Director, Employee & Labour Relations

The University of Alberta is one of Canada’s top research and teaching universities, with an international reputation for excellence across the humanities, sciences, creative arts, business, engineering, and health sciences. Consistently ranked among the top universities in the world, the University of Alberta is home to nearly 39,000 students from 147 countries and 15,000 faculty and staff. The University has over 260,000 alumni worldwide.

Reporting to the Associate Vice-President, Human Resources, Health, Safety and Environment (HRHSE), the Director of Employee and Labour Relations ensures the services and advice offered by the Employee and Labour Relations team are supportive of the strategic goals of the University of Alberta. They will focus on standardizing employee and labour relations processes, deliver consistent and reliable advice with respect to collective agreement interpretation, ensure ongoing training of Employee and Labour Relation Officers and HR Partners and continually increase employee and labour relations expertise within the institute.

Some key responsibilities include: Ensuring an aligned and consistent academic and non-academic labour relations strategy across portfolios, overseeing and advising Employee and Labour Relations Officers to provide advice to management and senior management on various labour relations and human resources management issues, recommending strategic plans to the Associate Vice-President, HRHSE for the Employee and Labour Relations team, developing the bargaining strategy for relevant collective agreement negotiations, acting as a labour relations and employment law subject matter expert within the Employee and Labour Relations centre of expertise, managing relevant labour arbitrations, and liaising with external legal counsel.

Required qualifications and expertise include a university degree in Law, Labour Relations, or a related field, a minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible labour relations experience, including experience in a management/leadership role, ability to work well under pressure with minimal supervision and cope with a heavy workload, and proven experience managing grievance procedures and managing settlements.

To explore this opportunity further, please contact Boyden’s Calgary office at 403-410-6700 or please submit your resume via the blue "Apply" button by visiting the Boyden Canada Opportunities website at https://www.boyden.ca/canada/opportunities/ .

The University of Alberta is committed to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression; and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those under consideration for the role will be contacted.

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