Call for Applications – Advancing Local Government Administrators Program
Posted: February 25, 2011
The Department of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA), in partnership with the Department of Human Resources (DHR), the NWT Association of Communities (NWTAC), and the Local Government Administrators of the NWT (LGANT), under the Government of The Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) Public Service Initiative (PSI), has designed a series of initiatives to enhance public service capacity for local governments.
In its’ third year of delivery the Advancing Local Government Administrators Program (ALGAP) assists community governments with recruiting, developing and retaining local candidates into the community government administration role; provides meaningful and practical training and development opportunities to individuals currently employed as, or interested in becoming, a Local Government Administrator (LGA); and develops a pool of qualified LGAs in the Northwest Territories.
The Program is now accepting applications for 2011-2012 in the following three categories:
- Category One, “Investing Locally” - a community government does not have a LGA on staff and a “LGA Trainer” is hired for a 24 month period to develop a “LGA Trainee”;
- Category Two, “Succession Planning” - a current LGA on staff is retiring or departing within two years. Acting as both the LGA and as the “LGA Trainer” the incumbent develops a “LGA Trainee” for a 24 month period; and
- Category Three, “Skill Builder” - a current LGA pursues training and development and/or SAO Occupational Certification.
Applications must be submitted by March 25, 2011. Please visit www.33strong.ca for information about the program and to download copies of the Program Guidelines and application forms. Please contact Penny Johnson at (867) 920-6121 or email at penny_johnson@gov.nt.ca or your MACA Regional Superintendent if you would like to discuss the program.