Director, Labour Relations

Human Resources

Vancouver, BC In accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of PHSA safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA’s Agencies/Divisions/Services, and as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Specific Portfolio’s:

1. Labour Relations–This position is responsible for leading the Labour Relations function across PHSA. Provides overall strategic planning and leadership on Labour Relations issues including Collective Agreement interpretation, grievance management, negotiations with unions, litigation of labour disputes (with emphasis on Employer-wide and Industry-wide application), and overarching interpretation direction across multiple clinical and corporate programs. Represents the interests of PHSA with HEABC and other external stakeholders on collective agreement administration, legislation and other government directives.
2. Safety & Prevention – This position supports the leadership of the Occupational Health and Safety team with the application and implementation of OHS strategies and initiatives. This position also provides expert advice to OHS leaders on the interaction between collective agreement language and existing or new OHS projects, policies, or strategies.
3. Recovery and Return to Work – This position works collaboratively with Recovery and Return to Work leadership in navigating complex issues related to the unionized Enhanced Disability Management Program. This includes providing expert advice on the application of collective agreement language, supporting a transparent and consistent organizational approach to RRTW, and supporting litigation related to disputes involving the EDMP program.

What you’ll do

- Formulate, implement, and evaluate goals and objectives for the designated area aligning them to the overall strategic direction of HR within the PHSA. Responsibilities include conducting an analysis of the current situation and the future requirements, developing recommendations of specific goals and objectives, and setting priorities for planning and implementing strategies in conjunction with HR leadership colleagues and corporate HR partners. Develop and administer the implementation of programs and services.
- Drive results through integrating approaches across PHSA, removing barriers, exploring opportunities within HR and operational partners, and cultivating innovation including the development of standard operating procedures and systems/processes.
- Oversee the designated team to successfully provide expert counsel, high quality services, act as a business partner, and to embody and support PHSA values. Provide leadership to staff through coaching, guiding and modeling key behaviours/strategies, encouraging dialogue and providing guidance and advice to facilitate resolutions to work issues.
- Recruit, develop and recognize staff; outline expectations, determine training requirements; and evaluate individual and team performance in collaboration with team leaders and appropriate internal stakeholders and peer HR staff.
- Lead staff in growing partnerships with clients and facilitating consensus to plan and deliver HR Services for designated area. Develop, build and maintain mutually beneficial working partnerships,



represent PHSA and their interests across various audiences and stakeholder groups, and collaborate and liaise within PHSA and various external groups including regional health organizations, Health Employers Association of BC, union partners, and other central agencies.
- Take a lead role in planning, directing and evaluating the implementation of specific HR related change initiatives. Identify, recommend and evaluate new initiatives and partnership opportunities, determine and negotiate resourcing requirements, and make recommendations to the Executive Director for evaluation and approval.
- Support the Executive Director on strategic leadership and the planning, development and management of the overall HR strategy, goals and objectives for PHSA and oversee and guide the translation of strategy into operations for designated HR area. Make decisions that have broad implications and complexity, ensure consistency with PHSA’s overall strategic plan, and work within the boundaries of government legislation and policies as well as provincial standards and agreements.
- Monitor portfolio expenditures, carry out variance analysis and reporting, approve designated team expenditures, and support the Executive Director with preparing summaries for fiscal reporting. Develop and recommend HR area’s operating budget.

What you bring

Qualifications

- Demonstrated expertise in Psychological Health and Safety practices and standards. Ability to lead staff in the provision of specialty knowledge services. Expert at managing matrixed relationships and ambiguity
- A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Master’s degree in Organization Development, Social Work or a related HR / Health discipline plus ten (10) years’ of related human resources experience including at least five (5) years at a senior leader.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples in social and health contexts, including supported by significant knowledge of Indigenous-specific mandates, including clear understanding of and commitment to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination and embed Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility. Demonstrated knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts, underpinned by significant expertise in Indigenous-specific mandates. This includes a clear understanding of and commitment to eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination. Additionally, it involves embedding Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility, and an advanced expertise and unwavering dedication to engaging with diversity, centering equity, and advancing inclusion (DEI).
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within Human Resources contexts found in the foundational documents including 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, Anti-Racism Data Act, BC Human Rights Code - and how they intersect across the health care system.

Skills & Knowledge
- Comprehensive knowledge of applicable HR processes and applicable legislation, relevant collective agreements and principles of union/management relationships. A broad understanding of best practices and policies for applicable HR portfolio area. Proven interpersonal skills; energetic team player able to inspire, engage others, build networks and develop trusting relationships. Demonstrated ability to establish courses of action for self and others. Demonstrated ability to supervise, lead, mentor, and coach staff. Demonstrated ability to make decisions and to influence change and decision-making. Demonstrated ability to problem solve with a global perspective and facilitate resolution of issues. Demonstrated analytical skills and the ability to think critically, conceptualize issues, and systemically address them. Demonstrated ability to develop and evaluate strategic plans, and to oversee and guide the translation of strategy into operations. Excellent communication skills including the ability to facilitate, negotiate, and persuade others. Excellent organizational skills including the ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines. Ability to deal effectively with all levels of staff. Ability to operate related equipment including various word processing software and spreadsheet programs.
- Demonstrated deep understanding of their personal learning/unlearning journey in relation to Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression, as well as addressing racism more broadly. Able to articulate and share this journey to motivate and inspire others enhancing a culture of learning/unlearning and self-reflection.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the social, economic, political realities of settler-colonialism and impacts on Indigenous peoples in social and health contexts as well as knowledge and understanding of, and commitment to upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments in the foundational documents: 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, and the Distinctions Based Approach.

Job Type: Regular, Full-Time Salary Range: $118,923-$170,951/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: 1333 W Broadway Vancouver, BC V6H 1G9

Closing Date: Applications Accepted Until Position is Filled

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

Requisition #: 201552E

📌 Director, Labour Relations (Vancouver)
🏢 Provincial Health Services Authority
📍 Vancouver