Deputy Registrar

1 week ago


Surrey, British Columbia, Canada ASTTBC Full time

The Deputy Registrar is a proven leader who works with the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer to deliver effective policy, operational, and administrative services that align with and allow the organization to meet its regulatory, strategic, and operational goals.


The Deputy Registrar is a member of the senior leadership team accountable to the ASTTBC Board of Directors ("Board") and reports to the Registrar.

As one of three officers appointed by the ASTTBC Board, the Deputy Registrar works closely with the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer in carrying out ASTTBC's mandate as a regulator in British Columbia under the _Professional Governance Act_

THE JOB:

The Deputy Registrar is responsible for working closely with the Registrar to support the statutory committees in developing and establishing registration requirements, registration of applicants, maintaining the register and administering processes to ensure registrants' compliance to the _Professional Governance Act (PGA)_, Bylaws,
Standards of Competency and Code of Ethics.

The Deputy Registrar assists the Registrar, CEO, and other staff to develop and implement organizational strategies, policies, and procedures to ensure ASTTBC meets its mandate under the _PGA.

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To support these functions, the Deputy Registrar develops policies and procedures.

Working closely with staff in support of the work of ASTTBC's statutory committees when needed:
the Credentials, Investigation, Audit and Practice Review, and Discipline committees.

The Deputy Registrar collaborates closely with the Practice Department to ensure that ASTTBC's approach to communications and enforcement around practice guidance and standards of practice is unified and consistent.

The Deputy Registrar manages a staff of approximately eight individuals.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

  • Conducts duties of the Deputy Registrar as specified in the _Professional Governance Act_, Regulations and Bylaws. May stand in for the Registrar for ASTTBC regulatory matters when they are unavailable or when the Registrar has delegated them functions.
  • Works with practice staff to develop and implement requirements, policies, and procedures for annual
Continuing Professional Development and activities.

Participates in the Audit and Practice ReviewCommittee ("APRC") in relation to its audit and practice review functions and works closely with practice staff to support the other functions of the APRC.


  • Collaborates with the practice team as it develops practice standards and works with practice staff to ensure that concerns from routine quality assurance activities are escalated when necessary and identifies trends emerging from investigative matters are addressed from a practice guidance and standards perspective.
  • Assists with ensuring the public register on the ASTTBC website is maintained.
  • Works with the CEO, Director of Operations, IT staff, external consultants, and provider of ASTTBC's regulatory information system to ensure that ASTTBC's regulatory information system meets ongoing evolving regulatory needs.
  • Maintains a positive, safe, and functional work environment, including staff performance management and opportunities for development.
  • Liaises with other regulators and government officials who work in relation to the Professional Governance Act.
  • Contributes to the development and delivery of presentations to key stakeholders.
  • Responds to routine and nonroutine enquiries from applicants, registrants, other organizations, government agencies and others.
  • Makes decisions pursuant to the ASTTBC Bylaws, Professional Governance Act and administrative law principles.
  • Perform other duties as required.

WHO YOU ARE:

Skills

  • Demonstrated success with leading, influencing and achieving results.
  • Experience communicating with and demonstrated responsiveness to government and government policy guidelines.
  • Excellent understanding of regulatory functions and ability to interpret regulatory statutes, bylaws, and other relevant legislation.
  • Understanding of administrative law principles and ability to demonstrate fairness, impartiality, and good judgment.
  • Demonstrated success in policy development supported by superior writing skills, attention to detail, and critical thinking.
  • Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability in negotiation, conflict management and mediation or dispute resolution.
  • Ability to make unbiased and timely decisions.
  • Demonstrated ability to promote teamwork, collaboration, and partnership.
  • Can synthesize various elements of an issue or problem, readily discern key issues, and prioritize accordingly.
Can resolve problems quickly and effectively, determining appropriate courses of action.

  • A solution seeker who can deal effectively with ambiguity and uncertainty.
  • An understanding of the engineering and applied science technology profession is an asset.

Education

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