Workers’ Compensation Board Chair

Role

The Minister of Labour and Immigration invites applications to fill the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Workers’ Compensation Board - Alberta (WCB).

WCB was created to administer the Workers' Compensation Act for the province's workers and employers. Funded by employers, WCB provides cost-effective disability and liability coverage for work-related injury and illness including compensating workers for lost income and coordinating the health care and other services they need due to a work-related injury. Working together with their partners, their goal is to significantly and measurably reduce the impact of workplace illness and injury on Albertans.

The Chair of the Board is accountable for the effective governance, efficient management and enhanced performance of WCB. Extensive senior management experience is key in fulfilling the responsibilities of guiding the strategic, operational, and financial direction of WCB to meet the needs of workers, employers and the public.

Qualifications

As Chair, you bring extensive senior management experience to the table and are recognized as an influential and highly credible leader.

Your understanding of board governance along with knowledge of the application and interpretation of legislation and related policies is essential for this role. With a track record of exercising sound and consistent judgment, you have demonstrated expertise in managing complex issues with integrity and fairness.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE, AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

  • Previous experience in senior leadership roles in complex environments with diverse stakeholders.
  • Experience in building consensus between stakeholders of varied backgrounds including labour, employers, the general public and government.
  • Experience and deep understanding of financial statements including those involving complex investment portfolios in a pension fund or similar environment.
  • Significant experience overseeing human, fiscal, information, and program resources with the ability to integrate strategies with resources available.
  • Ability to manage change, anticipate implications of strategic direction on a wide variety of stakeholders, and develop contingency plans or interventions as required.
  • Superior interpersonal skills, listens effectively, respects the diversity of opinion, and employs an open communication style.
  • Track record of positively influencing others through facilitation, collaboration, consensus building and modeling, to achieve desired outcomes.
  • Proven ability to build teams, with a commitment to create, support, and sustain an environment that enables staff to achieve results. Able to develop and build organizational capacity for the future.
  • Presence and contacts essential to establishing credibility and gaining support from stakeholders.
  • Related post-secondary education is an asset. Experience in governance boards is a must.

Remuneration

The Chair appointment is made by Order in Council and is for a fixed term of up to three years, with the potential for reappointment for additional terms. The time commitment is anticipated to be approximately three to five days per month.

The Chair is compensated only for time spent on the business of the Board, at double the rate specified in Schedule 1, Part A of the Committee Remuneration Order (OC466/2007), effective April 1, 2009.

Honoraria is subject to review. Traveling expenses will be paid in accordance with WCB’s Travel, Accommodation, and Subsistence Guidelines.

Notes

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

If you require any further information on this job posting or a copy of the role profile, and/or require a disability-related accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Executive Search at psc.executivesearchservices@gov.ab.ca.