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JOB POSTING
MINERAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR (MDA)
Term: Contract to March 31, 2016 with possibility of extension
Salary: TBD
Location: Wabun Tribal Council
Reporting to the Executive Director and/or Technical Services Advisor you will be responsible to perform
the following duties in five of the member First Nations of the Wabun Tribal Council:
The Mineral Development Advisor (MDA) will:
1. Act as a resource for member communities seeking to build understanding with regard to mineral
exploration and development in general.
• Educate communities on the activities being conducted throughout the mining sequence and
their potential impacts.
• Assist in organizing information sharing opportunities within the community.
• Remain current with technical knowledge of mineral exploration and development sequence
and the Mining Act.
• Report quarterly to Wabun and MNDM.
2. Under the direction of the Executive Director and/or technical Services Advisor, the MDA will act on
behalf of member communities to liaise with the ministry and industry proponents and to receive
and review notices of proposed early exploration activities (plan and/or permit applications). This
may include:
• Explain technical issues, if any.
• Assist communities to understand or assess potential impacts, if any.
• Provide input, if any, to MNDM within regulated timeframes on potential impacts the proposed
activities may have on Aboriginal Treaty Rights.
• Coordinate the formal response if necessary, from the community to MNDM within the
regulated timeframes.
• Proactively maintain ongoing relationships on behalf of the communities with the exploration
proponent, as necessary.
o Receive notices, plans and permits and coordinate a community response, if necessary,
within regulated timeframes on potential impacts the proposed impacts the proposed
activities may have on Aboriginal or Treaty Rights.

JOB POSTING
MINERAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR (MDA)
Term: Contract to March 31, 2016 with possibility of extension
Salary: TBD
Location: Wabun Tribal Council
Reporting to the Executive Director and/or Technical Services Advisor you will be responsible to perform
the following duties in five of the member First Nations of the Wabun Tribal Council:
The Mineral Development Advisor (MDA) will:
1. Act as a resource for member communities seeking to build understanding with regard to mineral
exploration and development in general.
• Educate communities on the activities being conducted throughout the mining sequence and
their potential impacts.
• Assist in organizing information sharing opportunities within the community.
• Remain current with technical knowledge of mineral exploration and development sequence
and the Mining Act.
• Report quarterly to Wabun and MNDM.
2. Under the direction of the Executive Director and/or technical Services Advisor, the MDA will act on
behalf of member communities to liaise with the ministry and industry proponents and to receive
and review notices of proposed early exploration activities (plan and/or permit applications). This
may include:
• Explain technical issues, if any.
• Assist communities to understand or assess potential impacts, if any.
• Provide input, if any, to MNDM within regulated timeframes on potential impacts the proposed
activities may have on Aboriginal Treaty Rights.
• Coordinate the formal response if necessary, from the community to MNDM within the
regulated timeframes.
• Proactively maintain ongoing relationships on behalf of the communities with the exploration
proponent, as necessary.
o Receive notices, plans and permits and coordinate a community response, if necessary,
within regulated timeframes on potential impacts the proposed impacts the proposed
activities may have on Aboriginal or Treaty Rights.