Description
Law Enforcement Review Board
Competition #: 844
Ministry: Public Safety and Emergency Services
Closing Date: 2025/05/31
Role: Part-time Board Members
Role Required
The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services is seeking applications for lawyers interested serving as part-time board members, for the Law Enforcement Review Board.
Location
The Law Enforcement Review Board office is in Edmonton. Currently, all hearings are held virtually. Part-time board members may be required to travel in-person hearings, which would be conducted in the municipality where the incident occurred.
Skills and Experience Required
Candidates need to hold a law degree and be in good standing with the Law Society of Alberta.
Ideal candidates will need to demonstrate a clear record of participating in transparent and principled adjudicative decision processes. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are vital. Strong inter-personal and collaborative skills, experience in a consensus-based team environment, and demonstrated fairness and integrity are also essential.
Knowledge of administrative proceedings, experience interpreting and applying legislation, conducting hearings, prior board or committee experience or leadership experience is preferred. The Board welcomes candidates presenting varied backgrounds, careers, community roles, and geographical representation.
Final candidates will be asked to undergo a security screening.
Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies:
Proven analytical and problem-solving skills to assess complex information and varying points of view, with a strong reputation for sound judgment, integrity and principled decision making.
A reputation for demonstrating accountability, and a commitment to fair and transparent processes.
Exceptional capacity for collaboration with a consensus focused approach and a background in working on panels of one to three members.
Working knowledge of administrative hearing proceedings including interpreting and applying legislation and drafting decisions.
Knowledge of administrative law and experience in a related quasi-judicial tribunal environment, participating in hearings and conducting reviews of the record and applying the appropriate standard of review is desirable.
Legal members require a law degree and must be a member in good standing of the Law Society of Alberta.
Understanding of effective governance practices and prior experience working with community or government boards, committees or councils is preferred.
Superior organizational skills and abilities to meet deadlines and deliver written decisions within expected timelines.
Strong writing ability, which is necessary in order to prepare clearly-articulated adjudicative tribunal decisions that can withstand judicial scrutiny on appeal.
Excellent listening and verbal communication skills.
Proven strengths in facilitation, mediation or dispute resolution practices.
Contact Information
Executive Search, Alberta Public Service Commission
Phone: 780-408-8460
Email: executivesearch@gov.ab.ca
Agency Website: Law Enforcement Review Board
Enabling Legislation: Police Act
