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The Canadian Meat Council is seeking a:
Director Regulatory and International Trade

Function:
Reporting directly to the Executive Director the Director Regulatory and International Trade is responsible for proactively meeting the regulatory and international trade policy and foreign market access needs of our membership. This is a challenging new role that will seek to fulfill the mission of the Council to advocate for the needs of our members to secure Canada’s global meat competitiveness.

Qualifications:
This position requires an experienced, self-directed professional with excellent analytical, leadership, teamwork, flexibility and communication skills. Effectively managing complex issues and relationships with government officials, and building and maintaining internal and external partnerships are all required qualifications.

In addition to the above skills you must:
• Have a university degree in Agriculture, International Trade Policy, Law or an equivalent degree with position related experience.
• Be fluently bilingual in English and French.
• Have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in the regulatory and/or international trade process working to reform unnecessarily burdensome and costly regulations.
• Have a relentless drive for continuous improvement and customer service.

The Canadian Meat Council offers a competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with skills and experience.

Resumes along with a cover letter must be submitted no later than January 20, 2012, to the attention of James Laws, Executive Director, Canadian Meat Council, 407-1545 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Z 8P9, or by email at jiml@cmc-cvc.com.

The Canadian Meat Council is Canada's national trade association representing federally inspected meat packers and processors since 1919. Canada’s meat processing industry is the largest sector of Canada’s food industry with annual sales in excess of $21.3 billion and employing over 67,500 people.
We thank all applicants for their interest in this position, however, only those applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted.