Are you a professional that is passionate about public service and contributing to your community? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, where constant improvement and transition is the norm?
This Statutory Corporate Officer position is a broad and complex role which will lead in providing corporate administration as set out in the Local Government Act; administration of FIPPA legislation, management and security of corporate records and related duties.
Key duties of the Manager of Administrative Services include but are not limited to:
Providing parliamentarian advice and assistance to the Board.
Organizing board and committee meetings, prepares agendas, and acts as secretary providing minutes.
Assisting senior management and the general public regarding legislative services.
Prepares bylaws and manages referendums, petitions and alternate approval processes.
Supervises the work of administrative services direct reports.
Prepares and maintains protocol agreements with external agencies.
Oversight of the Regional District’s administrative policies and bylaws, and administration of FIPPA legislation.
Maintaining the Corporate Records and Information Management Program.
Supporting the Chief Administrative Officer in the provision of human resources administration, including assistance with labour relations matters and collective agreements.
The Manager of Administrative Services will champion the Regional District’s corporate mission and values as expressed in the Board’s Strategic Plan. To be successful in this position, candidates will demonstrate the ability to create and maintain successful working relationships with the Board, senior management, staff and the public and demonstrate a high level of accuracy, confidentiality and discretion in their work.
Desired Assets, Attributes, Skills and Abilities:
University Degree in Public Administration, Business Administration or similar; or an equivalent combination of qualifications and experience as determined by the Regional District
Minimum 10 years experience in local government senior administrative roles
Certificate in local government administration or willingness to attain
Knowledge of Local Government Act and Community Charter
Knowledge of Roberts’ Rules of Order and a local government Procedure Bylaw
Experience assisting in administration of human resources services, ideally in a unionized environment
Demonstrated commitment to the principals of confidentiality and privacy
Experience running or assisting a local government election
Supervisory skills and ability to successfully manage a team
Advanced computer skills (MS Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, etc.)
Exceptional interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Thorough administrative, organizational, strategic and analytical thinking, problem solving and project management skills
Ability to lead, manage, coach, mentor and motivate staff to achieve optimal performance in a team environment
Valid Class 5 British Columbia Driver’s Licence
Satisfactory Criminal Records Check.
The above statement is a general description of the principal functions of this job, not a description of all job duties.
Note: The successful candidate must be willing and able to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends as required.
This position is an exempt position. Compensation is based on experience and offers a competitive benefit package including our commitment to ongoing training.
Closing date is Friday August 18, 2017.
Interested candidates are requested to forward their covering letter and résumé either by mail, fax or email, marked “Confidential”, to the attention of:
Al Radke, BSBA, CLGM
Chief Administrative Officer
Powell River Regional District
#202 – 4675 Marine Avenue
Powell River, BC V8A 2L2
Fax: (604) 485-2216
al.radke@powellriverrd.bc.ca
All applicants are thanked for their interest and advised that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted