Douglas College

Location: New Westminster, BC

“Do what you love. Be good at it”. This is more than the promise Douglas College makes to prospective and current students. Its motto also reflects the spirit and pride that staff bring to the organization every day. An opportunity now exists for a passionate and talented labour relations and human resources leader to do just that in joining the organization as Director of Human Resources.

Since 1970, Douglas College has offered students pathways to their chosen careers. Through 11-degree programs and a multitude of undergraduate and university transfer options, located on campuses in New Westminster and Coquitlam, as well as training centres in Surrey and Burnaby, Douglas College is a well-regarded college committed to supporting students to success. With approximately 2,000 employees, including 900 faculty serving some 25,000 students, Douglas College enjoys a reputation for having a positive team culture, and being a well-run and highly functional organization.

Reporting to the Associate Vice President, Human Resources, the Director of Human Resources provides strategic leadership, professional expertise, advice and direction related to employee and labour relations including collective agreement administration and negotiations. The Director oversees HR Advisory Services, HR Operations and Recruitment, and Labour Relations, driving strategic initiatives that promote a strong employee-oriented culture in support of the College’s Human Resources and Strategic Plans. The Director acts as a strategic advisor to the AVP Human Resources and College leadership on complex employee relations matters.

The Director of Human Resources should be an experienced, strategic HR professional with experience in employee/labour relations within a large, complex, unionized environment, ideally within the public sector. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and the ability to build and manage a team of reporting HR/LR practitioners across multiple disciplines.

A Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation and degree is preferred, although an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Salary Range:

1. Minimum: $122,418
2. Control Point: $163,224
3. Max: $187,707

Placement within a salary band is typically up to the Control Point based upon a review of skills, experience and internal equity. College may place over Control point in limited circumstances.

Douglas College is committed to being a workplace that is free of discrimination, that values diversity and is representative at all job levels of the communities we serve. The College encourages applications from members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, women, persons with disabilities, people of all sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions and all other grounds included under the B.C. Human Rights Code.

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