Job Description

Overview

We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for a senior policy and legal advisor to develop policy and regulation, provide advice to staff and managers, and perform duties related to our statutory and legal responsibilities under the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. You\xe2\x80\x99ll provide legal advice to matters related to the work within the division.

In this role, you\xe2\x80\x99ll provide analysis, advice, and leadership to managers and staff to ensure effective implementation of WorkSafeBC\xe2\x80\x99s strategies, policies, regulations, practices, and services. You\xe2\x80\x99ll take on projects and work with subject matter experts to research, develop, and recommend policy and regulatory language to the Board of Directors to address complex issues.

Focus areas of expertise may include: Occupational Health and Safety, Assessments, Rehabilitation, Compensation, Strategic Initiatives and Occupational Disease.

Consider joining a strong, committed team that values hard work but understands the need for a healthy lifestyle. Do work that matters supporting an organization mandated to improve the health and safety of workplaces across the province.

This temporary assignment is eighteen months in length.

How you\xe2\x80\x99ll make a difference: You\xe2\x80\x99ll ensure WorkSafeBC is serving stakeholders across B.C. effectively

Where you\xe2\x80\x99ll work

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines the convenience of working remotely with the dynamism of working in one of our offices, based on the operational needs of the position.

In this role, you\xe2\x80\x99ll work primarily from your B.C. home and occasionally in our Richmond office.

What you\'ll do

As a senior policy and legal advisor, you will:

• Design, conduct, and manage complex research and analytical projects with respect to policy and regulation issues, including legal, practice advice, and practice development
• Research and develop comprehensive policy, regulation, strategic, and quality initiatives
• Develop policy and regulation to support legislative requirements/amendments and functional practice requirements
• Present draft proposals for the Senior Executive Committee, Board of Directors or other committees for consideration and approval
• Prepare discussion papers, memoranda, briefing notes, and other materials related to compensation, assessment, and prevention matters
• Provide supervision to departmental staff on all matters and monitor the quality of work performed in a team setting

Is this a good fit for you?

We\'re looking for someone who can:

• Effectively communicate in writing and when presenting information orally to a variety of audiences
• Provide leadership, direction, and support to staff
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Gather and analyze information, anticipate and recognize problems and opportunities, create and evaluate alternatives, develop solutions, and make appropriate decisions and recommendations
• Identify legal issues, constraints, or opportunities
• Plan and schedule work, develop realistic action plans, and manage time effectively

Your background and experience

• A practicing member of the Law Society of BC or another jurisdiction in Canada
• A minimum of five years of experience in the interpretation and application of legislative, policy/regulatory and/or practice requirements

Written samples required:

Please provide two written samples of a document you have self-authored. Examples of documents include reports, research papers, policy documents, technical documents, or briefing papers that have policy or legal considerations. Written submissions must not exceed 20 pages in length. Place your sample in the same document as your resume or cover letter and submit with your online application.

Important to know

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

• Confirm you\xe2\x80\x99re legally entitled to work in Canada

WorkSafeBC\xe2\x80\x99s COVID-19 Employee Mandatory Vaccine Policy (the \xe2\x80\x9cPolicy\xe2\x80\x9d) is suspended effective January 9, 2023, however we reserve the right to re-implement it in response to changes in the public health landscape, including public health orders. We are committed to the protection, health, and safety of our employees and our Communicable Disease Prevention Program and related protocols remain in effect.

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We\xe2\x80\x99re honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What\xe2\x80\x99s it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It\xe2\x80\x99s challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflects the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

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Our benefits

As a member of our team, you\xe2\x80\x99ll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work \xe2\x80\x94 and life. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes:

• 4 weeks of vacation
• Extensive health care and dental benefits
• Sick leave

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Want to apply?

• Applications are welcomed immediately, however must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date.
• Please note that we will be starting assessments prior to the closing date.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email when you submit your application.

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