Strategic Municipal Policy & Legal Advisor

City of Maple Ridge; Maple Ridge; On-site; CAD 94,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Maple Ridge is seeking a Policy and Legal Advisor to join our Legislative Services team. You will provide confidential research, analysis, and administration support for bylaws, policies, contracts, and other legal matters.

You will draft and review bylaws and policies, coordinate administration, and apply legislative drafting principles to ensure consistency. This is a temporary full-time role for about eighteen months.

Qualifications

• Degree in business, law, political science, local government administration or public administration with three years of related policy development and administration experience.
• Experience in municipal government, legislative services, or legal administration.
• Strong knowledge of legislative drafting principles and municipal policy frameworks.
• Excellent research, analytical, and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Research and analyze national, provincial, and local public policy and best practices; prepare reports and recommendations.
• Draft bylaws, policies, and consequential amendments; identify gaps, conflicts, or inconsistencies.
• Coordinate the administration, review, and maintenance of bylaws and policies.
• Support departments in drafting language that aligns with legislative drafting principles.
• Coordinate complex legal claims, directing them to appropriate channels.
• Administer contracts, agreements, and other corporate documents.
• Maintain and expand research databases and resource libraries; evaluate reliability and validity of new data sources.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, documenting processes and recommendations.
• Assess and process insurance claims; serve as the primary contact for related queries.

Skills

Research skills

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree in business, law, political science, local government administration or public administration

Job description

City of Maple Ridge is seeking a Policy and Legal Advisor to join our Legislative Services team. You will provide confidential research, analysis, and administration support for bylaws, policies, contracts, and other legal matters.

You will draft and review bylaws and policies, coordinate administration, and apply legislative drafting principles to ensure consistency. This is a temporary full-time role for about eighteen months.