JOB POSTING
Senior First Nations Public Safety & Policing Advisor
Full-Time Term Position Until March 31, 2027
(With possibility of extension)
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APC) is seeking a Senior
First Nations Public Safety & Policing Advisor to provide strategic, legal, and policy advice
to Chiefs and leadership on policing, public safety, and justice matters affecting Atlantic First
Nations communities. This role promotes culturally grounded approaches to community safety
while supporting both immediate priorities and long-term policing initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide legal, policy, and strategic advice to All Chiefs and First Nation
leadership on policing, public safety, and justice.
- Support the ongoing advocacy, discussions and strategies of an Atlantic Chiefs
Committee as well as a
Public Safety & Policing Committee, including
meeting coordination and follow-up actions.
- Assist and support First Nation leadership in negotiations and policy discussions
with federal and provincial governments.
- Coordinate First Nations input into public safety and policing legislation, policies
and reform initiatives.
- Support development of long-term First Nations policing models and community
safety initiatives.
- Advise and support enforcement of First Nations laws, by-laws, and community
safety measures.
- Prepare ongoing communications, briefing materials, policy and issue analysis,
and recommendations.
- Monitor emerging issues and developments affecting First Nations public safety
& policing.
Qualifications
