HR Advisor

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Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff, and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Description Summary

Provides advice and counsel and makes recommendations on all human resources management issues to ensure best practices are established for units within the Vice President, Finance & Operations (VPFO) portfolio. Provides leadership with respect to the Focus on People Workplace Practices Initiative. Develops relationships and partners with clients by providing human resources expertise in their strategic business plans. This is done by participating in the review of organizational structures, performance, and change management issues and conflict resolution opportunities.

Provides guidance and direction in handling employee relations issues, including contract interpretation and grievance handling to Step 2, progressive discipline, investigations, terminations, return to work, and accommodation initiatives.

Organizational Status

Works under the general supervision of the Senior Human Resources Manager, and in accordance with established principles and methods. Works closely with and takes direction from the Directors and Employee Relations Managers in Central Human Resources. Provides consultation to client Supervisors, Department Managers, Directors, Managing Directors, Executive Directors, Associate Vice Presidents and Vice-President. Works with Employee Relations Managers, Organizational Training & Development Practitioners, Return to Work Coordinators, Pension Administrators and Benefit Administrators.

Work Performed

-Provides guidance and direction in handling employee relations issues including: contract interpretation; grievance handling to Step 2; progressive discipline; investigations; terminations; return to work and accommodation initiatives.

-Resolves various case issues, grievances and disputes by researching, documenting processes, participating in discussions, recommending solutions and negotiating settlements as applicable. Provides a thorough overview of the case with recommendations directly to the Employee Relations Manager. Consults with Employee Relations Managers prior to advising on appropriate disciplinary action.
-Consults with and coaches clients on all human resources management issues pertaining to staff employees so as to ensure human resource best practices are established within all units. Ensures business partnerships are developed and maintained by regularly visiting units on site and meeting with functional department leaders.
-Develops and maintains partnerships with client departments so as to provide advice on their strategic business plans related to workforce planning, project management and change management
-Provides interpretation and advice regarding collective agreements, contracts, government legislation and University
policies, procedures, practices and guidelines. Resolves various case issues, grievances and disputes by researching, documenting processes, participating in discussions, recommending solutions and negotiating settlements as applicable. Provides a thorough overview of the case with recommendations directly to the Employee Relations Manager. Consults with Employee Relations Managers prior to advising on appropriate disciplinary action.
-Collaborates with Return to Work Coordinators in Workplace Health Services to develop action plans for returning employees to the workplace. Oversees accommodation process identified in collaboration with others from Human Resources.
- Identifies unit development needs, collaborates with VPFO client departments and HR central-advisory services team members to determine training requirements community-wide, participates in program development, and delivers training sessions in support of University initiatives. Using a coach approach, advises units on career development, recruitment practices, succession…