BAND 5 – General Counsel

*** Please DO NOT apply for this position by submitting your profile on the BC Government Hiring Centre website.  Applications must be made via the directions below. ***

BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) exists to address the root causes of inequality, discrimination, and injustice in B.C. by shifting laws, policies, practices and cultures. We do this work through education, research, advocacy, inquiry, and monitoring.

A member of the senior leadership team, the General Counsel acts as in-house legal counsel, providing advice to and representing the Commissioner on a range of legal issues that arise in the course of BCOHRC’s work. This includes conducting legal research and analysis, preparing legal opinions, providing legal advice, particularly related to the Commissioner’s intervention and inquiry functions under sections 47.12(1)(j) and 47.15 of the Human Rights Code. In addition, the General Counsel leads BCOHRC’s Legal team and contributes to BCOHRC’s strategic direction.

For complete details on this opportunity, and to apply, please review the job profile on the Office of the Human Rights Commissioner’s website at https://bchumanrights.ca/about-us/careers/

HOW TO APPLY:
In order to apply on this competition, you must follow the application instructions on the Office of the Human Rights Commissioner’s website at https://bchumanrights.ca/about-us/careers/

Posting Close Date:  9:00 a.m., May 12, 2025

Only applications submitted to https://bchumanrights.ca/about-us/careers/ will be accepted. Applications sent to the BC Government Hiring Centre website will not be considered.