Labour Rel. Consultant/hrbp - Toronto, Canada - SickKids

SickKids

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About SickKids:

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world.

As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education.

Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day.

SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of _Healthier Children. A Better World_.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.

Position Description:

Here's What You'll Love

Flexible working environment with hybrid work arrangements.
A commitment to continuing education and professional development as well as several programs and resources through the
Learning Institute.
An employer that welcomes and focuses on
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
A focus on employee wellness
with our new
Staff Health and Wellbeing Strategy. Selfcare helps us support others.
The opportunity to make an impact. Regardless of your role or professional interest, you'll be making a difference at SickKids and contributing to our vision of
Healthier Children. A Better World.

Here's What You'll Get To Do:

Support the operational and strategic objectives of the Hospital through the provision of best-practice human resource/labour relations advice.
Provide guidance, advisory and consultative services to assigned portfolio, supporting decisionmaking with advice/solutions crafted to meet current and future business needs. This support involves strategic partnering, active coaching, program/policy support, education, issues management, solutionbased problem solving, etc.
Lead the investigation and resolution of grievances including acting as a representative of the Hospital on mediations, arbitrations or other dispute resolution mechanisms.
Lead and facilitate labour related committees and working groups, fostering an interestbased approach to problem solving within union partners and leaders.
Research and prepare proposals for settlements and collective bargaining and participate in the collective bargaining process.
Analyze and identify trends (eg: settlements, nature of grievances, union priorities) to inform Hospital priorities and decisionmaking.
Develop and deliver education programs for leaders to provide guidance in labour relations processes and management.
Engage in projects and other macrolevel organizational initiatives in addition to providing direct consultative support in areas such as resource and workforce planning; change management; attrition/retention; compensation and benefits; performance management; conflict investigation and resolution; employment terminations; organizational and job design; corporate restructuring; and health and absence management.

Here's What You'll Need:

University degree and/or post graduate certificate in Human Resources Management and/or Industrial/Labour Relations or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum 5 years of related experience with a focus on labour/employee relations consulting.
Experience preparing for and conducting collective bargaining, mediations, arbitrations and leading labour related committees.
Experience in a health care and/or unionized public sector environment is an asset.
Outstanding research and analytical skills with a proven ability to synthesize and organize large amounts of complex information into useable and understandable recommendations and/or compelling arguments.
Strong negotiation and alternative dispute resolution skills, coupled with a proven ability in using collaborative and interestbased approaches to successfully foster and maintain relationships.
Demonstrated excellence in presentation, facilitation and communication skills.
Sound professional judgment, confidentiality, problem solving and diplomacy.

Employment Type:

Permanent Fulltime

Our Commitment to Diversity:

The children and families we care for are from a variety of communities, and so are our employees. We welcome and encourage everyone to join our organization and be part of our team.

Thank you for your interest in joining SickKids. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with our Hospital policy, employment at SickKids is conditional upon the Hospital's receipt of all necessary documentation.

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