Mount Saint Vincent University

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Halifax, NS Human Resources and Recruiting Management Full-time - Permanent

The Department of Human Resources at Mount Saint Vincent University invites applications for the position of Manager, Human Resources.

Classification: MPA – Level 6
Starting Salary: $69,872 per annum
Start Date: ASAP

What you'll do

Responsibilities

The Human Resource Manager acts as the employee relations expert for all staff. Their responsibilities include building relationships with union representatives, participating in collective bargaining, managing grievances, handling conflict resolution and providing labour relations advice to supervising managers. The Manager will lead major HR initiatives and special projects, including attendance management, performance management, sick leave and disability management, and additional projects as required. The Manager will develop and deliver training programs to staff and managers. As the department's senior HR generalist, the Manager will coordinate activities including Job Evaluation, compensation review, discipline and dismissal, as well as providing coaching to HR staff. The Manager will work with department heads to oversee organizational design and analysis initiatives as required. The Manager is also responsible for inventorying all HR policies and ensuring all policies are consistently reviewed and conform to best practices.

The Manager will act as Director, Human Resources in the Director's absence and act as the lead human resources representative for various projects.

What you'll need

Qualifications

The ideal candidates will have a relevant undergraduate degree, have their Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation, and will have five years' of progressive experience in the field of unionized Human Resources. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. The Manager will have demonstrated experience in labour and employee relations, professional development and training, and in disability management. They will be a strong communicator, with solid organizational and presentation skills. This position requires a high degree of initiative and insight, as well as expertise in complex case management. Candidates should be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), and have an aptitude for, or previous experience, using business enterprise systems such as Colleague, Banner, PeopleSoft, etc.

We're looking for

Core Skills

Disability Management, Employee Relations, Strategic Human Resources Leadership, Training, Unionized Environment, Labour relations.

A little bit about us

Mount Saint Vincent University

Recognized as a leader in distance and experiential learning, and based on a strong tradition of social responsibility, Mount Saint Vincent University takes a personalized approach to education to nurture socially responsible global citizens. Founded in 1873, the Mount has been nationally recognized for having one of the lowest student-to-professor ratios, for providing students early access to valuable research opportunities, for its legacy in the advancement of women, and for facilitating critical advancements in food security, healthy aging, literacy, and childhood development. The Mount believes that our people are our foundation and our relationships are built on respect and accountability. Please visit www.msvu.ca to learn more about us.

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Mount Saint Vincent University is strongly committed to fostering diversity and inclusion within our community and encourages applications from all qualified candidates including women, persons of any sexual orientations and gender identities and/or expressions, Indigenous persons, African Canadians, other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, and other groups that would contribute to the diversification of our campus. Candidates who identify as being from any of these groups are encouraged to voluntarily self-identify in their application materials. All qualified candidates are welcome to apply; however, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.