Recruitment posting
Notaries Public Advisory Committee
Competition #: 272
Ministry : Justice and Solicitor General
Opening Date : 2016/09/28
closing Date : 2016/10/28
Role : Public Member
It is recognized in Alberta as a fundamental principle and as a matter of public policy that all persons are equal. Diversity and inclusion are valued and supported on the boards of Alberta's public agencies.
The Minister of Justice and Solicitor General is seeking applications from individuals interested in serving as a public member of the Notaries Public Review Committee.
The Notaries Public Review Committee was created under section 7 of the Government Organization Act. The Committee is an advisory agency accountable to the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General and is responsible for reviewing requests for appointment of Notaries Public and making recommendations to the Minister with respect to the granting of such appointments.
The Committee establishes Notary Public application and selection criteria. The Committee recommends to the Minister which appointments should be granted, renewed, not be approved, or revoked. The Committee acts as an appeal panel (i.e., addresses applicant’s appeals of the decision on their application and resolves public complaints about notaries including disciplining the problematic notaries) and also monitors lay notaries’ appointments. This is a non-lawyer position.
Candidates should have strong listening and communication skills, mediation or consensus building skills, and demonstrate a high level of courtesy and professionalism. Experience or education in mediation and leadership is preferred. Previous community involvement or board experience is beneficial.
The members of the Notaries Public Review Committee are remunerated by honorarium for their time spent conducting committee business. The Committee members’ expenses are reimbursed in accordance with the Travel, Meal and Hospitality Expenses Policy.
Members are eligible to receive remuneration in accordance with the rates set out in Schedule 1, Part A of the Committee Remuneration Order ( OC 466/2007) as follows:
A member of a committee, other than the chair, shall be paid:
(a) $164 for up to and including four hours in any day, or
(b) $290 for over four hours and up to and including eight hours in any day, or
(c) $427 for over eight hours in any day, spent on the business of the committee.
The Committee meets up to five times per year.
Richelle Baker, Human Resource Assistant, (780) 644-1397, Richelle.Baker@gov.ab.ca
9th Floor, John E. Brownlee Building, 10365-97 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 3W7
Carefully read the Recruitment Posting and the Position Profile to ensure this is an appropriate opportunity for you. Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements.
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Provide a short (maximum 200 words) biography using the Biography template found under additional documents section. Your biography should contain general information about your education, experience, community involvement, skills, etc. Please note that biographies may be edited for length and clarity.
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If you are unable to apply online, please submit a cover letter and resume, quoting the recruitment posting competition number, to the contact provided on the posting. We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to assess which candidates' qualifications most closely match the agency's requirements. Only those selected for interviews will be contacted to advance to the next step in the appointment process. You can check the status of each competition on-line at https://www.alberta.ca/public-agencies.cfm.
All potential candidates will be screened for potential conflicts of interest. Please Note: Successful applicants will have the following information about them made publicly available on the Public Agency Secretariat Website: name, biography, public agency, and position title.