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Our client is an innovative power company and one of Alberta’s largest electricity providers. From making, moving and marketing electricity, our client is involved in all areas of the electricity value-chain. Despite the current general economic conditions in Alberta, our client has posted strong financial performance from each of its core businesses. With a significant balance sheet and a supportive shareholder, our client is a stable and pioneering leader in the regulated and competitive electricity market, committed to providing progressive solutions for customers while continuing to maintain its outstanding reliability. Our client is seeking to add a Director, Regulatory Applications to its Regulatory Applications team. Based in Calgary and reporting to the Vice President, Regulatory Applications, the Director, Regulatory Applications will be responsible for managing various regulatory applications on behalf of our client, including applications relating to cost of service, performance-based regulation, compliance and facilities. He or she will also be responsible for monitoring or intervening in applications by others that impact our client’s interests, as well as providing regulatory advice on various business issues as they arise. To fill the role of Director, Regulatory Applications, we are seeking a seasoned and experienced utilities regulatory professional with a minimum of 8-10 years of progressively responsible regulatory experience.  This individual must have experience interacting and working alongside senior management and/or executives within a large organization, a proven ability to run regulatory hearings and appear as a senior witness, and extensive experience in the utility industry, preferably in Alberta. As a senior member of the Regulatory Applications team, this individual must also have strong management skills and credibility in people leadership and development, strategic planning, budget and project management. Proven ability to build, develop and motivate a best-in-class team of talent is crucial. If you are interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity to be part of the leadership within our client’s Regulatory Applications team, please contact Erin Dand at 403-263-4474 ext 228 or by email at [email protected].

Are you an energetic, real-estate savvy 5-10 year corporate lawyer passionate about helping an organization grow? Do you enjoy thinking outside of the box, engaging in a free exchange of ideas and working in a team to deliver exceptional results? Our client is a world-class real estate development company passionate about striving, solving and evolving to create better spaces and stronger communities. It’s an organization that values creativity, curiosity and candid communication in order to constantly challenge the status quo. Now, after more than a decade of incredible growth across western North America, our client is on the hunt for a dynamic General Counsel to join its team. If you’re committed to getting the job done and want to have fun while doing it, contact [email protected] to hear more about this unique opportunity.

Red Deer Public Library (“RDPL”), a vibrant and progressive agency in a dynamic city, seeks a visionary leader, well connected in the profession, who is able to lead the organization into the future of library service. RDPL is an award winning library and has a rich history as one of the first four libraries established under the Libraries Act of Alberta in 1914. Today the library consists of three branches (Downtown, Dawe and Timberlands), employs over 80 staff, and has an annual budget of $5.1 million. Its mission is to enrich lives by promoting literacy and providing access to knowledge and culture, as set out in the Plan of Service 2016-2018. RDPL is governed by Red Deer Library Board (“the Board”), consisting of one representative from City Council and nine members of the public. The Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of RDPL is responsible for providing strategic leadership and vision to the organization and leveraging high quality public library service to enhance community development. The CEO is also Secretary-Treasurer of the Board and reports to its two standing committees.  The CEO plans, organizes and manages all facets of RDPL operations to meet the needs of the communities served by public library services within the strategic, policy and financial framework established by the Board. The CEO is also an important figure in the community, a cornerstone of the advocacy strategy and engages with a number of external stakeholders that contribute to the success of RDPL. The ideal candidate holds a Master's Degree in Library and Information Studies/Science, has several years of senior management experience in a public library setting, and possesses strong financial, human resources, communication and project management skills. In addition, strong community engagement and labour relations experience is preferred. Red Deer is an enjoyable city in which to live and work. Ideally located between Calgary and Edmonton, it features an exceptional college, excellent public schools and a wide range of cultural offerings. The area offers a well-developed parks system with trails and river access as well as proximity to the mountains. Red Deer house prices are reasonable, everything is within a 20 minute drive and the choice of public transit or bike lanes also exists in this thriving community. If you are interested in this position, and would like more information about it, please contact Amy at Pekarsky & Co., [email protected], and we will send you a comprehensive description of the position and the skills we are seeking. Deadline for resume submissions is on Monday October 2, 2017.

Our client is a highly innovative, publicly traded, junior oil and gas exploration and development company focused on the liquids-rich Montney fairway at Pipestone, near Grande Prairie, Alberta. Our client holds a 100% working interest in 125 gross (108.9 net) sections of highly prospective Montney rights. With a vision to actualize Alberta’s Montney growth story, our client continues to develop technologies and methods to drive sustainable competitive advantage with goals to achieve increased production through expanded egress and become one of the lowest cost condensate and natural gas producers in the Montney.  Our client was awarded the 2017 TSX Venture 50 Top Oil and Gas Company award. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer is a critical member of the Company’s senior management team involved in setting the strategic direction for the company.  The CFO will have primary responsibility for planning, executing, managing and controlling all financial related activities; it is the role of the CFO to ensure that the Company approaches financial management strategically and adheres to best in class accounting practices, systems, controls, and financial disclosures on behalf of its external stakeholders including shareholders, relevant regulators, banks, external auditors and Board of Directors.  As a strategic leader and advisor, the CFO will interpret financial information and contribute insightful understanding of anticipated trends and financial implications to support executive business decision making. The successful candidate will be a local, seasoned, oil and gas financial executive with a well-developed set of skills and the demonstrated ability to work with members of the experienced leadership, operations, geology and land teams to strategically meet financial, operational and organizational objectives.  Given the company’s present growth orientation and strategy, it is essential that this person be commercially astute, exude professional competence, possess exceptional communication skills and be a committed team player. If you are interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Susie Besler at 403-263-4474 ext 229 or by email at [email protected].

Our client collaborates with business, government and community partners to position Calgary as the location of choice for the purpose of attracting business investment, fostering trade and strengthening Calgary’s workforce. Managed by an independent Board of Directors, our client is a not-for-profit corporation funded by the City of Calgary, other orders of government, community partners and the private sector through the Action Calgary program. Based in Calgary and reporting to the President & CEO, the Vice President, Trade & Investment Attraction will be responsible for the strategic direction and leadership of attracting new business activity from around the world and supporting the retention and development of existing Calgary businesses  to expand their local, national and international trade markets. Ideally we are seeking an energetic, seasoned, market facing, visionary business leader who is passionate about creating a vibrant and sustainable local Calgary community. Demonstrated sales and strategic business development success coupled with a strong fundamental background in economics and a deep understanding of the local, national, and international economic and political landscapes and current global affairs are essential competencies for this role. If you are interested in learning more about this exciting and ever so important role in assisting to advance Calgary’s economic growth and prosperity, please contact Susie Besler at 403-263-4474 ext 229 or by email at [email protected].

Pekarsky & Co., an award-winning boutique executive search firm headquartered in Calgary, finds itself busier than a one eyed dog in a butcher shop. We are looking to grow by adding an Associate to our team in Calgary. If you are a recruiter or researcher with at least two years of retained search experience, and looking for an opportunity to develop your skills in a highly entrepreneurial environment, we would like to hear from you. We punch well above our weight, quietly and expertly offering best in class recruitment services to a wide range of clients from major public companies to top tier law firms from coast to coast.  We’re passionate about our work, our community and we  enjoy a well-earned reputation as a bit of a disrupter in the search community.  We treat our employees well and aren’t afraid to show our irreverent style at times. If you’d like more details on this amazing (#bestrecruitersever) opportunity, send an email to [email protected].

Our client is a thriving and collegial regional law firm based in Vancouver with a diverse client base spanning entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 corporations. The firm has a strong entrepreneurial culture and actively supports lawyers in profile building, networking and business development efforts. 

 Due to growth, their Commercial Real Estate group is seeking an Associate who will have key responsibilities in providing legal expertise on the development of residential, mixed-use, retail, office, industrial, land and master planned communities.

Ideally we are seeking a 4 - 10 year Associate with experience in property development work.  If you are interested in learning more about the Associate opportunity with this vibrant Commercial Real Estate practice group, please contact Susie Besler at 403-263-4474 ext 229 or by email at [email protected].

Clark Wilson's clients change the world. You can help mark those successes. Clark Wilson is a thriving and collegial regional law firm located in Vancouver, BC. Their team of 80 lawyers and 120 staff represents a diverse range of backgrounds and experience with a common dedication to responsive, thoughtful and comprehensive client service. They are consistently recognized by Canadian Lawyer as one of Western Canada’s top regional firms, and provide an excellent platform for business-minded professionals. As a result of significant and sustained growth, the firm's successful Trade-mark practice is now one of the busiest in Western Canada. The team boasts an open and collegial approach to client service, and practitioners ranked among the best in Canada (World Trademark Review, Best Lawyers, Lexpert). While best known for their technology-related work, world-class clients from all sectors include the world’s most valuable brands. They are looking to add additional talent to support their continued growth in this vital practice area: A Trade-mark Associate with a thorough, practical understanding of trade-mark law and principles. You have a minimum of three years of experience specializing in trade-mark clearance and prosecution; expertise with enforcement, including opposition and other contentious trade-mark matters is preferred though not essential. You are highly responsive and service-oriented, skilled at developing and managing client relationships, and an excellent communicator with a knack for conveying complex information in a clear and practical manner. This partnership-track position provides a great opportunity to develop your skills working for exceptional clients alongside internationally-recognized practitioners.  A Service Lawyer/ Trade-mark Specialist with extensive experience in trade-mark clearance and prosecution including preparing and filing trade-mark applications, reporting to clients, and responding to Examiner objections. Expertise with opposition and other contentious trade-mark matters is beneficial though not essential. Whether as a lawyer or trade-mark agent, in this role you can have a rewarding career working on challenging and interesting trade-mark matters without the demands typical of a traditional partnership-track position: your billable hour target is reduced, your non-billable commitments are minimal, and the role can be adjusted to respond to your personal needs. Clark Wilson pride's itself on their open-minded approach to achieving business solutions and delivering top-notch service. If you believe your passion for trade-mark law, together with your skills, experience, drive and client-service commitment would be a good addition to their team, we are interested in hearing from you! To apply, or if you would like additional information, please contact: James Sweetman at [email protected]

Our client is one of the world’s largest potash exporters—an international marketing and logistics company with significant economies of scale in its supply chain, and long-term relationships and reputation with its overseas customers. Our client has corporate offices in Saskatoon, Singapore, Tokyo and Shanghai. As a competitive world supplier, our client efficiently sells and delivers Canadian potash to customers primarily in Asia, Latin America and Oceania. As Saskatchewan’s largest overseas exporter and one of Canada’s largest mineral exporters, since 1972, our client has delivered over 225 million tonnes of potash to farmers and industrial users in over 60 countries—making it a vital link in the pursuit of global food security. Based in Saskatoon and reporting to the Senior Vice President, Finance & Strategy, the Director, Treasury & Tax will be responsible for the overall direction and leadership of all treasury and tax related functions for the company. The Director, Treasury & Tax will be responsible for managing corporate liquidity risk, debt financing strategy identification and implementation, domestic and foreign tax planning, management and compliance, and building and leading a commercially minded and technically strong treasury and tax team focused on the values of commercial acumen, leadership and best practices. The ideal candidate will hold a Professional Accounting Designation and/or a CFA designation with a minimum of 12 years of experience in a financial treasury or tax role and at least 8 years of leadership experience. The successful candidate will be a seasoned and experienced leader with strong commercial acumen, innovative and strategic insight and the demonstrated ability to execute corporate financial strategy through treasury and tax activities to maximize shareholder value. If you are interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Susie Besler at 403-263-4474 ext 229 or by email at [email protected].

Our client is one of the world’s largest potash exporters—an international marketing and logistics company with significant economies of scale in its supply chain, and long-term relationships and reputation with its overseas customers. Our client has corporate offices in Saskatoon, Singapore, Tokyo and Shanghai. As a competitive world supplier, our client efficiently sells and delivers Canadian potash to customers primarily in Asia, Latin America and Oceania. As Saskatchewan’s largest overseas exporter and one of Canada’s largest mineral exporters, since 1972, our client has delivered over 225 million tonnes of potash to farmers and industrial users in over 60 countries—making it a vital link in the pursuit of global food security. Based in Saskatoon and taking on a new centralized accounting role reporting to the Corporate Controller, the Assistant Controller will be responsible for the day to day management, leadership and coordination of all accounting related activities for the company inclusive of financial and management reporting, external audit, corporate budgeting and forecasting, internal financial controls, etc.  The Assistant Controller will lead a team of four direct reports and an additional eight indirect reports focused around the principles of commercial acumen, leadership and best practices. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting and a Professional Accounting Designation coupled with a strong technical background in IFRS and a minimum of 10 years of experience in a financial accounting/reporting or auditing role, and 5 years in a leadership role. It is essential that the new Assistant Controller possess strong business acumen and previous management experience leading, mentoring and challenging teams to outstanding levels of achievement. If you are interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Susie Besler at 403-263-4474 ext 229 or by email at [email protected].

Origin Merchant Partners Calgary Launch Our client, Origin Merchant Partners (“Origin”), is the largest independent investment banking advisory firm in Canada with over 20 professionals located in Toronto. Founded in 2011 by a group of senior investment bankers and private equity professionals from several major Canadian and international financial institutions and industries, the firm has completed over 50 transactions across a range of sectors including food and agriculture, mining and resources, real estate, technology and telecom, financial services, power and utilities and industrials. Origin works with domestic and international clients on both mergers and acquisitions and creative financing solutions to achieve strategic growth objectives. While Origin works with clients across Canada, the firm does not yet have a presence in the west and has targeted Calgary as the optimal centre to base its operations. The firm is seeking a senior level partner or team with strong existing relationships in the energy sector and an entrepreneurial mindset to create a leading new independent advisory firm in the marketplace. Origin has grown significantly with the support of clients in the public and private markets who recognize the value of a purely independent advisory platform and professionals with an alignment of interests. If you are a high caliber professional with previous banking experience and an entrepreneurial spirit to create a new platform in western Canada with the most rapidly growing independent firm in the country, we would like to speak with you. For more information, please contact Adam Pekarsky at 1 403 263 4474 x. 222 or email to [email protected].

Our client is a well-funded start up with a strategy to develop a profitable and sustainable business in the Canadian medical marijuana industry.  Beyond sustaining a strong volume of referrals from physicians in the local markets where it operates, our client intends to focus on systematically developing significant new, and often underserved and remote markets in Alberta, British Columbia and the Territories.  We are currently assisting our client in a search for a Director, Finance and Administration.  If you are a CPA, perhaps on the cusp of becoming a CFO but not quite there, we’d like to hear from you.  We are looking for someone 5 years into a career who has full cycle accounting with 3 years hands on experience, preferably in a retail environment.  The ability to build and sustain relationships with the General Managers of each store; hiring and on-boarding new hires; the ability to manage and mitigate risk; and the comfort and patience required with working in a start-up environment are required elements of this exciting role in the booming marijuana industry.  For more information please contact Erin Dand at [email protected] or by calling 1 (403) 263 4474 ex. 228

We have partnered with one of Canada’s preeminent business law firm boutiques to find two dynamic and motivated individuals to join our client’s team. If you are an associate called between 2012 and 2015 with strong private practice experience in the areas of M&A, corporate and commercial or corporate finance and securities, this could be the opportunity for you. Our client is a leader in the fields of M&A, corporate finance, strategic investments, takeovers and takeover defence, corporate & commercial and natural resources, and has consistently been recognized as a leader in such areas by publications such as Chambers & Partners, Best Lawyers and others. Our client represents a diverse array of public and private companies, whether they be leading Canadian companies or sophisticated multinational corporations cross-listed on the TSX, the NASDAQ and the NYSE. As a result of our client’s focused practice areas and client base, our client’s associates enjoy significant exposure and visibility on high-quality files and transactions. In addition, our client generally offers associates the highest level of compensation in Vancouver, including a merit-based annual bonus system that is unmatched in the market, and that can result in high-performing team members receiving bonuses that are a substantial portion of their earnings. If you’re looking to join a high-performing team where successes are celebrated and compensated, please reach out to Erin Dand at [email protected] or 403-263-4474 ext 228.

Our client is one of Canada’s leading national law firms with prominent business lawyers and litigators. Nationally, their Litigation Group is considered to be a market leader in Canada’s largest business centres, and is rated among Canada’s top-tier business litigation practices by domestic and international directories.

Are you an exceptional associate in the M&A/capital markets group of a top tier firm? Do you love working on high-profile transactions with some of the brightest legal minds in the country? If so, we may have an opportunity for you! We have partnered with Canada’s preeminent business law firm to search for two outstanding associates to join our client’s Capital Markets/M&A group in Calgary. Our client is one of the top law firms both in Calgary and Canada-wide, and has worked on some of the most impressive M&A and financing transactions in the country in the last 18 months. The ideal candidates will have been called to the bar between 2013 and 2016 in a Canadian jurisdiction. These candidates will be highly motivated and outcome-focused with strong academic credentials and track records of success in private practice. As the economy in Alberta recovers from the recent downturn and transaction activity increases, our client believes there has never been a better time to practice corporate law in the Calgary market. Our client is incredibly busy working on high-quality capital markets and M&A transactions and is seeking top-notch associates who want to be part of the action in Calgary. If you’d like to find out more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Erin Dand at [email protected] or 403-263-4474 ext 228.