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Located in Ottawa, the Association of Justice Counsel (AJC) is the exclusive bargaining agent for approximately 3,500 lawyers employed by the Government of Canada who work for the Department of Justice, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, and various federal agencies, tribunals, and courts across the country. AJC members fulfill several crucial roles for the Government of Canada and the Canadian public as counsel for the Crown.

The AJC''s offices are located in Ottawa, while its members and the 41-member Governing Council that represents them are located throughout the country.

Reporting to the President and working under the strategic direction of the Executive Committee and Governing Council, the Executive Director serves as the senior staff leader of the Association of Justice Counsel (AJC) and is responsible for the overall management and administration of the organization.

The Executive Director provides leadership to the senior management team and ensures implementation of the strategic priorities, policies, and objectives established by the Governing Council.

Through executive oversight of the AJCs operations, programs, services, and resources, the Executive Director supports the effective delivery of services to AJC members and the elected leadership while promoting sound governance, financial stewardship, organizational effectiveness, labour relations excellence, and stakeholder engagement.

As the ideal candidate, you are a lawyer in good standing with a Canadian law society and are fluently bilingual in English and French, with exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

You bring significant executive leadership experience within a unionized environment, supported by expertise in labour law, labour relations, collective bargaining, and the federal labour relations framework. A collaborative leader, you have a demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing professional teams, build trust with staff and elected leadership, and navigate complex stakeholder environments with sound judgment and credibility.

You are committed to the principles of the labour movement and have a proven ability to advocate effectively with governments, bargaining agents, and external partners while maintaining a strong internal focus on organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and service excellence.

Pragmatic, approachable, and resilient, you bring the energy and enthusiasm needed to strengthen workplace relationships, support organizational stability and succession planning, and guide the AJC through its next phase of growth and evolution.

This is a publicly advertised job posting for an existing vacancy.

Odgers does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants for a position.

To fill this position,



the Association of Justice Counsel has partnered with leadership advisory firm Odgers.

Applications are encouraged immediately and should be submitted online at .

We thank all those who express an interest, however only those chosen for further development will be contacted.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion The Association of Justice Counsel is an equal prospect employer.

In accordance with the Accessible Canada Act, 2019 and all applicable provincial accessibility standards, upon request, accommodation will be provided by both Odgers and the Association of Justice Counsel throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.

Odgers is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all the work that we do.

As part of our efforts to better understand our ability to reach as broad a pool of candidates as possible for our searches, our DEI team would like to encourage you to take a moment and access our **************************************************************************************************************************************************** tablie Ottawa, lAssociation des juristes de justice (AJJ) est lagent ngociateur exclusif denviron 3 500 juristes employs par le gouvernement du Canada, qui travaillent pour le ministre de la Justice, le Service des poursuites pnales du Canada et divers organismes, cours de justice et tribunaux fdraux travers le pays.

En qualit de procureurs de la Couronne, les membres de lAJJ exercent plusieurs fonctions essentielles pour le gouvernement du Canada et le public canadien.

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La personne titulaire du poste chapeaute lquipe de direction et veille la mise en uvre des priorits stratgiques, des politiques et des objectifs tablis par le conseil dadministration.

En supervisant les activits, les programmes, les services et les ressources de lAJJ, elle contribue la prestation efficace des services aux membres de lassociation et aux dirigeantes et dirigeants lus, tout en favorisant une saine gouvernance rigoureuse,



une gestion financire responsable, lefficacit organisationnelle, lexcellence dans les relations de travail et lengagement des parties prenantes.

La personne idale est une ou un juriste membre en rgle dun barreau canadien, parfaitement bilingue (anglais et franais) et dote dexcellentes comptences en communication crite et orale.

Elle possde une solide exprience en matire de direction au sein dun milieu syndiqu, taye par une expertise en droit du travail, en relations de travail, en ngociation collective et dans les relations de travail lchelle fdrale.

Axe sur la collaboration, elle possde galement la capacit avre former et diriger des quipes professionnelles trs performantes, instaurer un climat de confiance avec le personnel et les personnes lues et voluer dans des environnements complexes comportant de multiples parties prenantes grce un jugement sr et une grande crdibilit.

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Pragmatique, accessible et rsiliente, elle insuffle lnergie et lenthousiasme ncessaires pour renforcer les relations en milieu de travail, favoriser la stabilit organisationnelle et la planification de la relve et guider lAJJ dans la prochaine phase de sa croissance et de son volution.

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Pour Postuler Pour ce recrutement, lAssociation des juristes de justice sest associ la firme de services-conseils en leadership intgrs Odgers Berndtson.

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Nous remercions toutes les personnes qui envoient leur candidature, toutefois, seulement les personnes retenues pour la suite du processus seront contactes.

Diversit, quit et inclusion LAssociation des juristes de justice souscrit au principe de lgalit daccs lemploi.

Conformment la Loi canadienne sur laccessibilit (L.C. 2019) et aux normes daccessibilit provinciales, Odgers Berndtson et lAssociation des juristes de justice souscrit, sur demande, des mesures daccompagnement aux personnes en situation de handicap tout au long du processus de recrutement, de slection et dvaluation.

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