Director, Human Resource Services

Posted:
Closing: Jun 27, 2023
    Job Category: Exempt

Director, Human Resource Services

 

The Greater Victoria School District resides on the traditional territory of the Lkwungen people.  We acknowledge the Songhees and the Esquimalt First Nations on whose traditional territory we live and work. Həyšxʷq̓ə – Thank you.  The District provides an outstanding public education to over 20,000 students in the Greater Victoria area, encompassing six municipalities with over 3000 employees in approximately 50 sites.  Each employee plays an important role to support, lead, and inspire our students’ learning and well-being in a safe, culturally responsive, inclusive community.  The District is seeking a Director, Human Resource Services to lead the department.

The Director, Human Resource Services leads the initiatives that ensure a vibrant, knowledgeable, and sustainable workforce, ready to achieve the mission, strategic plans and educational goals of the District and the Ministry of Education.  Accountable to the Superintendent of Schools, the Director, Human Resource Services is a key member of District Leadership Team.

Acting within the Board’s mandates, the Director leads the development and delivery of human resource strategies that meet the needs of the District.  The Director will lead initiatives fostering individual and team engagement, advance reconciliation, and anti-racism initiatives, and provide meaningful solutions to challenges faced by the District.  Responsible for the interpretation, renewal, and administration of all four collective agreements, contracts, employment processes, records management and support services for all employees, the Director establishes essential relationships with associations such as the Allied Specialists’ Association, CUPE 382 and 947, the Greater Victoria Teachers’ Association and the Victoria Principals and Vice-Principals’ Association.  This work will encompass overseeing health and safety initiatives, investigations, grievances, mediations, arbitrations, and labour law interpretation.

An ability to work under pressure, proven conflict resolution and negotiation skills, demonstrated organizational and interpersonal skills, excellent oral and written communication skills. Established knowledge and experience in labour relations are essential.

The successful candidate will have a degree relating to human resources, labour relations, or law.  A Master’s degree would be an asset. Essential qualifications include a minimum of 8 years in human resources or labour relations including at least 5 years experience in a complex, unionized environment.  A demonstrated track record in negotiations, preparing presentations for arbitrations and establishing effective relationships with unions and associations is fundamental to this position. Experience in the public sector, and at a school district in particular, would be an asset.

The Greater Victoria School District is committed to employment equity through fair treatment, access, opportunity and advancement for everyone in a workplace free from systemic, cultural, and attitudinal barriers and free from intentional and unintentional discrimination.

A detailed position description is available upon request.

Please submit a cover letter (indicating the reasons you are interested in the position and the relevant experience you will bring to the position), and a comprehensive resume to:

Human Resource Services
Greater Victoria School District No. 61
556 Boleskine Road, Victoria, BC V8Z 1E8
email: hrs@sd61.bc.ca 

This position will remain open until filled. Applications will be reviewed starting on Friday, May 5th, 2023.

 

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