Federal Liberals are bidding fond farewells to the party's British Columbia executive director Kim Haakstad. Ms. Haakstad has been with the Grits since the former provincial ministerial assistant departed the legislative precincts in December 2004. She's scheduled to leave her post effective July 5 - the day after the deadline for leadership race membership sign-ups - joining ex-provincial Liberal backbencher Karn Manhas's Karyon Group as a senior manager. The search for a replacement is underway. The following is a complete copy of the advertisement for that position, which was sent out on Friday.

From: bc@liberal.ca
Sent: June 9, 2006 3:54 PM
Subject: Employment Opportunity at LPCBC

LPCBC Job Vacancy
Executive Director

The Liberal Party of Canada in BC is searching for a new Executive Director.

Key responsibilities:

Reporting to the Executive Committee, the Executive Director is responsible for:

Day to Day Operations of the LPCBC Office
Management of LPCBC Staff and volunteers
Oversight of all expenditures and fundraising
Elections Act Compliance
Election Readiness
Riding Development
Relations with Riding Association Presidents
Communications with members and the general public

Qualifications

You are a detail oriented individual and are able to work well with a diverse group of people. You have experience managing a small staff and can identify priorities and develop an implementation plan. You have a demonstrated commitment to Liberal values and experience working with a Liberal Riding Association or on election campaigns.

You have an undergraduate degree and have a minimum of 3-5 years of experience working in a demanding office environment. You have excellent computer skills. You have excellent oral and written communications skills.

Neutrality

The employee will be required to remain neutral throughout the Liberal Leadership campaign.

Salary is negotiable based on experience.

We thank all applicants for their interest but only short listed applicants will be contacted.

Application deadline is: 5:00pm, Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Please apply via fax or e-mail attention:

Personnel Committee LPCBC
c/o Jamie Elmhirst, President
jamie@lpcbc.com
f: 604-874-8966