbeing.
• Ensure services are trauma‑informed, strengths‑based, and responsive to lived experience.
• Embed reconciliation principles into program design, service delivery, and decision‑making.
• Address the impacts of intergenerational trauma, colonial policies, and systemic barriers within social programs.
• Champion trauma‑informed and harm‑reduction approaches that prioritize safety, choice, dignity, and self‑determination.
• Foster environments that respect Inuit knowledge, language, identity, and cultural connections.
• Contribute to departmental and government‑wide strategic planning as a member of the senior leadership team.
• Lead the development of policies, frameworks, and standards related to homelessness, housing stability, and supportive living.
• Use evidence, community input, and Inuit perspectives to identify service gaps and develop solutions.
• Support continuous improvement through evaluation and learning.
• Develop, manage, and monitor program budgets and funding allocations.
• Prepare budget proposals for this program area; and authorize expenditures from approved budget within authority guidelines.
• Ensure transparent and responsible use of Nunatsiavut Government resources.
• Oversee contribution agreements and partnerships with Federal and Provincial Governments
• Support audits, evaluations, and public reporting requirements. Build and maintain strong, respectful relationships with Inuit communities, service providers, and partner organizations.
• Support meaningful community engagement and collaboration in program planning and improvement.
• Represent the Department on internal and external committees and working groups as required.
• Promote collaboration across Nunatsiavut Government departments to support integrated service delivery.
• Provide strategic advice, briefings, and reports to the Deputy Minister and senior leadership.
• Monitor outcomes and performance indicators to demonstrate impact and accountability.
• Communicates program goals, standards, policies and procedures to the staff of this program area.
• Conduct community visits to observe staff at work and discuss services and issues at the community level
• Acts as a role model for the Mission, Vision and values of the organization and the Social program.
• Provide leadership and supervision to managers and senior staff responsible for shelters and housing support programs. To assist and support supervisors in the assignment of work plans and orientation
• Foster a respectful, inclusive, and values‑based workplace culture.
• Support staff wellbeing, professional development, and culturally informed practice. Lead performance management in a way that reflects Inuit governance principles and shared accountability.
• To complete human resource functions in this unit including writing job descriptions, recruitment, hiring, promoting and discipline.
• To interpret and administer organizational policies consistently and fairly, as well as to facilitate constructive resolution of conflicts.
• To assist with acquiring all necessary resources (funding, space, time, information and equipment), which are consistent with program goals.
• Other related duties as required

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, public administration, Indigenous governance, community development, or a related field with a minimum of ten (10) years of related experience. Combination of relevant education and/or experience will be considered.
• Significant senior‑level experience in social programs, housing services, or community‑based supports.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex programs and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience working with Inuit communities, Indigenous governments, or northern/remote contexts is essential.
• Deep understanding of homelessness, housing instability, and complex‑needs populations.
• Strong knowledge of trauma‑informed, culturally safe, and strengths‑based approaches.
• Demonstrated understanding of Inuit culture, values, and governance, and the impacts of colonization.
• Proven leadership, strategic thinking, and decision‑making skills.
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Ability to navigate complex systems in a respectful, politically aware, and community‑focused manner.

• Bilingual in Inuktitut and English.

• Competitive Paid Leave Package
• Travel Benefit
• Labrador Allowance
• Group insurance including health and dental
• Group pension

Department: Health & Social Development

Location: Nunatsiavut (Nain, Hopedale, Postville, Makkovik, Rigolet)/Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Term: Permanent Full-Time

Closing Date: July 31, 2026

How to Apply:

Please submit your resume to careers@nunatsiavut.com

Applications should be submitted before 4:30 pm on closing day.