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Service Commissions Department Employment Opportunities
Standing Disciplinary Tribunal Positions 2026
The Service Commissions Department invites suitably qualified individuals to apply for the contractual positions of Co-Chairman and Member of the Standing Disciplinary Tribunal. These roles involve sitting on a three-member tribunal to hear evidence and determine facts regarding disciplinary charges brought against public officers, teachers, and prison officers. Candidates must meet specific age, experience, and legal requirements, including being over 45 years of age. The appointments are for a fixed term of three years. This recruitment process follows an extension of the original deadline to ensure a comprehensive pool of applicants for these judicial-administrative functions within the public service framework.
Key Takeaways
- The deadline for all online applications is 27 March 2026 at midnight local time.
- Co-Chairman applicants must be over 45 and have at least ten years of legal practice.
- Member applicants require extensive knowledge of Civil, Teaching, and Public Service Regulations.
- All previous applicants for these specific roles must re-apply to be considered for employment.
- Failure to attach evidence of training and experience results in an unsuitable application.
Position Profiles
Co-Chairman
The Co-Chairman leads a three-member tribunal focused on disciplinary proceedings for various public sector branches.
- Salary: $13,400.00 per month.
- Transport Allowance: $1,100.00 per month.
- Age Requirement: Over 45 years of age.
- Professional Background: Must have retired from the Public Service at a level not lower than Range 68.
- Legal Qualifications: Possession of an LLB and LEC, with admission to practice law in Trinidad and Tobago.
- Experience: A minimum of ten years in legal practice or advisory roles, plus 18 months to 4 years in Public Administration.
Job Description
CO-CHAIRMAN, STANDING DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL
Kind of Work
- Highly professional work related to tribunal hearings of Public Officers.
Distinguishing Features of Work
- An employee in this class is required to sit as Chairman of a three-member disciplinary tribunal to hear
- evidence and find facts in respect of disciplinary charges preferred against public officers falling under
- the purview of the various Service Commissions.
Examples of Work
- Hears evidence of charges laid against Prison Officers, Fire Officers, Teachers and Public Officers.
- Determines whether evidence provided is factual information with respect to charges laid.
- Provides evidence that charges laid do not constitute the offence charged.
- Prepares reports to include finding of facts and expressions of opinion.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge and experience of the Teaching, Civil and Public Service Regulations
- Ability to interpret the Laws of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Ability to guide members of the tribunal as to their approach to the conduct of the matters before them.
- Ability to make findings with respect to ‘no case submissions’ whether evidence is sufficient to support
- the charge.
- Ability to proceed with tribunal hearings ex-parte where the officer charged is absent without good
- Ability to be fair, unbiased and impartial at tribunal hearings.
- Ability to prepare a strategy for proving the case.
Minimum Experience and Training
- LLB and LEC – Legal Education Certificate;
- Admission to practice Law in Trinidad and Tobago;
- Over 45 years of age and should have retired from the Public Service in an office not lower than
- Range 68;
- minimum of ten (10) years practicing law or holding a legal advisory position in Trinidad and
- Tobago; and
- some experience (six to eighteen months) in public administration.
Member
Members contribute to the fact-finding process of the tribunal for officers under the Service Commissions’ purview.
- Salary: $7,900.00 per month.
- Transport Allowance: $1,100.00 per month.
- Age Requirement: Over 45 years of age.
- Regulatory Knowledge: Demonstrated experience in Teaching, Civil, and Public Service Regulations.
- Core Skills: Ability to interpret the Laws of Trinidad and Tobago and six to eighteen months of experience in public administration.
Job Description
MEMBER, STANDING DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL
Kind of Work
- Responsible work related to tribunal hearings of Public Officers.
Distinguishing Features of Work
- An employee in this class is required to sit as Member of a three-man disciplinary tribunal to hear evidence and find facts in respect of disciplinary charges preferred against public officers falling under the purview of the various Service Commissions.
Examples of Work
- Hears evidence of charges laid against Prison Officers, Fire Officers, Teachers and Public
- Determines whether evidence provided is factual information with respect to charges laid.
- Provides evidence that charges laid do not constitute the offence charged.
- Prepares reports to include finding of facts and expressions of opinion.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge and experience of the Teaching, Civil and Public Service Regulations
- Ability to interpret the Laws of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Ability to guide members of the tribunal as to their approach to the conduct of the matters before
- Ability to make findings with respect to ‘no case submissions’ whether evidence is sufficient to
- support the charge.
- Ability to proceed with tribunal hearings ex-parte where the officer charged is absent without good
- Ability to be fair, unbiased and impartial at tribunal hearings.
- Ability to prepare a strategy for proving the case.
Minimum Experience and Training
- Over 45 years of age with some experience (six to eighteen months) in public administration,
- is not a holder of an office in the Public Service.
Application Procedures
Interested parties must adhere to the following submission protocols to ensure their candidacy is valid:
- Submission Method: Applications are accepted online only.
- Email Address: Scanned applications and documents must be sent to Nathallie.Charles@gov.tt.
- Deadline: The extended closing date is 27 March 2026, at 12:00 midnight local time.
- Mandatory Documentation: Copies of relevant certificates and evidence of experience must be provided.
- Re-application Policy: Individuals who applied previously for these roles must submit a new application dated within the current advertisement period.
Unsuitable applications, including those missing required documentation or received after the deadline, will not be acknowledged.
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