JOB OPPORTUNITY
Public Trustee
Department: Justice
Location: Yellowknife, NT
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
The Public Trustee oversees and is responsible and accountable for the management, direction and administration of the Public Trustee Program in the Northwest Territories.
The position is located in Yellowknife. It reports to the Assistant Deputy Minister (Attorney General Branch) for administrative purposes.
SCOPE
The scope of this position is diverse and significant, owing to the wide range of clients and legal and financial duties, as well as program areas.
As a statutory officer, the Public Trustee is a fiduciary authority appointed under the Public Trustee Act by the Government of the Northwest Territories to protect and manage the legal and financial interests of vulnerable residents of the Northwest Territories and administer estates of deceased persons when there is no one else to do so or where it meets the criteria for the Office of the Pubic Trustee to administer. The powers and duties of the Public Trustee are set out under the Public Trustee Act, the Guardianship and Trusteeship Act the Powers of Attorney Act, the Rules of Court, the Estate Administration Rules, and other legislation, as well as judgemade law.
Please see PDF for more information
NWT-Public-Trustee-JD.pdf