1. Corporate Governance Principles and Practices
The set of processes, customs, , and laws affecting the way a corporation is directed or controlled:
Directorship Experience:
- Public Sector Board Level – includes any elected or appointed position to a government organization.
- Private Sector Board Level – includes any non-government board position.
- First Nations Government – includes experience as a First Nations Council member.
Human Resources:
- Performance Management – includes experience developing or applying a performance management policy for a corporation or government institution.
- Executive Compensation – experience setting executive compensation for CEO and/or senior management.
- Training Development Plan – implemented or developed training plans for board and management.
- Succession Plans – experience developing or applying succession plans for senior management.
2. Public Sector and Industry Experience
The understanding of processes, customs, policies, and laws affecting federal, provincial, municipal, or First Nation experience:
Public Policy:
- Statutory Instruments – Experience pertaining to interpretation of or drafting of statutory instruments.
- Policy Development – Political and/or bureaucratic experience with the policy development process for federal, provincial, or municipal government.
- Community Engagement – worked with partners/constituents through policy papers, workshops, etc.
Law:
- Aboriginal Law – experience pertaining to Aboriginal legal issues as a policy analyst or legal counsel.
- Corporate – experience in interpreting and applying laws, rules, guidelines, and procedures with respect to shareholders, directors, employees, and creditors.
- Financing – experience in the field of public or corporate financing.
Government:
- Federal – worked with or in the federal government system.
- Provincial – worked with or in the provincial government system.
- Municipal – worked with or in the municipal government system.
First Nation Experience:
- Administration (Senior Management) – (CEO, COO, CFO) or equivalent of a First Nation, First Nations institution, or other practical experience pertaining to First Nations administration.
- Economic Development – worked with First Nations on the implementation of an economic development project.
- Local government negotiation/relationships – worked on negotiating and/or managing local government service agreements/relationships.
- Taxation – worked with the implementation or management of a First Nations taxation regime.
- Lands Management – experience pertaining to First Nations’ Lands management (i.e. dealing with the First Nations Lands Management Act).
3. Financial Expertise
An understanding of accounting and financial reporting with knowledge in current financial management issues:
Financial Management:
- Financial Reporting – experience pertaining to preparation of or reviewing GAAP/PSAB financial reporting.
- Risk Management – experience dealing with the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks of an organization.
- Internal Control Development – experience dealing with an organization’s internal control environment (i.e. development of internal policy and procedures).
- Financial Statement Preparation – experience in the preparation or review of .
- Performance Measurement – experience in creating, reviewing, evaluating, or monitoring performance measures of an organization, including experience in auditing/attestation.
Corporate and Public Financing:
- Securitization – transactional experience pertaining to financing through the capital markets.
- Lending – experience pertaining to financial institutional loans or credit analysis.
- Capital investment – experience in project finance.
4. Business Acumen
An understanding of the financial accounting, marketing, and operational functions of an organization with the ability to make good judgment and quick decisions.
Business Experience:
- Business Case Analysis – experience in writing submissions or decisions that pertain to business case analysis.
- Entrepreneurial Experience – business owner or manager.
- Marketing – development or implementation of a marketing/communication strategy.
- ning – experience pertaining to an organization’s process for defining and implementing corporate strategy.
- Technology – knowledge or experience in current information technology including systems architecture and software applications.
