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The Consultant, Labour Relations (LR) reports to the Team Leader, works in a matrixed human resources (HR) environment, and is accountable for providing leadership and subject matter expertise while ensuring the proactive and consistent management of issues with labour relations impact. The LR Consultant is a strategic partner to an assigned client group, promoting and fostering a consultative and proactive problem-solving employee relations/labour relations approach and contributing to the overall strategic design and implementation of work processes that enable operational groups to achieve their business outcomes. The LR Consultant is responsible for providing expert advice and guidance in collective agreement contract interpretation while acting as a strategic resource and liaison with the provincial employer bargaining associations. This includes the coordination and implementation of arbitration decisions and collective bargaining settlements with strategic partners and clients.

What you’ll do

- Build effective partnerships within assigned client groups including developing a strong understanding of the operational services, encouraging development of the operational business strategic plan to maximize the potential of available human resources. Promote HR/LR corporate initiatives and services to facilitate understanding and cooperation.
- Act as a strategic and influential partner with the HR teams, operational partners and stakeholders to proactively identify and manage LR issues to support PHSA’s strategic priorities. Provide expert advice and consultation to HR colleagues regarding LR issues by advising on the labour relations implications of policy and organizational re-design, redevelopment processes, certifications, special projects and consultation/negotiations with union representatives.
- Negotiate on behalf of the PHSA with union representatives on complex labour disputes and build union/management relationships by acting as the primary contact for complex labour relations issues. May represent PHSA in third party processes including grievance arbitration and Labour Relations Board hearings. Lead local union management meeting and facilitates establishment of agenda items.
- Collaborate with the Practice Lead, LR and as a member of the LR Community of Practice in the planning and development of labour relation strategies for the PHSA including the drafting of policies and procedures to address the organization’s labour relations objectives. Assist with the development of PHSA bargaining proposals, implementation of arbitration decisions and application of collective bargaining settlements with HR partners and operational partners to ensure consistency and alignment with organizational objectives.
- Ensure that industry interpretation of policies and collective agreements are consistently applied throughout collective agreement changes, legislation and jurisprudence.

What you bring

Qualifications

- A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field and seven (7) to ten (10) years progressively more senior experience in a labour relations focused HR positions.

Skills & Knowledge

- Demonstrated experience interpreting complex bargaining agreements and solid understanding of current labour relations practices and legislation.




- Excellent communication skills including the ability to negotiate and persuade others combined with a history of building and maintaining solid relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Highly developed analytical, critical thinking, problem solving skills and the ability to facilitate the resolution of issues. Models a commitment to service and being a strategic HR business partner within a complex organization.
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to mentor and engage others to ensure success in the workplace. Excellent organizational skills including the ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and engage others to ensure success in the workplace. Demonstrated ability to work as an effective member of a team and to work independently.
- Commitment to the value of continuous learning and an open curiosity for new ideas and innovation. Ability to use related equipment including HR information systems, word processing, spreadsheet, database and internet
- tools.
- Demonstrates a commitment to beginning and/or continuing their personal learning journey related to Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression, as well as addressing racism more broadly. Shows willingness to articulate and share their learning experiences to contribute to a culture of motivation and inspiration among peers.
- Demonstrates foundational knowledge of the social, economic, and political realities of settler-colonialism and its impacts on Indigenous peoples and equity-deserving groups within social and health contexts. Understands the impact of social determinants of health-on-health outcomes. Shows a commitment to learning about and upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments outlined in foundational documents such as the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan, Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, the BC Human Rights Code, Anti-Racism Data Act, and the Distinctions Based Approach.

What we bring

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too – offering health, wellness, development programs to support you – at work and at home.

- Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
- Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course,



or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
- Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, and psychological health & safety programs and holistic wellness resources.
- Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
- PHSA is a remote work friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
- Access to Work Perks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.

Job Type: Temporary Full-Time (Until July 2027)

Salary Range: $90,770 - $130,481 /year. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.

Location: While the home site for this role is 1333 W Broadway Vancouver, BC V6H 1G9

Closing date: Applications Accepted Until Filled

Hours of Work: 08:00-16:00 Monday-Friday

Requisition #: 197292E

What we do

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Create equity – Be courageous.

Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services

PHSA is committed to anti-racism and equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently excluded groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.

One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes ongoing commitments to Indigenous recruitment and employee experience as well as dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’k̓ula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at ***email_hidden***.

Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and exclusion faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and title of BC First Nations and self-determination of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. PHSA is mandated to uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents including the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.

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📌 Consultant, Labour Relations, Human Resources (Burnaby)
🏢 Provincial Health Services Authority
📍 Burnaby