Human Resources Director

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Director, Human Resources

Duties: The Human Resource Director is a key member of UCN’s senior leadership team and plays a vital role in developing a culture of collegiality, respect and innovation across the institution. This position provides leadership, planning, implementation, and operational excellence for all human resource services that support UCN” s values, mission, vision and strategic goals.

The Director provides strategic leadership in a broad range of areas, including labour and employee relations, collective bargaining, recruitment and selection, job evaluation, compensation, pay and benefits, professional development, respectful workplace and learning environment, equity, diversity and inclusion and wellness.

In addition, as a member of the President’s Council, the Director provides strategic advice and makes recommendations to the President and Vice Chancellor concerning UCN activities and plans.

Required Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in Human Resources, and equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Five to seven years of senior leadership and management experience in the public sector, preferably in a unionized post-secondary environment.
• A broad knowledge of human resource management principles and practices covering employee and labour relations, recruitment and selection, compensation, pay and benefits, training and development, and job evaluation
• Ability to support and lead through collective bargaining processes, grievances, complaints and other labour relations matters.
• Effective decision making and problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve conflict.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to create an organizational environment that fosters and supports innovation.
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to influence others.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with individuals at all levels in a variety of consultative and collaborative processes.
• Knowledge of change management principles and experience managing change
• Experience leading or supporting equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• Knowledge of human resource best practices with experience in the development and implementation of human resources programs, policies and procedures.
• Experience leading process/quality continuous improvement and providing solutions to challenges.
• Strong computer and financial management and budgetary skills.
• Commitment to life long learning.

Assets:

• Ability to speak an Indigenous language
• Ability to teach Indigenous Research Methods
• Experience teaching introductory ANS to upper-level ANS courses
• Demonstrated experience teaching Indigenous and adult learners at the post-secondary level
• Experience teaching in an online/virtual environment using various Learning Management Systems (Adobe, Zoom, D2L, etc.)

Conditions of Employment:

• Sensitivity to Northern and cross-cultural issues and concerns.
• A current Canadian Human Resource Professional designation or working towards certification.

Applicants must provide a cover letter, résumé, references and copies of their transcripts with their application. Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their written submissions how they meet the qualifications. Please visit UCN CAREERS page for the full job advertisement.

Competition Number: 22-063

Closing Date: July 4, 2022

Apply to:Email Jenn Marin: jmarin@ucn.ca