Manager, Labour Relations and Compensation
Human Resources
If your career is on the rise and employee relations/compensation is your passion, this is the opening you have been looking for. Strathcona County is a specialized municipality with a diverse workforce of 1500+ employees. Our commitment to you is work life balance, professional growth and development opportunities, and a great work location in the heart of Sherwood Park. And…… a superb chance to work with a talented and accomplished HR team that serves staff at all levels with responsiveness and enthusiasm!
People love working with you! You bring professionalism and plenty of energy to your job with an uncompromising commitment to excellence in human resources leadership. With a winning personality and deep program knowledge in labour relations and compensation, you are equally comfortable on the front lines and working with senior leaders promoting a progressive and positive work environment for Strathcona County’s employees. You have considerable experience in building and implementing a innovative and sound Employee and Labour Relations program and a Compensation program; which contribute to Strathcona County’s commitment to employee engagement and loyalty. You understand the value of building and nurturing professional relationships based on integrity, mutual respect and trust.
As a member of the HR leadership team, your key responsibilities are focused in two areas:
1. Manage Employee and Labour Relations
- Develop long and short range planning to ensure the County’s Labour Relations philosophy is achieved.
- Advance positive employee relations for non-union and union employees
- Provide expert leadership, coaching, strategies and tools for prevention and resolution of employee relations issues
- Ensure appropriate risk analysis and innovation in problem-solving for a diverse range of human resource issues
- Coach and mentor managers and employees through ongoing learning sessions
- Manage the collective bargaining process for two collective agreements.
2. Manage Employee Compensation
- Develop, manage, implement and maintain the County’s overall compensation strategy and Terms and Conditions of Employment
- Maintain a comprehensive data base of external public sector compensation comparisons for use in formulating recommendations relating to the County’s investment in human capital
Qualifications
- B.Comm. with a major in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations; a diploma in Human Resources or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- 7 to 10 years directly related senior labour relations experience overseeing collective agreement administration including negotiations, grievances and arbitrations; compensation programs; job evaluation; and implementation of HR policies and guidelines. Preference will be given to candidates with 3-5 years senior leadership experience in Labour Relations.
- Desirable qualifications include public sector experience working with multiple union and non-union terms of employment and a CHRP designation.
- A proven track record of building trusted relationships and coaching/mentoring employees at all levels in the organization.
This is a 35 hours/week position. For further information, please contact Holly Stengel, Director, Human Resources at (780) 464-8429 or holly.stengel@strathcona.ca
Competition #035-2012 closes March 30, 2012.
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Last updated: Monday, March 19, 2012
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