School Principal - KI

POSITION: SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 

DEPARTMENT: SCHOOL OPERATIONS

SALARY: FROM $112,582 to $150,104, DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

COMPETITION N° SOPRPUV2509-01

LOCATION: PUVIRNITUQ – IKARVIK

STATUS: REGULAR FULL-TIME 

DURATION: OCTOBER 2025

Kativik Ilisarniliriniq (KI) is a school board offering educational services in the 14 communities of Nunavik.

FUNCTION & DUTIES:

Under the authority of the Director of School Operations, the School Principal is responsible for the administration of educational programs and teaching resources at the primary and secondary levels of a school. The Principal is the educational leader of the school.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Permanent teaching diploma (Brevet) issued by the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research (MEESR) or a teaching license recognized under the Education Act for Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native Persons (R.S.Q., c. I-14).

• A bachelor’s degree in education or an undergraduate degree in a relevant field of study certifying a minimum three-year university program or hold a senior executive or senior staff position in a school board for which an undergraduate degree is required under the minimum qualifications or hold a position of Vice-Principal.

The Board may, at its discretion, waive any or all of the afore-mentioned qualification requirements if it finds a suitable candidate who is a beneficiary of the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement and who accepts, as a condition of employment, to follow a training plan determined by the Board.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Fluency in two (2) of the three (3) official languages of KI (Inuktitut, English and French).

• Eight (8) years of relevant experience.

• Experience as a leader in a cross-cultural environment is an asset.

CLASSIFICATION / SALARY / BENEFITS:

Class 00-10 as per the working conditions of managers: from $112,582 to $150,104 annually depending on qualifications and experience. All benefits are prorated based on the percentage of the task.

In addition to salary, you may be eligible to benefits such as:

• 30 days paid vacation

• Up to 10 paid recuperation days 

• 2-week paid holiday period  

• Employee and Family Assistance Program

• Career development opportunities

and, when applicable, other benefits such as:

• Summer schedule 

• Northern premium

• Food transportation allocation

• Paid relocation benefits

• Retention and attraction premium

• Up to three (3) round trips to and from Nunavik

• Subsidized furnished housing

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: October 9, 2025 at 4 PM

To apply:

1) Visit our career website (https://career.kativik.qc.ca/) and click on “Apply”, OR

2) Send your CV to applications@kativik.qc.ca and indicate SOPRPUV2509-01 in the subject of the e-mail.

Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.