Job Description / Duties

Reporting to the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, the Sergeant-at-Arms (SAA) is a permanent officer of the Legislative Assembly holding a highly specialized executive position within the Legislative Assembly Administration. The SAA directs multiple program areas of significant size and complexity, manages formal leadership positions and is overall responsible for the department of over 100 employees.

The SAA autonomously makes strategic decisions relative to security operations, ensuring the safety and security of Members of the Legislative Assembly, visiting dignitaries, staff, and the public. The SAA is responsible for a portfolio of sensitive and high public profile priorities. This position leads the department responsible for providing a safe, secure, and accessible environment for Members, staff, and the public within the Legislative Precinct 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The SAA also provides expert advice and supports for constituency offices throughout British Columbia.

The SAA performs ceremonial and security duties relating to proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, ceremonies of state and special events, including care and custody of the ceremonial mace, custody of bills prior to their introduction, custody over the furnishings in the Legislative Chamber, timely distribution of parliamentary documents, and maintenance of the decorum and supervision of the Chamber, galleries, and corridors under the direction of the Speaker, as prescribed in the Standing Orders and statute.

The SAA is responsible for carrying out duties pertaining to proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, including maintaining custody of bills prior to their introduction and the distribution of legislative documents in the Chamber. The position works frequently with Members and regularly provides advice and briefings to the Speaker, Subcommittee on Security, and Clerk, reporting on matters that impact the safety and security of the Legislative Assembly and Members directly.

Qualifications / Required Skills

• Post-secondary education in public safety or a related program, plus at least 10 years of related senior leadership experience in an operational policing role in a leadership capacity, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience. Related experience may include:
o Demonstrated executive experience including overseeing significant operating and capital budgets, ensuring strategic resource allocation and strong fiscal stewardship.
o Overseeing protective and corporate security operations.
o Managing a large diverse organization through transparent and accountable practices.
o Strategic planning, threat and risk assessment, and operational oversight for large scale demonstrations, major events, and protection of critical infrastructure.
• Ability to maintain qualification for firearms and use of force equipment.

Additional Information

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Please submit cover letter and résumé through our job board portal by going to: https://www.leg.bc.ca/about/careers/job-postings Applications must be submitted by 12:00pm (noon) PDT on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. For questions please email human.resources@leg.bc.ca.

Note:
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is an equal opportunity employer committed to establishing an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment for all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status or any other basis protected by applicable law. We encourage applications from members of communities that are disadvantaged on any grounds under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, people of all genders and sexualities and people with disabilities.

We are committed to ensuring that reasonable accommodations are made available to persons with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment, and selection processes. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please contact human.resources@leg.bc.ca.

The Legislative Assembly Administration is a non-partisan workforce where political neutrality and impartiality is paramount. Employees must perform their duties in a non-partisan manner and manage their private affairs in a way that does not compromise or raise doubt about their ability to perform their job duties in a neutral and impartial way.

We would like to thank everyone in advance for applying as only those shortlisted will be contacted. An eligibility list may be established and/or auxiliary positions may be considered for future conversion to regular status. Lesser qualified applicants may be under-implemented or appointed at a lower classification. Reference checks and a Criminal Record Check (CRC) will be required as conditions of employment. An Education Verification Check may also be required.

All positions at the Legislative Assembly require applicants to be at least 16 years old and eligible to work in Canada.

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.

Salary: $178,397.95 - $217,558.48 per annum

Contact Information

Human Resources
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
E-mail: careers@leg.bc.ca | Telephone: 250-387-5532 | Web: www.leg.bc.ca

Employer Profile

Legislative Assembly staff provide non-partisan services to the institution of Parliament and its elected members in the areas of procedural advice, administrative support and information services. The Legislative Assembly is an autonomous employer, separate from the administrative framework of government ministries and agencies, which operates under the authority of the Constitution Act and the Legislative Assembly Management Committee Act.

The Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms ensures that the Legislative Assembly and its Members (MLAs) can conduct their business without interference or interruption. It is also responsible for the ceremonial aspects of the House, for security functions, providing security support to Constituency Office and staff, and providing ongoing administrative services and Chamber support when the House is in Session. The Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms continually works to ensure that the department reflects the diversity of the local community and through these efforts, it strengthens the services and support of the Legislative Assembly, its Members, its staff and the public.