Manager, Compensation - Halifax, Canada - IWK Health Centre

IWK Health Centre

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Halifax, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Company:

IWK Health**:

Req ID:176764

Department/Program:
Compensation, People and Organization Development

Location:
Halifax

Type of Employment:
Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Start Date:

ASAP

Union Status:
Management, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit

Compensation:
$43.9075**:

- **$ /hour

Closing Date: 24 March 2024 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults, and families each year across the Atlantic region.

We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers, and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other's talent and celebrate our successes.

We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs.

We are proud to support our patients, families, and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Director of People and Belonging, the Manager is accountable for having an expert understanding of compensation matters across IWK Health and being knowledgeable of the broader provincial health sector compensation matters.

The Manager plays a key role in operational service delivery by providing direction to the Compensation Consultants and Assistant and other members of the People and Organization Development portfolio on resolving complex issues and ensuring that they have the information and tools required to provide responsive, accurate, and consistent services.

The Manager is responsible for developing and compliance of policies, processes, and programs that promote service excellence and comply with the organization's compensation framework, collective agreements, and employment guides.

The Manager is accountable for researching and delivering innovative solutions that are aligned with the provincial program business objectives and are consistent with relevant policies, collective agreement language, legislation, and the vision, mission, values, and culture of IWK Health.

Collaborating with various partners on the POD team is integral to the support of the human resources service delivery model.

The Manager also works in close collaboration with the clinical and non-clinical Directors on complex Compensation issues and matters of provincial scope to support consistency in practices across IWK.

The Manager 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 POD to support and enhance client team functioning.

Hours of Work:

Monday to Friday. This role is eligible for hybrid work arrangements.

Your Qualifications:

Graduate of postsecondary degree and Certificate Program in Business Administration, Business Management, Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Finance, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Five to Seven (57) years of progressive Human Resource Management experience with a specialty in managing broader compensation programs, and job evaluation experience with multiple job evaluation systems. Within this five to seven years, two years of equivalent experience in leadership roles in a complex multiunion environment or unionized health care sector experience.
Experience in change management and project management is considered an asset
Canadian Compensation Professional (CCP) designation preferred, or willingness to pursue these or related, appropriate designations
Membership in local and/or Human Resources Associations and other relevant organizations
Advanced knowledge of Job Evaluation methods, specifically the HAY system, and experience with qualitative (whole job comparison) and quantitative job evaluation tools (e.g. WyFactor plan)
An understanding of compensationrelated collective agreement articles
The ability to work in a professionally challenging environment providing services to a variety of clients with a functionally diverse workforce
Excellent analytical and communication skills, both verbal and written
A demonstrated ability to represent the employer's interests to the highest professional standards in dealings with all levels of management within the healthcare sector
Demonstrated ability to lead others and achieve results through people
Organized, and capable of handling multiple assignments, simultaneously
Ability to anticipate, identify, and assess future needs of the program and service delivery requirements across a range of functional areas supported, e.g. collective bargaining, job evaluation, compensation policy, compensationrelated arbi