BC Public Service - Internal Job Opportunities

This is a restricted lateral posting open to employees who hold a Band 5 base position

Job Overview
The Executive Director leads the development of the vision and strategy for government-wide implementation of modern treaties. The Executive Director works closely within MIRR and with partners across the provincial government and manages sensitive relationships with Modern Treaty Nations, other levels of government, and external stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of modern treaties. The Executive Director provides leadership to bring ratified treaty agreements into effect and supports a whole government approach to treaty implementation.

Qualifications:
Education and Experience 

• A Master’s degree in in resource management, social development, Indigenous studies, law, or business or public administration AND

A minimum of of 5 years executive leadership experience in each and every one of the following areas is required:

• Experience working with modern treaty frameworks, including distinctions based approaches, recognition and predictability models, and the evolving legal context of section 35 rights and treaty rights.
• Experience directing the transition from negotiated treaty text to legal effect, including land transfers, tenure resolution, fiscal arrangements, legislative amendments, and post ratification service delivery obligations.
• Experience providing on treaty‑specific intergovernmental governance structures, including bilateral and tripartite implementation committees with First Nations and the Government of Canada.
• Experience developing and directing province wide treaty implementation frameworks and governance protocols that ministries must follow to fulfill legal obligations arising from modern treaties.
• Experience resolving cross ministry disputes directly related to treaty implementation, including conflicts over authority, timelines, resourcing, or interpretation of treaty mandated responsibilities.
• Experience managing complex treaty related operational risks, including compliance failures, boundary or land tenure complications, cross jurisdictional impacts, and constitutionally significant implementation issues.
• Experience working with First Nations governments at senior and elected/Chief levels, including leading bilateral and multilateral treaty implementation forums, navigating politically sensitive or high profile implementation issues, and resolving treaty related disagreements or implementation barriers (including issues of interpretation, dispute resolution processes, cross-government alignment, etc.) while maintaining constructive government to government relationships.
• Experience guiding sector ministries (social, natural resource, infrastructure, justice) on how to operationalize their treaty obligations, ensuring consistent, coordinated, and legally sound execution across government.

For questions regarding this position, please contact MayAntonette.Stewart@gov.bc.ca.

About this Position:
Flexible work options are available; this position may be able to work from home a few days a week subject to an approved telework agreement.
An eligibility list may be established to fill future temporary and permanent vacancies.
A Criminal Record Check (CRC) will be required.
Employees of the BC Public Service must be located in BC at the time of employment.

How to Apply:
Your resume and/or cover letter must clearly show that you meet the education and experience requirements. Highlight the required qualifications and support them with specific examples, such as your responsibilities, projects you've worked on, or accomplishments. Find more information on the recruitment process, including helpful tips and videos about the application process, visit the Your Job Application page of MyHR.

Cover Letter: YES - A cover letter is required as part of your application.  The content and/or format of your cover letter may be evaluated as part of the assessment process.

Resume: YES - Ensure your resume includes your educational accomplishments, employment history including start and end dates (month and year) of your employment, and any relevant information that relates to the job to which you are applying.

Questionnaire: YES - You will need to complete a standard questionnaire (current employment status, eligibility to apply, etc.).

Applicants who are selected to move forward in the hiring process may be assessed on their knowledge, skills, abilities, competencies and other position related requirements as outlined in the Job Profile at the bottom of the posting. Applications will be accepted until 11:00 pm Pacific Time on the closing date of the competition. If you are experiencing technical difficulty applying, visit the Technical Assistance page of MyHR.