POSITION SUMMARY
Reporting to the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary (GC), the Director, Corporate Governance works with the GC, the Chief Executive Officer, and the Chairperson to establish and administer the Commission's governance framework and, at their direction, assists the Board in the discharge of its duties and responsibilities.
The position provides governance leadership and support to the Board of Commissioners through effective board administration, communications, operations, and governance expertise.
The position stays current of evolving practices in governance and seeks to improve governance practices at BC Housing through working closely with the GC and Board of Commissioners.
The position is responsible for reviewing, prioritizing, and responding to governance matters, managing relevant types of information related to the Board, providing governance advice and support, and ensuring necessary due diligence and follow-up is carried out to support the Board and GC.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
The successful candidate will have the following :
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE :
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Law or Political Science or a related discipline.
- Considerable experience in providing management-level and corporate governance support for a complex not for profit organization or crown corporation.
- Or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience acceptable to the Employer.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :
- Considerable knowledge and understanding of the philosophies, principles and practices of corporate governance, research, policy analysis and issues management.
- Considerable knowledge and understanding of strategic direction, programs, and legislation including privacy impacting BC Housing.
- Excellent consultative, facilitation, consensus building and conflict resolution skills.
- Excellent strategic and analytical thinking, problem solving, organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent research and analysis skills.
- Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to provide leadership and advice, exercise sound judgment, and demonstrate tact and diplomacy in dealing with high profile, confidential, sensitive, and urgent matters.
- Ability to utilize judgment, discretion, and confidentiality in presenting issues, and provide leadership, direction, and influence in facilitating appropriate courses of action.
- Ability to manage multiple issues and projects within a changing environment.
- Ability to organize large volumes of materials to meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with management, employees and a wide variety of external parties and stakeholders.
- Criminal Record Check (Tier 1) is required.
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