Executive Director, Recruitment Services

Provincial Health Services Authority; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 141,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

The Provincial Health Services Authority seeks an Executive Director for Recruitment Services, responsible for strategic oversight in a transformative role. This leader will enhance recruitment processes, cultivate an inclusive environment, and align organizational values with community needs, fostering impactful health care outcomes in British Columbia.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Flexible work options

Annual statutory holidays and generous vacation entitlement

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressively senior experience.
• Minimum of 5 years at a leadership level.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Indigenous issues in health contexts.

Responsibilities

• Leads the centralized Talent Acquisition and related teams.
• Develops and monitors annual budgets for recruitment.
• Ensures alignment of compensation strategy with healthcare regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Collaboration

Indigenous Cultural Safety

Recruitment Processes

Problem Solving

Human Resources Management

Education

Master's Degree in Health, Business, or Human Resources

Job description

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Provincial Health Services Authority provided pay range

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Base pay range

CA$141,146.00/yr - CA$202,898.00/yr

Executive Director, Recruitment Services

PHSA Corporate

You’re the visionary, innovative, and collaborative human resources leader we need: keen for an incredible career challenge and passionate about the future of health care services in British Columbia. Not one to shy away from challenging the “status quo,” you bring transformational leadership to diverse situations and have the ability to lead the full scope of recruitment services. People are at the heart of everything you do, and this role – executive director, Recruitment Services – supports multiple employee teams, future health care employees, and ultimately, patients and their families.

Consider this opportunity to join Kris Nielsen, vice president, People & Culture, who shares: “PHSA recruitment is undertaking critical strategy and process transformation to meet the challenges of today’s hiring environment. The role of executive director, Recruitment Services will be key to meeting PHSA’s vision through innovative approaches, collaborative initiatives, efficient processes, strong service orientation and consistent application of the organization’s values and commitment to eradicating Indigenous-specific racism.”

PHSA’s Recruitment Services offers a challenging career opportunity for a dynamic leader who is looking to serve alongside some top internal talent:

• Recruitment teams with experienced leaders are across multiple programs and services
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is imbedded in recruitment and retention practices
• Sanya’k̓ula Indigenous Recruitment is established, guiding colleagues and supporting applicants
• Dedicated marketing team supports all recruitment efforts and hiring initiatives

What you’ll do

The executive director, Recruitment Services reports to the vice president, People & Culture (P&C), and is a member of the PHSA People & Culture senior leadership team (SLT). Currently, this executive director (ED) role leads the centralized Talent Acquisition, Talent on Demand, Employer Brand & TA Marketing, and Compensation & Organization Design teams, and is responsible and accountable for guiding the overall strategic leadership of recruitment, talent sourcing, training, onboarding, marketing, and compensation and organizational design services within human resources. While teams reporting into the role may shift over time, a key area of accountability will be to create and implement an operations plan and management structure integrating service delivery that is accessible, responsive, effective and aligned to meet the organization’s strategic priorities, while embodying and supporting PHSA values and Coast Salish Teachings.

With overall responsibility to provide strategic leadership, expertise, and guidance to the Recruitment Services portfolio, this highly collaborative leadership role’s key responsibilities (please refer to job description to review all responsibilities) include:

• Provides leadership to staff through coaching, guiding and modeling key behaviours, encouraging dialogue and providing guidance and advice to facilitate resolutions to work issues.
• Formulates, implements and evaluates goals and objectives for the portfolio and aligns them to the overall strategic direction of P&C including the P & C Indigenous Specific Anti-Racism Action Plan within PHSA; forecasts pending recruitment and retention issues/concerns for the organization and sector and developing strategies to support growth.
• Ensures compensation strategy and organizational design align with healthcare regulations, talent retention goals, clinical and operational needs, and industry benchmarks to promote a resilient and patient-centred workforce.
• Promotes integration of Recruitment Services within P&C and across the organization; contributes to the overall strategic leadership of human resources within PHSA as a key member of the P&C senior leadership team and participates in the development and implementation of human resource strategic plan as well as PHSA’s People plan.
• Develops, builds and maintains mutually beneficial working partnerships. Represents PHSA and its interests across various audiences and partner groups, collaborates/liaises with internal and external groups; identifies/evaluates new initiatives and partnership opportunities and resource requirements
• Develops and monitors an annual budget including monitoring budget performance, planning and adjusting operations and/or staffing to meet projections and annual targets, approving expenditures and preparing summaries for fiscal reporting.
• Develops and monitors an annual advertising budget and monitors budgets related to specific targeted recruitment programs for PHSA and delegated provincial initiatives.

What you bring

Qualifications

• A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a master’s degree in health, business, human resources, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressively senior experience, with a minimum of 5 years at a leadership level.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples in social and health contexts, underpinned by significant knowledge and expertise 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 and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within PHSA 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 recruitment processes and applicable legislation, relevant collective agreements and principles of union/management relationships.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of related legislation and labour relations law, relevant collective agreements, principles of union/management relationships, recruitment and retention processes, change and project management theories and practices, privacy legislation and HR practices concerning confidentiality of information.
• Solid understanding of compensation best practices and policies.
• Demonstrated competence in human resources at the senior leadership level.
• Highly focused with proven ability to analyze information, create and execute strategic human resource strategies, policies, and plans; innovatively problem solve with a global perspective, make decisions and facilitate resolution of issues.
• Leading and building a team environment with integrity and trust through clear communication, coaching, and managing conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated deep understanding of their personal learning journey related 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.

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 WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.

Job Type: Regular, Full-Time

Salary Range: $141,146 - $202,898. 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.

Closing Date: Applications accepted until position is filled

Hours of Work: 0800-1600 (Monday to Friday)

Requisition # 184356E

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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