CAO Hiring Committee Special Meeting Agenda

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CAO Hiring Committee
Agenda
 

Date:Thursday, October 24, 2024
Time:11:30 am
Location:Electronic Zoom Meeting
Pages
1.CALL TO ORDER
2.APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3.BUSINESS
3.1CAO Job Description Update - Review of Drafts
2 - 38
3.2CAO Six Month Top Priorities
3.3Meeting Schedule for CAO Check-in
39 - 39
Proposed draft meeting dates
4.NEXT MEETING
5.CLOSED MEETING
6.RISE AND REPORT
7.ADJOURNMENT

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 POSITION DESCRIPTION 
Islands Trust 
 
POSITION TITLE: 
 
 Chief Administrative Officer  
POSITION 
NUMBER(S): 
 36524  
DIVISION: 
(e.g., Division, Region, 
Department) 
NA 
UNIT: 
(e.g., Branch, Area, District) 
 EXEC  
LOCATION: 
Victoria  
APPROVED CLASSIFICATION 
 
ADM-1 (Non-OIC) 
CLASS CODE 
NA  
SUPERVISOR’S TITLE: 
Islands Trust Council.  
POSITION 
NUMBER 
NA 
SUPERVISOR’S 
CLASSIFICATION: 
Elected Officials (Trustees) 
PHONE NUMBER: 
 
Various 
 
ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW 
The Islands Trust is a special purpose agency created by the Province of British Columbia with a legislated mandate “to 
preserve and protect the Trust Area and its unique amenities and environment for the benefit of the residents of the 
Trust Area and of British Columbia generally, in cooperation with municipalities, regional districts, improvement 
districts, First Nations, other persons and organizations and the government of British Columbia”.  Located in the Salish 
Sea, the Trust Area spans 5200 square kilometers, with 1,363 kilometers of shoreline, is home to an exceptional variety 
of species of birds, fish, inter-tidal life, wildlife and plants, and about 35,000 people. The Islands Trust is a dynamic work 
environment: there are 26 elected trustees and 16 governance bodies.  All 26trustees form the Trust Council, and of 
those, four are elected to Executive Committee (EC).  There are 12 local trust committees (LTC) made up of two locally 
elected trustees plus one appointed member from the EC.  One additional LTC is made up of all four members of EC.  
There is one Island Municipality, and three trustees plus three Provincial government appointees form the Islands Trust 
Conservancy Board. Trust Council has four standing committees which make recommendations to Trust Council on 
various initiatives.  
PURPOSE OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) POSITION 
This top executive is the sole employee of Trust Council.  As such, the CAO provides support to Trust Council to develop 
and implement the strategic vision for the Islands Trust, plus operational oversight to staff to deliver that vision.  The 
CAO works closely with the Executive Committee. 
The CAO must foster a collaborative environment, build and maintain a high performing team, strive for organizational 
excellence and ensure the continued delivery of high-quality services and work product in all areas. This role requires a 
strong administrative skill set, a dynamic people-focused leader, a deep understanding of the Islands Trust’s unique 
mandate, and the abil

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