City Clerk
On-site · Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Job Summary
City Clerk role focused on stewarding the City’s legislative framework and supporting democratic decision-making. Responsibilities include corporate meetings administration under the Municipal Government Act and Procedure Bylaw, recording proceedings, maintaining bylaws/minutes/bylaw registry, advising Council and administration on parliamentary procedure (Roberts Rules of Order), leading agenda review, interpreting legislation and bylaws, and providing objective, non-partisan governance guidance. The position also covers quasi-judicial and tribunal administration (Subdivision and Development Appeal Board; Assessment Review Board), elections and census duties (Returning Officer and Chief Enumerator), corporate signing authority and seals, records management and contract stewardship, staff leadership and coaching, health and safety compliance, and driving governance modernization and service-delivery improvements. The role reports to the Executive and requires in-office work in Red Deer, Alberta with very limited travel; relocation assistance is available for the right candidate.
Required Qualifications
- Ten years of progressively responsible supervisory/leadership experience in a fast-paced municipal or equivalent setting
- University Degree in Law, Political Science, Public Administration or other related discipline; equivalent education qualifications will be considered
- Experience with Municipal Government Act, Access to Information Act and Protection of Privacy Act, Local Authorities Election Act
- Knowledge of bylaws administration and administration of quasi-judicial tribunals (asset)
- Elections expertise (asset)
- Experience supervising staff in a unionized environment (asset)
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