The Braidwood Inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski is apparently expecting huge new volumes of RCMP document disclosure, despite the fact that the Inquiry has been underway for almost a year, and closing submissions had been scheduled to take place last month.

As you may recall, closing submissions were delayed when counsel for the RCMP found a missing CD-ROM that contained an e-mail that suggested some testimony given by the RCMP officers involved was incorrect.

As the job posting describes, the Commission apparently expects that there may be thousands of additional documents disclosed to the Commissioner by the RCMP; documents that arguably should have been in the hands of the Commissioner a long, long time ago. The job description offers no explanation why the RCMP are only disclosing these documents now.

Job Posting at the Braidwood Commissions of Inquiry

To apply, send your resume and cover letter via email only by Friday, July 17, 2009 to:
Cathy Stooshnov, Manager, Finance & Administration cathy.stooshnov@braidwoodinquiry.ca

The details of the position are below:

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Job Title: Temporary Research Assistant

Reports to Manager, Finance and Administration (Functionally reports to Legal and Policy Researcher)

Time frame: Full-time, mid-July to end of August (slight possibility of extending into September)

Job Purpose

• This position was created to address an expected large disclosure of documents (potentially thousands) that will require detailed analysis and organization.
• The position will work in concert with 2-3 other staff members to analyze, catalogue and organize documents for relevance, and to prepare for potential further investigation.

Duties and responsibilities

• Read disclosure material carefully, capturing detail and noting relevant items.
• Organize material according to multiple categories (relevance, subject, etc).
• Communicate and coordinate with other members of the research team.
• Summarize findings succinctly for head Researcher and Counsel.
• Provide coverage and potentially coordinate research during team member holidays.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Excellent reading and writing skills
• Fast learner with sound judgment
• Strong aptitude for research; organized and detail-oriented
• High degree of initiative and able to self-supervise
• Legal background and experience in due disclosure will be beneficial

Working Conditions

• Standard office hours, but willingness to work longer hours and occasional weekend hours required.
• As position is providing some vacation relief for other staff members, the successful applicant should be able to commit to being available during the specified time period.
• Position is by contract and paid hourly; therefore contractor is responsible for taxes, EI/CPP, etc, and benefits and overtime pay do not apply.

To Apply

Please send your resume and cover letter via email only by Friday, July 17, 2009 to:

Cathy Stooshnov, Manager, Finance & Administration
cathy.stooshnov@braidwoodinquiry.ca

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