Return to Commissioner employment opportunity
Personal Attributes
- Respect, fairness, inclusiveness, and reliability;
- High ethical standards and personal integrity;
- Superior interpersonal skills, including collegiality;
- Tact, discretion, and sound judgment.
Commissioners are responsible for oversight and adjudicative roles at the Commission and should meet expectations in both areas.
Oversight / Governance Role
- Knowledge of human rights issues, social issues, and the principles of natural justice;
- Knowledge of the role of the PEI Human Rights Commission and the principles set out within the PEI Human Rights Act;
- Knowledge of the issues and challenges impacting racialized and diverse individuals, and particularly the need for appropriate institutional responses;
- Ability to engage a wide variety of stakeholders through collaboration and consensus-building;
- Ability to work efficiently and independently, or as part of a team;
- Knowledge of financial management;
- Experience in a governance role;
- Significant leadership experience would be an asset.
Adjudicative Role
- Ability to review, comprehend and apply legal principles relating to Human Rights and Administrative Law
- Ability to analyze and synthesize complex information from a variety of sources including the ability to identify relevant facts and analyze information in order to develop and substantiate decisions;
- Ability to impartially make timely decisions that are transparent, clear, accessible, well-reasoned and justifiable;
- Willingness to participate in ongoing training related to adjudication and human rights law.
The following will be considered assets:
- Knowledge of the principles of administrative law, human rights law, and legal procedures, through any combination of education, training, or experience;
- Experience in alternative dispute resolution;
- Expertise or experience with employment and human resource management;
- Experience working in or writing decisions in an administrative tribunal setting or the field of human rights;
- A law degree from a recognized university.
Other
- Proficiency in English, both oral and written is essential.
- Proficiency in French is an asset.
- The ability to use Microsoft Office, email and internet.