Manager, Accommodations, Investigations and Occupational Health and Safety

Government of Northwest Territories; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A government entity in Yellowknife is seeking a Manager for Accommodations, Investigations, and Occupational Health and Safety. The role includes leading a team responsible for managing investigations and ensuring compliance with health and safety policies. Ideal candidates will possess significant leadership skills and a background in human resources, with at least 5 years of relevant experience. This position offers an exciting opportunity to impact workplace safety and employee welfare in the public sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of related experience and 1 year of supervisory experience.
• Diploma with 7 years of related experience and 1 year of supervisory experience.
• Experience with duty to accommodate and labour investigations.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership support to the investigation team.
• Establish harmonious labour-management practices.
• Manage the duty to accommodate process under relevant policies.

Skills

Leadership and management skills

Effective communication capabilities

Negotiation and conflict resolution abilities

Strategic thinking

Problem-solving skills

Research and analytical expertise

Education

Human Resource or related Bachelor's degree

Diploma in HR, education, criminology or psychology

Job description

Manager, Accommodations, Investigations and Occupational Health and Safety

This Job Opening is limited to employees with the GNWT/WSCC in indeterminate and term positions.

Employees must apply through HRIS / Employee Self-Service. For instructions please see:

The Department of Finance has the mandate to provide leadership and direction to the public service in all areas of finance and human resource management. This mandate includes negotiating major financial arrangements with the federal government, providing analysis and advice to the Financial Management Board, and ensuring that financial and information resources are managed effectively, efficiently and economically. This mandate also includes the recruitment and retention of a competent public service that is representative of the people it serves andthe development of programs and services that effectively serve the human resource needs of the public service.

Job Information

Are you keen to lead a diverse team that is dedicated to developing and implementing accommodations, investigations and occupational health and safety?

Based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, the Manager, Accommodations, Investigations and OHS provides leadership support to a team of Investigation Specialists, Duty to Accommodate Advisors and Corporate Occupational Health and Safety Advisor. This team provides investigation services under the Harassment Free and Respectful Workplace Policy, manages the duty to accommodate process under the Duty to Accommodate Injury and Disability Policy and oversees the GNWT's Occupational Health and Safety Program.

Reporting to the Director, Labour Relations, you will have the opportunity to establish and promote harmonious and constructive labour-management and employee-management practices. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with knowledge and understanding of labour law employment, human rights precedents and case law. To excel in this role, you must have:

• Strong leadership and management skills;
• Effective written and verbal communication capabilities;
• Demonstrable negotiation and conflict resolution abilities; and
• Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving, research and analytical expertise

Key Qualifications:

• Human Resource or related Bachelor's degree (for example education, criminology or psychology) and 5 years of related experience and 1 year of supervisory experience.
• Diploma (HR, education, criminology or psychology) and 7 years of related experience and 1 year of supervisory experience
• Related experience includes duty to accommodate and labour investigations.
  

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel [phone] Extension 14106
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.