Director of Legislation- job in Canada

Job title:Director of Legislation
Employer: Day Communications
Deadline:August-02-13
Location: Iqaluit
Role:Lawyer
Contract Type:Permanent
Hours :Full Time
Experience Level:10+ years
Salary range: $112,689 to $160,984

Further information

Director of Legislation Department of Justice 

This senior leadership role, based in Iqaluit, NU, is an exceptional career opportunity for a proven manager who is conversant with the issues affecting the drafting and passage of legislation as well as the publication of laws. As Director of Legislation, you will report to the Assistant Deputy Attorney General, and supervise Legislative Counsel, translators and other support staff in the Legislation Division. This Division provides the legal and drafting support necessary to ensure that the Government of Nunavut is able to implement its policies through new and amended legislation and regulations. You, as Director of Legislation, and your staff will work directly with senior staff in all departments, including Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Assistant Deputy Ministers, as well as the members and staff of the Legislative Assembly.

Your profile as a qualified Director of Legislation will include the following highlights:

•     Legal authorization to practise law in Nunavut, backed by a degree in Law from a recognized Canadian university and either membership in the Law Society of Nunavut or the qualifications to become a member in a reasonable amount of time.
•     Significant experience drafting legislation and knowledge of the issues affecting the drafting and passage of legislation and publication of laws.
•     Good managerial skills and the ability to coordinate or produce a significant amount of complex work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions, and to balance and manage competing priorities and sometimes unreasonable demands.
•     Ability to work in a cross-cultural working environment.
•     Proficiency in English.
•     Equivalencies to formal education and experience requirements that consist of a combination of education, knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.

ASSET:

    Ability to communicate in Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun.

Compensation & benefits: This senior management position is excluded from the Nunavut Employees Union, and has a salary range of $112,689 to $160,984 per annum, plus a Northern Allowance of $15,016 per annum. Note: Subsidized staff housing is available.

About Nunavut

Nunavut offers a diverse and unique environment both inside and outside of the workplace. Our vision at the Government of Nunavut is one of co-operation with an emphasis on our long heritage in the north coupled with a desire to move our communities carefully forward into an exciting future. As our Premier says: “We are guided by a vision of a public service that balances thoroughness, accessibility and efficiency with simplicity.” And we want to increase Inuit participation in government employment in Nunavut to a representative level.

For more information and to apply

If you are interested in this opportunity (Reference #05-501046), please contact us or send your resume, by midnight (EST), August 2, 2013, using one of the following methods:
 Department of Finance, Government of Nunavut
, P.O. Box 1000, Station 430, Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0.
Tel: 867-975-6222. Toll Free: 1-888-668-9993. Fax: 867-975-6220.
 E-mail: gnhr@gov.nu.ca.
 Job descriptions may be obtained by fax or e-mail, or online. Only the candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

The Government of Nunavut is committed to create a more representative workforce, so that it can better understand and serve the needs of Nunavummiut. Priority will be given to Nunavut Land Claims Beneficiaries. Employment in some positions requires an acceptable criminal record check. Possession of a criminal record will not necessarily disqualify candidates from further consideration.