Deputy Registrar

What You Need to Note
Who can apply? Persons legally eligible to work in Canada.

The CNSC recognizes the many benefits of providing staff with more flexible work practices and providing employees with more choice about where they do their work. The CNSC enables employees to manage their work as part of their life while fostering a culture of inclusion, health and wellbeing and delivering high quality regulatory outcomes for Canadians.

CNSC employees can work some mix between in-office and from a telework location. Physical onsite presence in Ottawa, Ontario will likely be required several times per year, or as needed based on operational requirements.

We encourage applicants that reside across Canada to apply.

Be an informed applicant. Read How to apply.
Why work here?
At the CNSC, we work hard to create an environment where employees feel supported and heard, by management and their peers alike.

**We also provide benefits like**:

- Bilingual bonus up to $1,200 per year, if eligible
- Minimum 15 days of annual leave per year
- Competitive salary and benefit package
- Growth and the possibility internal career opportunities
- Strong support for employee wellness and mental health

The CNSC is also committed to ensuring our workforce is representative and reflective of Canadian society. We strive to be a safe and healthy workplace - one that is inclusive and free from harassment and discrimination. We encourage members of any designated group to self-identify.

Interested in learning more about the CNSC? Visit nuclearsafety.gc.ca.
Who you are
Are you a lawyer with a minimum of 5 to 10 years’ experience, with excellent people and management skills? Do you have experience providing legal analysis on issues of challenging scope, assessing legal risk and providing mitigation strategies? Are you a good communicator? Are you interested in participating and supporting the Commission in the delivery of its mandate? This could be the right opportunity for you

About the Commission Registrar and the Registry

The Commission Registrar and the Registry staff provide legal perspective on procedural matters and other legal aspects of the Commission’s tribunal functions together with the appropriate logistic support.
What you’ll do
The Commission Registry is looking for a Deputy Registrar who can support the Registrar in managing the administrative and procedural requirements linked to the CNSC’s public proceedings and support Commission Members in the delivery of the Commission’s mandate.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Provide legal advisory services to the Commission Registrar, Commission Members and CNSC staff. Support the Commission Registrar in the delivery of Registrar functions of the Commission, such as administrative processes and logistics in respect of public proceedings, to ensure effective and legally-sound operation of the CNSC’s quasi-judicial administrative tribunal component
- Provide functional guidance, direction and supervision to the work unit and help the Commission Registrar to manage the business direction and priorities for the Registry
- Review legislation, regulations, and decisions to ensure that the CNSC remains current to tribunal-related best practices and administrative law requirements

Essential qualifications

**Education**: Law degree from a recognized university (LLB, JD, LLL, BCL) with a valid bar membership in good standing

**Language requirements**: Bilingual imperative with a proficiency at CBC level. If you are unsure of your proficiency level, we encourage you to take a self-assessment here.

**Experience**:

- 5-10 years of relevant legal practice
- Managing a work environment that includes multiple files of challenging scope, risk, and impact
- Conducting research and drafting practical legal risk analyses and legal opinions
- Providing strategic legal briefings and advice

**Knowledge of**:

- Principles of Administrative law, including procedural fairness, conflict of interest, and standard of review of decision of statutory bodies
- Mandate and jurisdiction of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and the Nuclear Safety and Control Act
- Constitutional law, Charter protections
- Indigenous law, including up-to-date knowledge on the Duty to Consult, UNDRIP, Reconciliation, etc.
- Environmental law, including Impact Assessment Act
- General statutory law applicable to Canadian government entities, including privacy and access to information law, official languages, etc.

**Ability to**:

- Communicate legal advice and legal risk practically and effectively, both orally and in writing
- Work effectively under pressure with changing priorities and within tight time constraints
- Lead a multi-disciplinary team
- Manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Work in collaborative partnership with internal and external stakeholders

Key Leadership Competencies

At the CNSC, we are looking for leaders that model the Key Leadership Competencies and can foster