What You Need to Note:

The results of this process will be used to staff future positions with similar qualifications and various tenures including term, acting, assignment and indeterminate.

Who can apply?

Persons who are Canadian Citizens

The CNSC recognizes the many benefits of providing staff with more flexible work practices and providing employees with more choice about where they do their work. The CNSC enables employees to manage their work as part of their life while fostering a culture of inclusion, health and wellbeing and delivering high quality regulatory outcomes for Canadians.

Dependent on operational requirements and the duties of the position, CNSC employees can work some mix between in-office and from a telework location. Physical onsite presence in Ottawa, Ontario is expected about two days a week.

We encourage applicants that reside across Canada to apply.

Note : Applicants must reside or be willing to relocate to the National Capital Region (NCR). Relocation assistance may be offered to a successful candidate residing outside of the National Capital Region.

The CNSC is committed to creating a respectful, barrier-free, diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply. If you have a special need that requires accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know. All information pertaining to accommodation requests will be kept confidential.

Be an informed applicant. Read How to apply.

Why Work Here?:

The CNSC regulates the use of nuclear energy and materials to protect health, safety, security and the environment, to implement Canada’s international commitments on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to disseminate objective scientific, technical and regulatory information to the public.

At the CNSC we develop leadership skills, foster teamwork, and support creativity and innovation. We know it takes people with diverse backgrounds and talents to make this happen. Would our culture match your values?

As the Canadian nuclear regulator, we have a positive impact on the health and safety of Canadians. Our work is important and challenging, we also recognize that people work optimally when work-life balance is supported, therefore, the CSNC offers the benefits of flexible work arrangements and provides a generous benefits package.

Some Executive benefits at a glance include:

• Minimum 20 days of annual leave per year with additional leave entitlements outlined in our Terms and Conditions of Employment for Executives

• Banked Time

• Competitive salary and benefit package

• Performance pay

For more information about the CNSC, visit nuclearsafety.gc.ca

Who you are:

As a people-first leader, you model the Key Leadership Competencies and promote the importance of having diverse perspectives and transparent decision-making within your organization. To your colleagues and direct reports, you are a trusted leader who builds meaningful relationships through collaboration and consultation. You make strategic and informed decisions, and provide expert advice, based on evidence and risk awareness. You meet the highest standards of ethics and impartiality. External to your organization, you are a trusted leader who is respected and influential at the national and international level.

What you’ll do:

The Vice President, Legal and Commission Affairs reports to the President of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and plays a key role by:

• Providing executive management oversight of all legal aspects of the work of the CNSC as a quasi-judicial administrative tribunal
• Providing executive management oversight of all legal services of the CNSC in-house Legal Services delivered to the President, the executive of the CNSC and the operational regulatory body, including advisory services, legal risk management, litigation management and management of contingent liabilities of the CNSC as a departmental corporation.
• Managing the operation of the Commission Registry, the organization’s tribunal component, responsible for all aspects of the Commission’s public-facing statutory quasi-judicial administrative tribunal processes and for management of the role of Commission Members.
• Providing expertise on the maintenance of the effective separation of the quasi-judicial functions of the Commission from the operations of the organization. This includes the provision of governance advice to the President, as well as oversight of the effective delivery of separate Legal and Registry services.
• Engaging with senior officials across government on emerging legal and policy issues
• Representing CNSC on internal/external committees and task forces
• Participating in national domestic and international nuclear law organizations and events, to represent the CNSC’s and Canada’s interests in nuclear regulatory law.

Essential Qualifications:

Education:

A law degree from a recognized university (LLB, JD, LLL, BCL)

Language Requirements:

Bilingual imperative with a proficiency at the CBC level. If you are unsure of your proficiency level, we encourage you to take a self-assessment here.

Note: Please consider applying to this position even if you do not meet the language requirements of CBC. Should a suitable candidate not be found with the required language profile, then this position may be staffed as bilingual non-imperative. However, candidates applying to an executive position must commit to meeting their second language requirements within 2 years of their appointment.

Experience:

• Significant experience* analyzing complex legal issues** and providing strategic legal advice and recommendations to GIC appointees, senior officials and executives

• Experience in managing significant financial and complex human resources matters***

• Experience in legal risk management and litigation management

• Experience collaborating across business units and maintaining relationships with domestic and international partners

• Experience navigating complex domestic and international stakeholder environments, including government, industry, Environmental Non-Governmental Organization (ENGOs), Indigenous nations and communities, and the public

• Significant experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of those duties for a period of approximately 10 years

**Complex legal issues is defined as the scope and nature involving multiple stakeholders or multiple areas of law or circumstances where sources of information are absent, rare or conflicting.

*** Must Include at least three (3) of the following characteristics: multidimensional, sensitive, affecting many partners or stakeholders, precedent setting or having a major impact on the public service.

Knowledge of:

• Deep knowledge of administrative law and quasi-judicial processes and Decision-Making
• Knowledge of the fundamental principles and operations of regulatory bodies, including general knowledge of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act, the nature of the CNSC and functions of a departmental corporation.
• Knowledge of Canadian constitutional law, including separation of powers, Charter protections and s.35 affirmation of Indigenous rights

Key Leadership Competencies:

At the CNSC, we are looking for leaders that model the Key Leadership Competencies and can foster the development of CNSC Key Behavioural Competencies in others

Key Leadership Competencies:

• Create Vision and Strategy

• Mobilize People

• Uphold Integrity and Respect

• Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders

• Promote Innovation and Guide Change

• Achieve Results

For more information on Key Leadership Competencies, please go to the following link by clicking here

Asset Qualification:

• Experience with a quasi-judicial administrative tribunal – for example, providing legal advice as Counsel, drafting decisions or as an appointed tribunal member
• Knowledge of Crown law and other relevant legislation, treaties, policies and regulations as they pertain to entities of the Government of Canada

Operational Needs:

• All CNSC staff are subject to the Mobility Directive.

• This position requires frequent travel.

• Some overtime will be required.

Hiring Conditions:

Candidates must meet and maintain the following hiring conditions throughout their employment:

• Member in good standing of the Bar of one of the provinces or territories of Canada or of the Order of Notaries in the Province of Quebec.

• Security: Top Secret

In order to obtain a Top Secret level security level you must be a Canadian citizen

Submitting an Application:

Applicants must submit the following by the closing date, as these requirements will be used at the initial screening stage:

1. A cover letter, clearly demonstrating, using concrete examples and in no more than 2 (two) pages, how you meet the essential experience requirements, in addition to the asset qualifications (if applicable) listed under the Qualifications section.
2. Your resume, including your education and contact information.
3. In two pages (max), tell us about how you have led your organization to be successful in navigating complex legal changes and external pressures.

Asset qualifications and organizational needs may also be used for screening or to determine the right fit for the position. Essential qualifications and hiring conditions must be met before an appointment is made.

To expedite the recruitment process, you are also encouraged to provide:

• A scanned copy of your transcript, diploma, or evidence of membership in good standing of a bar as proof of education

• A scanned copy of your second language evaluation (SLE) results. (Candidates who are being considered but do not yet have valid assessment results may be tested as part of the selection process.)

We thank all those who apply. We will contact only those whose qualifications are the most relevant.

Additional Notes:

Please visit our How to Prepare page for more information and helpful tips.

Contact Information:

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact candidate.njoynhelp@cgi.com or call 1-877-427-7717 Monday to Friday 8 am to 8 pm, EST (except statutory holidays).

If you have questions about this job posting, please contact Janelle Dessureault.