Director - Property Assessment And Taxation

Job Summary And Requirements
This is a full-time permanent position, working 75 hours bi-weekly .
Community Services is working to build vibrant, healthy and sustainable Yukon communities. The department does this through the provision of a diverse range of services to Yukon communities. We are committed to our core values. At Community Services we believe Respect is the foundation of our organization, Collaboration is achieved through inclusive approaches and sharing of diverse perspectives, Service Excellence is the standard for all our interactions, and Integrity is achieved through honest, committed, and accountable public service.
The Director is responsible for administration, enforcement, maintenance, evaluation and development of multiple statutes including the Assessment and Taxation Act, the Seniors Property Tax Deferment Act, and their regulations, as well as the Home Owners Grant (HOG) program, Rural Electrification and Telephone Program (RETP), the Domestic Water Well Program (DWWP), and the Better Buildings Program (BBP). The Director, Property Assessment and Taxation ensures that current, fair, accurate property assessment and taxation services are provided to governments, municipalities, and property owners towards adequately funding government services through the collection of property taxes.
For more information about this position, please contact Jaime Mellott at (867) 332-2350 or email [email protected].
For more information about applying on a Community Services competition, contact Paulina Bataligin at (867) 332-4689 or email [email protected] .
Please do not email resumes to either of these addresses; resumes may only be accepted through the e-recruitment system.
Essential Qualifications
Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the following qualifications – specifically – how your work experiences and related duties align with the essential qualifications shown below. Selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your resume. When you list your work experience in your resume, please include the month and year you started and ended a job. This allows us to accurately calculate the length of time you were in the position. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

• Experience managing financial and human resources; and
• Experience in public outreach and/or communications.
• Experience in the development, analysis and evaluation of policies, legislative amendments, regulations and programs;
• A degree in a related field and must be a professionally qualified assessor with one of the following three qualifications: Accredited Municipal Assessor of Alberta (AMAA) (or a similar current transferable accreditation), Certified Assessment Evaluator, or Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute
• Experience applying and enforcing of the Assessment and Taxation Act and various other acts

Candidates who have education, training, and/or experience equivalent to the essential qualifications listed above may be equally considered.
Desired Knowledge, Skills And Suitability
Candidates will be expected to demonstrate their competence according to the standard set by the Yukon Government Core Competency Framework .
This competition will specifically focus on, but not limit itself to, the following competencies:

• Thinking Strategically: Takes a comprehensive, long-term view, critically assessing options and implications, while linking decisions to strategic goals.
• Promoting Common Values and Ethics: Promotes the establishment, development and application of positive organizational values, ethics and standards of conduct.
• Taking Action and Achieving Results : Focuses, commits, and applies resources to identify and achieve appropriate results.
• Influencing Others: Generates commitment while inspiring others. Builds coalitions internally and externally, to reach the organization’s goals by using a variety of methods and adapting influence approaches, and by effectively using knowledge of how the organization really works.

Additional Information
Job Requirements: Willingness to travel throughout Yukon and Canada is a requirement of this position.
Eligibility List
12 months