Assistant Director and Deputy Clerk

STATUS: Permanent

JOB POSTING NUMBER: 4350

POSTING PERIOD: Indeterminate duration

WORK MODE: Hybrid

WORK LOCATION: 3131 Saint-Martin Ouest, office 430, 4th floor

Driven by its strategic vision of Laval 2035 as an urban nature city, Laval continues to evolve its governance practices to provide effective, transparent services tailored to the needs of its population.

The Clerk's Office plays a central role in supporting decision-making bodies, ensuring compliance with municipal processes, and protecting information. To support the evolution of these strategic functions, the City of Laval is seeking a mobilizing leader.

The challenges that await you

Reporting to the Director and Clerk, you will actively participate in the planning, organization, and evolution of the service's activities while managing the teams under your responsibility.

As Deputy Clerk, you will play a strategic role with municipal bodies and ensure the rigor of the legal, administrative, and democratic processes that frame municipal activities. You will assist the Director and Clerk in all clerk functions and replace them as needed at the City Council and Executive Committee.

You will also provide leadership in critical areas related to access to information, personal data protection, document management, and the evolution and modernization of clerk practices.

In a context marked by evolving regulatory requirements, modernization of governance practices, and maintaining quality service delivery, you are called to play a decisive role in achieving the objectives of the Clerk's Office.

In this context, your main mandates consist of:

• Ensuring leadership of clerk activities in line with the City’s strategic directions;
• Acting as Deputy Clerk and supporting decision-making bodies in exercising their responsibilities;
• Ensuring compliance with municipal processes, particularly in regulatory, governance, and legal obligation management;
• Ensuring governance of access to information and personal data protection from a compliance and risk management perspective;
• Mobilizing teams and leading optimization initiatives aimed at efficiency, service quality, and the evolution of clerk practices.

The ideal profile for us

• Hold a bachelor's degree in law;
• Be a member in good standing of the Quebec Bar or the Chamber of Notaries;
• Have a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience, including solid management experience;
• Excellent mastery of municipal law;

Skills

Kindness/empathy

Leadership

Collaboration

Emotional intelligence

Strategic thinking

Ability to innovate/optimize

Managerial courage

Results orientation

The benefits of being part of our team

Choosing the City of Laval means joining the third-largest city in Quebec, in an environment where your leadership and influence can truly make a difference. It also means having the opportunity to grow within a human, committed, and passionate team for public service.

For this position, we offer competitive working conditions and social benefits:

• Competitive annual vacation;
• 5 personal days annually;
• 16.5 holidays per year including several days off during the holiday season;
• Comprehensive group insurance package;
• Defined benefit pension plan;
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
• Priority access to a CPE daycare.

Only candidates meeting the requirements will be contacted.

The City of Laval is committed to promoting an inclusive and equitable work environment as part of its employment equity program. It recognizes and values diversity in all its forms and invites women, individuals from visible and ethnic minorities, Indigenous peoples, and persons with disabilities to apply.

If you require special accommodations to participate in the selection process, please let us know as soon as you are invited.