Looking for a meaningful career providing client service alongside sustainable resource management?The Ministry of Natural Resources is hiring Resources Clerks to join our teams in remote yet vibrant communities where nature and opportunity thrive side by side. Whether you're drawn to Geraldton or Nipigon for their world-class fishing and hunting, or to Dryden for its central location in beautiful northwestern Ontario, this customer service-focused role offers the chance to make a real impact while building a rewarding career with room to grow. If you're passionate about helping others and ready to explore new possibilities, we'd love to hear from you.
Learn more about the work within
The Ministry of Natural Resources.
Positions available:
• 1 permanent full-time position in either Nipigon
or Geraldton
• 1 temporary full-time position in Dryden
About the job
In this role, you will:
• provide front-line customer and client services to internal and external clients.
• provide a range of administrative and district support services (e.g. taking meeting minutes, maintaining filing systems, handling incoming/outgoing mail, etc.).
• provide logistical support to district supervisors and district staff.
• handle corporate searches associated with licences and produce approvals/permits/licences.
• assist with district finances by taking payments, making deposits, keeping records, and resolving errors.
Please note: This position requires physical presence on a weekly basis at the office location.
What you bring to the team
Office administration experience:
You have:
• experience with office administrative duties (filing, tracking correspondence/projects, purchasing, revenue collection, assets management, etc.)
• proficiency with computers and software programs such as word-processing, database, electronic mail, internet, and spreadsheets.
• experience using financial systems to create documents, manage data, and keep digital records organized.
Communication skills:
You can:
• convey information, respond to inquiries, and resolve complaints/issues using tact and diplomacy.
• compose and proofread general correspondence.
Judgement and analytical skills:
You can:
• determine nature and urgency of matters, inquiries and processes in order to prioritize, action or refer accordingly.
• identify and resolve discrepancies in reports and financial data.
• obtain knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, guidelines, regulations and/or statutes to provide information, issue licenses and permits.
• maintain a high level of confidentiality
Planning and organizational skills:
You have:
• experience with scheduling and organizing meetings, training sessions, seminars and workshops.
• effective time management skills to organize own workload to ensure deadlines are met.
Don't meet every qualification?
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer
accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please
contact us.Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace: