Human Resources Consultant - People Services, Western Zone

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Zone Director and working closely with the zone Employee and Labour Relations Manager, the HR Consultant provides strategic human resources leadership and consultation to an assigned group of senior leaders and managers within their respective zone.

The successful applicant will be accountable to research and deliver innovative human resources solutions that are aligned with the client’s business objectives and consistent with relevant policies, collective agreement language, legislation and the vision, mission, values and culture of NSHA. Collaborating with various partners on the People Services team is integral to the support of the human resources service delivery model.

The HR Consultant also works in close collaboration with key stakeholders on complex labour relations issues and matters of provincial scope in order to support consistency in practices across NSHA.

The HRC demonstrates the ability to understand the needs of the clients they serve and makes recommendations for action plans to address issues that effectively use and integrate the services provided by People Services in order to support and enhance client team functioning.

The HRC is able to provide appropriate coaching, support and guidance to managers to assist them in the effective, efficient and sustainable delivery of their programs and services. This includes but is not limited to: managing employee performance; supporting team functioning; discipline; grievances; workforce planning; layoffs and terminations; investigations; policy development, interpretation and implementation; leadership development and special projects that support a business area or client. Consultation with external legal services (Health Association Nova Scotia – HANS) may be required on particular issues or initiatives.

.

Specific functional areas of responsibility include:

• Labour and employee relations
• Performance management
• Mediation, conflict resolution and harassment investigation
• Staffing and transition support
• Classification and compensation
• Change Management

Qualifications

Graduate of post-secondary degree/program in Human Resources or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience

Minimum of 5 years’ experience providing general human resource services within a complex unionized environment

Human Resources experience in the health sector preferred

Current knowledge of labour trends and legislation

Experience in mediation and conflict resolution

Experience interpreting collective agreements and policies

Excellent consultative, influencing and coaching skills

Strong working knowledge of MS Office

Experience with information systems (e.g. SAP)

Demonstrated experience in human resources practices related to diversity and social inclusion

Certified Professional Human Resources (CPHR) preferred

Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Hours of Work

• Long assignment, Full-time position
• Approximately one year
• The location for this position is flexible within the Western Zone

Salary Information

$35.27 - $44.09/hourly