Assistant Director, Human Resources

Employment Equity Designation: As a result of the PSAC Workforce and Availability Analysis and inaccordance with the PSAC Employment Equity Plan, the successful candidate for this appointment will be aqualified person from one of the following groups: Women

PURPOSE OF POSITION
Under the general direction of the Director Human Resources and as a member of the management team, theAssistant Director of Human Resources is an excluded position and is responsible for directing the activities ofPSAC’s internal Human Resources Branch that supports the operational goals and objectives of the PSAC.
The position has primary responsibility for planning, managing and coordinating the delivery of HR programs andservices within PSAC in the areas of Recruitment, Compensation, Organizational Development, Job Design andEvaluation, Payroll and Benefits, Training and HRMS in accordance with numerous collective agreements,policies and across all provincial, territorial and federal legislations.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience
- Completion of a graduate degree in Human Resources or a combination of education and experience in theHuman Resources field.
- Designations for CHRL, CEBS and Payroll Management strongly preferred.
- Ten (10) years of senior level experience working in a management HR role in an unionized workplaceincluding knowledge and experience in leading developing, implementing and managing Human Resourcesstaff, programs, policies, procedures and systems.
- Several years experience as an HR Generalist with technical expertise in several Human Resourcesdisciplines, including Recruitment, Compensation, Organizational Development, Job Design andEvaluation, Payroll and Benefits, Training and/or HRMS.

Knowledge
- Strong knowledge and understanding of a variety of leading-edge Human Resources initiatives andactivities that are impacting upon the PSAC and the broader labour movement.
- Strong knowledge of Human Resources management in order to provide technical advice to managementand staff at all levels of the organization.
- Knowledge of the political and operational inter-relationships within a large national union organization anda thorough understanding of the sensitive political and social issues between an employer union and itsinternal bargaining agents.
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of labour management strategies, interpretations, positions andapproaches to provide advice on internal union matters.
- Knowledge of the structure, mandate and mission of the PSAC as well as the broader political andlegislative context in which it functions.
- Specialized knowledge of HRMS (SAP) applications.

Abilities
- Demonstrated leadership, management, administrative skills including the ability to lead and coordinate ateam of HR specialists as well as workforce planning, negotiations, budgeting, team development andorganizational skills.
- Strong project management skills and ability to play a hands-on role in leading a priority HR project,specifically implementation of HRMS.
- Strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills, with the ability to provide specific HR trainingand communicate complex information for the intended audience using various methods.
- Second language skills as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) levelindicated above.
- Highly developed written skills to prepare information bulletins, analysis and reports.
- Ability to deal effectively with conflict, build credibility and trust between parties and support/promote union-management partnerships.
- Strong analytical, research, evaluative and problem-solving skills to interpret, apply and develop processesto ensure collective agreement exigencies, employment legislation, regulations, standards, directives andguidelines are met.
- Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet firm deadlines.

Personal suitability
- Excellent judgment, political acuity and demonstrated problem solving, consultative, persuasive and conflict resolution skills to provide sound direction and advice on a variety of complex human resources issues to all levels of management and staff.
- Effective interpersonal skills; dependability, reliability and flexibility.
- Ability to work in a political organization with often competing priorities as well as a commitment to union and social justice issues.
- Availability to travel as required.

A full job description is available upon request.

NOTES:
The Public Service Alliance of Canada is committed to achieving and maintaining a representative workforce that ensures the full participation and advancement of traditionally under-represented groups. Applications are encouraged from equity groups including women, racially visible persons, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2+) persons.
Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process. For accommodation needs or to obtain a copy of the documents in alternate format, please email hractionrh@psac-afpc.com.