General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Your Opportunity:
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has an exciting leadership position available as General Counsel & Corporate Secretary. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Corporate and Clinical Support Services, you are the key legal advisor to the CEO and executive team, providing strategic legal counsel on regulatory compliance, statutory requirements, and organizational governance. You are an accomplished business leader with extensive in-house legal experience, sharp legal expertise and strong understanding of organizational needs. As a trusted advisor, you will guide both internal and external stakeholders, exercising sound judgment and anticipating future challenges. Your ability to manage risk, negotiate complex solutions, and make informed decisions will ensure the long-term success of the organization. Excellent communication skills enable you to build positive relationships with local, provincial, and national representatives and stakeholders, including government departments and officials. This role oversees and coordinates input from other legal advisors, including those in Alberta Health and Justice and Solicitor General, and external legal counsel as required for specialized expertise. This provincial position can be located anywhere in Alberta. AHS plays an integral role in delivering high-quality acute care services to over 4.5 million people. We are a nation-leading hospital-based service provider operating 106 facilities across the province, dedicated to excellence in patient care. Showcase your leadership skills at AHS, where we strive to foster an environment where patients, clients, and staff feel safe, healthy, valued and supported.
Description:
The General Counsel & Corporate Secretary (General Counsel) oversees all legal services for the organization. The position is a strategic advisor to the CEO, executive leadership team, and Chair on all legal matters, including but not limited to, health law, labour relations and employment matters, corporate/commercial matters, privacy and freedom of information policy, legal trends, risk, and general regulatory compliance. The General Counsel works in collaboration with the Legal and Privacy teams in the Health Shared Services Provincial Health Corporation (HSS) to ensure AHS receives timely expert advice on all legal and privacy matters. The General Counsel will assess legal liability and provide risk management and mitigation strategies for AHS and work with HSS and external legal counsel where necessary. This role is responsible for maintaining the integrity and effectiveness of organizational governance and ensuring compliance with all relevant policies and procedures, including those identified in health agency service agreements. In addition to managing the flow of legal advice and recommendations throughout the organization to ensure consistency and compliance in all areas, this role works with HSS to provide advice and direction on all litigation or potential litigation by or against the organization. The General Counsel ensures the organization meets its commitment to a standard of conduct that preserves and enhances public confidence in the integrity, objectivity, and impartiality of its clinical and business activities. The General Counsel also acts as Corporate Secretary and Advisor to the Board/Chair.
- Classification: Senior Program Officer
- Union: Exempt Executive
- Unit and Program: Legal
- Primary Location: Southport Tower
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Negotiable Location: Provincial
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 17-MAR-2026
- Date Available: 06-APR-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $91.00
- Maximum Salary: $139.21
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
The successful candidate must possess a J.D. or LL.B and be a member in good standing with the Law Society of Alberta. At least fifteen (15+) years of legal experience. A combination of qualifications and experience may be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications:
With demonstrated leadership abilities, including comfort with decision-making and exercising sound judgement, you have experience providing expert counsel to senior organizational leaders. Your communication skills demonstrate your ability to influence, negotiate, and mediate resolutions to complex situations, and you have experience communicating effectively with a wide variety of audiences including internal and external stakeholders. You have experience working with government ministries, elected officials, and the media. Along with your excellent ability to develop organization strategy and planning, you possess experience in leading strategic initiatives and managing change to achieve positive results. The successful candidate displays an ability to foster partnerships to achieve organizational goals, and models innovation and creativity.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in an in-house healthcare legal department or law firm serving the healthcare sector is highly preferred. Experience in the areas of health law, labour relations and employment matters, corporate/commercial matters, contractual language, privacy and freedom of information policy, legal trends, risk, or general regulatory compliance is preferred.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care all across Alberta.
Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.
We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
