Provincial Prosecutor

Role Responsibilities

The Advanced Projects and Traffic Office (APTO) with the Alberta Crown Prosecution Services Division (ACPS) has an opportunity for Provincial Prosecutors to join our Prosecutions team in the Edmonton area. 

As a Provincial Prosecutor, you will help deliver justice through fearless, fair and effective prosecutions. The daily responsibilities of the Provincial Prosecutors encompass a multitude of duties, such as: screening files, preparing disclosure, extending early case resolution offers, dealing with witnesses, appearing in court, and recommending appeals.

The Provincial Prosecutor is responsible for the prosecution of provincial offences in the Alberta Court of Justice adult and youth, and managing highly diverse cases from initiation to disposition in court. The Provincial Prosecutor also identifies and recommends alternative processes and streamlining opportunities to the Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor.

Specific duties of the position include:

• Manage the prosecution of provincial offences from charge to disposition.
• Screen case files to ensure there is reasonable likelihood of conviction and public interest.
• Review case files to provide disclosure, extend early case resolution offers, identify witnesses and determine trial time.
• Appear in the Court of Justice to speak to dockets and advance prosecutions.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Working effectively to build collaborative environments with stakeholders of the justice system.
• Problem solving and adapting approach as required to achieve intended outcomes.
• Independent decision making.
• Prioritizing actions/cases effectively to respond to numerous challenges and demands.
• Analyzing situations fully to make informed decisions.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

• Agility: Must be able to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing  priorities, maintain resilience, and work effectively in changing environments.
• Drive for Results: Sets goals and prioritizes work to accomplish them- Follows through on duties and tasks and reports on progress.
• Develop Self and Others: Desire to invest in the development of the long-term capability of self and others.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.
• Develop Networks: Proactively builds networks, connects and build trust in relationships with different stakeholders.
• Systems Thinking: Understands how work contributes to the achievement of departmental goals. Anticipates changes in own area based on activities in other area.
• Creative Problem Solving: Have the ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solution.

Position specific competencies:

• Organizational Awareness: Understanding business plan goals, and a commitment to act upon them.
• Communication Skills.
• Teamwork: Working cooperatively with others toward agreed goals.
• Leadership: The ability to influence others to follow one’s business plan.
• Innovation: Ability to adapt to change and proceed toward revealed goals.
• Self-Management: An on-going effort to improve one’s own performance.
• Resource Management: Effectively manage internal and external resources to achieve organizational goals.

Qualifications

University graduation in a related field plus 4 years progressively responsible related experience working with the Justice System in some capacity, for example as, Paralegal, in Policing, or as a Provincial Prosecutor.

Required:
Valid Drivers License

Equivalency:

Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of: 

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or 
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education. 

Assets: 

• University degree in a related field such as Criminology, Law, Public Administration and/or Social Sciences.
• Knowledge of the Alberta Rules of Court, Criminal Code, Youth Criminal Justice Act, Provincial Offences Procedures Act, the Traffic Safety Act and other provincial statutes.
• Experience using, or knowledge of, Registries Online Access Delivery  System (ROADS), Justice Online Information  Network (JOIN), TTDS and any other GoA digital platform.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.  Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

Location: John E Brownlee Building, Edmonton.
Positions: 3 Positions will be filled from this competition.
You will be required to travel to court locations.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - About the Alberta Public Service | Alberta.ca

  • Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca

• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits

• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive

• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca

• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance

• Leadership and mentorship programs