Role Responsibilities

Are you a lawyer with a demonstrated history of exceptional litigation work? Are you a role model to other professionals around you because of your skill as an advocate, and your adherence to the highest professional and ethical standards?  Have you shown strong leadership or mentorship skills in guiding a team of high-performing professionals? 

If so, the Regional Prosecutions Team within the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS) has exciting opportunities for Associate Chief Crown Prosecutor positions. This role may be available in several locations, including Red Deer, Wetaskiwin, Peace River, Fort Saskatchewan, Slave Lake, St. Paul, Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat, Hinton, Lethbridge, and the Calgary and Edmonton – Rural and Regional Response Offices (CaRRRO/ERRRO). This is a senior leadership position and is part of the management team of the Regional Crown Prosecutors' Office. 

Reporting to the Chief Crown Prosecutor South, Regional Prosecutions and operating within the legislative, policy and budgetary framework governing the criminal justice system in Alberta, the Associate Chief Crown Prosecutor, Regional Prosecutions provides direction and leadership on matters relating to the administration of criminal justice in all regional areas. These include Red Deer, Wetaskiwin, Peace River, Fort Saskatchewan, Slave Lake, St. Paul, Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat, Hinton, Lethbridge, and the Calgary and Edmonton – Rural and Regional Response Offices (CaRRRO/ERRRO). This includes ensuring adequate professional and support staffing of the Regional Offices, employee relations, and performance management, administration of discretionary rewards and benefits, staff development, liaison and/or integration of systems with police and investigative agencies, the courts. As well as other Divisions of Alberta Justice, other Departments of the Government of Alberta, community groups and agencies, participation in law reform activities, providing legal advice, communication support and strategy to Chief Crown Prosecution, Regions.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Lead and manage, in collaboration with the Chief Crown Prosecutor, Regional, the operation of the Regional Prosecutions Offices, including implementation of the Criminal Justice Division Operational Plan and the Regional Crown Prosecutors Office Implementation Plan.  
• Provide timely information, advice, recommendations and communication strategies to the Chief Crown Prosecutor, Regional, in relation to ongoing criminal and quasi-criminal litigation.
• Assist in leading, coaching and mentoring a team of Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutors and Senior Counsel to achieve operational and business plan goals and link program activities within the department.
• Collaborate with Alberta government departments, including Alberta Justice staff, police and investigative agencies, the courts, community groups and organizations in order to effectively and efficiently administer criminal justice.
• Work to ensure that the regional Crown offices have a workforce in place to meet business demands for today and into the future through effective attraction and retention strategies, career/succession management, and access to appropriate mentors.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

• Agility - Must be able to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience, and work effectively in changing environments
• Drive for Results - Sets goals and prioritizes work to accomplish them.  Follows through on duties and tasks and reports on progress.
• Develop Self and Others – Desire to invest in the development of the long-term capability of self and others
• Build Collaborative Environments - Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.
• Develop Networks – Proactively builds networks, connects and build trust in relationships with different stakeholders
• Systems Thinking – Understands how work contributes to the achievement of departmental goals.  Anticipates changes in own area based on activities in other areas.
• Creative Problem Solving – Have the ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

Position specific competencies:

• Organizational Awareness: Understanding business plan goals, and a commitment to act upon them
• Communication skills
• Teamwork: Working cooperatively with others toward agreed goals.
• Leadership: The ability to influence others to follow one’s business plan.
• Innovation: Ability to adapt to change and proceed toward revealed goals.
• Self-management: An on-going effort to improve one’s own performance.
• Resource Management: Effectively management internal and external resources to achieve organizational goals.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)/Juris Doctor (JD), extensive years of experience, and eligibility for membership in the Law Society of Alberta.  

Requirement:

• Crown Prosecutor 5: a minimum of 11+ years legal experience is required

Asset:

Strong litigation experience, preferably in the area of criminal law, and management experience or training would be considered an asset for applicants. 

For Law degrees obtained outside Canada, proof of accreditation from the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) is required. 
A valid Alberta Motor Vehicle Operators License is a requirement. Travel within the province is required.

In addition to your resume, please include a cover letter briefly outlining your criminal law experience and your bar call date (applications without the Cover Letter may not be considered).  

Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

This opportunity may be available in several locations, including Red Deer, Wetaskiwin, Peace River, Fort Saskatchewan, Slave Lake, St. Paul, Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat, Hinton, Lethbridge, and the Calgary and Edmonton – Rural and Regional Response Offices (CaRRRO/ERRRO). 

This is a temporary opportunity and work location will be determined after successful candidate is chosen.

Hours of work per week: 36.25 hours/week
Travel within Alberta to circuit court locations is a requirement for this role.
This competition may be used to fill future permanent, temporary, full time and part time vacancies.
Successful candidate(s) may be eligible for relocation expenses up to $10,000.00  

• Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.
• Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. 

The Alberta Public Service is a great place to work!

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool - https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home and modified work schedule agreement.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
• Leadership and mentorship programs
• Crown Prosecutors, get one earned day off per month for excess hours worked.