About Us

At Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services, we impact every citizen, business and municipality and business in Nova Scotia. Our mandate is to design and deliver programs and services to meet the needs of our clients and the public good through a culture of excellence. Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services’ vision is to be a recognized leader in service and public protection that delivers trusted, accessible, modern programs, and contributes to Nova Scotia as a safe and desirable place to live, work and do business. To learn more about our Department, please click here.

About Our Opportunity

As a Land Registration Officer, you are accountable for ensuring that all documents submitted to the Land Registration Office are in proper legal form and meet all requirements of the Land Registration Act and the Registry Act and other statutes

Primary Accountabilities

Key accountabilities include:

• Receiving payments for document submissions, products, services, and deed transfer tax and property accounts for monies received;
• Ensuring that applications and documents are accurately prepared, approved, registered and indexed for future access in accordance with established policies and procedures;
• Approving or rejecting draft applications for registration of parcels into the land registration system and for maintaining ownership and other interests in land parcel registers;
• Ensuring that documents are scanned and filed in an organized and timely manner;
• Providing the public with information related to land and personal property registration.

Qualifications and Experience

To be considered for this position, you hold a minimum of four years of experience in a customer service environment. An equivalent combination of training and experience may be acceptable. In addition, you have strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written), superior word processing skills, and a keen attention to detail. You are a flexible, well-organized team player with excellent problem-solving skills.

The following would be viewed as assets: experience handling financial transactions, accounting for payments and balancing day end transactions; related experience preparing and viewing documents using applications such as Word, Adobe Acrobat, Outlook, Microsoft Explorer; completion of a paralegal course, with experience in a legal environment; a working knowledge of departmental programs (such as Property Online and LIN-NS) and related legislation; bilingualism in French and English. Knowledge of programs, policies, procedures and legislative requirements of the Land Registration Office, with emphasis on the land registration system and LR Act would be viewed as assets as well.

We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.

Equivalency

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Click here to learn more about our various benefits offerings and eligibility criteria.

Additional Information

This is a 2-year TERM employment opportunity with an anticipated end date of June 13, 2025. The appointment status (‘term’, ‘temporary’ or ‘casual’) is dependent on the start date of the successful candidate.

This position will be based out of Kentville, NS once office is relocated from Lawrence town, Annapolis County to mid-year 2023. Until the move date, work location will be in Lawrence town.

What We Offer

• Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
• Engaging workplace. Our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in. We have forward-thinking policies and strategies.
• Countless Career Paths.
• Department Specific Flexible working schedules.