Program Specialist - Income Security Programs

As the Program Specialist - Income Security Programs you will develop, evaluate and support the delivery of the Income Security Programs to eligible NWT residents.

Income Security Programs assist eligible NWT residents to meet their basic financial needs and assistwith post-secondary educational expenses through student financial assistance programs. You will administer approximately $40 million in assistance to NWT residents through a number of social and financial assistance based programs.

You will develop and interpret the framework for the introduction, administration, evaluation and delivery of one or more Income Security program(s). You will be the expert on these assigned program(s), and provide advice and assistance to delivery staff as required.

You will impact all divisional staff, program delivery staff and program recipients via involvement in the development, implementation and delivery of Income Security Programs. You will work with the Trainer, Income Security Programs to ensure that delivery agents receive adequate training related to these programs.

To be successful in this role you will typically need a relevant post-secondary degree, and 2 years experience delivering income security related programs relevant to one or more program areas such as : student financial assistance OR social (income) assistance OR child care subsidy OR seniors' subsidies.