Labour Relations Consultant

HRCE; Halifax; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is seeking a Labour Relations Consultant to work with the management team, union leaders and employees to sustain a positive work environment. You will support grievance handling, arbitration, contract negotiations and administration of collective agreements while contributing to performance management and professional development initiatives.

The role reports to the Director, Human Resource Services (or designate) and operates within a large,

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in human resources or a related discipline.
• Minimum three years experience in labour/industrial relations with emphasis on collective bargaining, grievance handling or related areas.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and databases.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on grievance handling and arbitration in collaboration with management and unions.
• Assist with contract negotiations and administration of collective agreements.
• Support performance management systems and professional development initiatives.
• Deliver client-service oriented labour relations support in a large, unionized environment.

Skills

MS Office proficiency

Labor relations

Negotiation

Education

Undergraduate degree in HR or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Database systems

Job description

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is the largest Centre for Education in Atlantic Canada with over 11,000 full-time, part-time and casual employees. Serving more than 60,000 students in 136 schools, our geographic region spans a 350 km radius.

The Labour Relations Consultant will be responsible for working with the management team, union leaders and employees to establish and sustain a positive work environment within the HRCE by supporting labour relations functions such as grievance and arbitration handling, contract negotiations and administration of collective agreements. The Labour Relations Consultant will also be responsible for providing leadership and support for a range of services that contribute to the growth and development of the organization including enhanced performance management systems and professional development. Working in a client-service based environment, the Labour Relations Consultant reports directly to the Director, Human Resource Services (or designate).

Qualifications

• a) Undergraduate degree at the university level with a concentration in a human resources or related discipline or acceptable combination of training and experience;
• (b) Minimum three (3) years experience in labour/industrial relations with an emphasis on collective bargaining, grievance handling or other areas dealing with employment and labour law or acceptable equivalent experience working in a large, unionized environment;
• (c ) Proficiency using a variety of software programs including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, database systems

Salary

This is a PEG (Professional Employees Group) position classified on the Education Entities Non-Union Compensation Framework at Band 9 with a salary range between $82,350-$102,938 eff Aug 1/26.

Please refer to job description for further details available here: Labour Relations Consultant (207)

Nova Scotia’s Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is actively working to hire individuals from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, to work toward equitable representation within all employee groups. Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. This will provide opportunities for students to see themselves reflected throughout their schools, learning resources, and within their learning experiences.

HRCE has a Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Staff Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, in compliance with the applicable collective agreements or terms and conditions of employment.

Applicants are encouraged to complete the Diversity Management section under the Questionnaire heading in the online resume. Applicants invited to participate in the hiring process (such as an interview or testing) and who require accommodation, should discuss their request for accommodation when invited to the assessment process.

Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Search.