Description:
Role Responsibilities
Join our team as a Manager, Court of Justice and Court of King’s Bench Operations, where you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to the division’s vision in facilitating innovation, collaboration, and strategic leadership!
This role is perfect for a dynamic and collaborative leader, as you will be managing the Court of Justice and Court of King’s Bench Operations, overseeing activities in Grande Prairie court and circuits related programs and services to the citizens of Alberta.
Your primary focus will be on leading court operations within a dynamic business environment, which includes departmental business plans, intakes and disbursement of monies, multiple budget allocations, and a diverse stakeholder group.
Travel to circuit court locations will be required.
Your key areas of responsibility include but are not limited to:
- Managing the Grande Prairie Court operational teams in all aspects of court administration activities, ensuring that the work of the Division aligns to the complex strategy and policy environment affecting the Government of Alberta, the Ministry, the Court and, more broadly, Albertans who expect to be served by the system.
- Holding Expenditure Officer authority for the Grande Prairie office which involves being accountable to maintaining an accurate budget and variance report process; ensuring that financial management is within acceptable audit definitions and departmental/divisional directions; and managing daily trust accounts and revenue monies.
- Supporting the Directors, Court of Justice and Court of King’s Bench Operations providing data and input into initiatives that establish and sustain excellent delivery of operational plans that align with the key strategic priorities.
- Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders using the trust established to assess the capability and capacity of the region to deliver its mandate.
- Effectively lead the resources that will enable transformational change, standardizations of processes, and the continuous improvement of recommended business structures, operations and working practices in court administration.
- Assist in rolling out the Executive Leadership and Court’s vision for working within the court system and the Justice system and the impact this has on the court administrations area.
To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate the following:
- Positive leadership with effective communication skills (verbal, non-verbal, and written).
- Complex problem solving with analytical skills and decisiveness to assess a wide variety of situations, options, and implications.
- Confident and competent in decision making by using evaluative judgement based on logical and sound understanding of the business.
- Excellent interpersonal skills in dealing with the judiciary in all levels of court, staff, crown attorneys, members of the Bar, enforcement agencies, government officials, the public, and varied agencies related to the judicial process.
- Strong awareness and understanding of current trends and best practices within and outside of government to deal with the many complex issues across an extremely broad scope in and outside of the department.