Associate Vice-President, Labour and Employee Relations

University of Windsor; Windsor; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Windsor invites applications for the role of Associate Vice-President, Labour and Employee Relations (AVPLER). This senior executive will lead labour and employee relations, including collective bargaining, grievance processes and dispute resolution, reporting to the Vice-President, Human Resources and Chief Legal Counsel.

The AVPLER will guide strategic labour relations across the university, navigate faculty associations and staff bargaining units, and advise senior leaders on

Qualifications

• Senior executive experience in labour relations across a large organization.
• Proven track record in collective bargaining and contract administration.
• Experience handling complex employee matters and disputes.
• Strong advisory and strategic leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of labour and employee relations across the University.
• Manage collective bargaining, collective agreement administration, grievances and arbitration processes.
• Advise executive leadership on employment policies, organizational change and risk.
• Foster constructive labour‑management relationships and promote procedural fairness.

Skills

Labour relations

Collective bargaining

Dispute resolution

Strategic leadership

Job description

UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR

NOTICE OF VACANCY

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

POSITION TITLE: Associate Vice-President, Labour and Employee Relations

DEPARTMENT: Human Resources

REPORTS TO: Vice-President, Human Resources and Chief Legal Counsel

SALARY: Range Exempt

The University of Windsor is situated on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations: the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. We respect the longstanding relationships with First Nations people in this place in the 100-mile Windsor-Essex peninsula and the straits – les détroits – of Detroit.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The University of Windsor invites applications for the position of Associate Vice-President, Labour and Employee Relations (AVPLER), a senior executive leadership opportunity for an accomplished labour relations professional with significant experience in collective bargaining, complex employment matters, dispute resolution, and strategic labour relations leadership.

Reporting to the Vice-President, Human Resources and Chief Legal Counsel, the AVPLER provides strategic leadership and oversight of labour and employee relations across the University, including collective bargaining, collective agreement administration, grievance and arbitration processes, workplace conflict resolution, and Occupational Health and Safety.

As a key member of the University's senior leadership team, the AVPLER serves as a strategic advisor to executive leadership, the Provost, Deans, academic administrators, and other institutional leaders on complex labour relations matters, employment policies, organizational change, and institutional risk. The role requires the ability to navigate the distinct and often complex employment relationships within a university environment, including faculty associations, academic unions, and administrative and support staff bargaining units.

The successful candidate will foster constructive labour‑management relationships, promote procedural fairness, and support a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative workplace while ensuring that labour relations strategies and practices advance the University's academic mission and institutional priorities.