Camp Manager

MANAGER, PEOPLE EXPERIENCE Little River

The Opportunity

Are you a pro-active, progressive Human Resource professional who takes great pride in coaching and fostering excellence in employee engagement? We presently have an opening for an excellent leader to join our People Experience team.

Reporting to the Director, People Experience, you are responsible for planning, developing and managing the provision of People Experience services. You provide hands-on expertise in the areas of employee and union relations, performance and attendance management, employee development and collective agreement interpretation.

Responsibilities

1. Champion BC Ferries as an employer of choice and partner in recruitment initiatives as required.
2. Responsible for planning and setting short-term, operational goals (e.g. 6 months or less) for a team. Leads the activities of a team that directly supports performance and achievement of business unit and department objectives.
3. Provides advice, guidance and coaching to staff and managers in managing employee performance, training and development plans, disciplinary procedures, and investigating and resolving workplace issues.
4. Conduct fact-finding investigations and develop performance improvement plans as needed.
5. Develop and deliver best practice HR services by implementing policy and practice changes for continuous improvement of the HR function.
6. Fosters, promotes and maintains a professional, cooperative and collaborative working relationship with Managers, Supervisors and Union Representatives.

What you bring to the team

Leadership / Communication

1. Conduct Performance Reviews and provide ongoing coaching and mentoring in a constructive manner that encourages employee development.
2. Strong capacity to work collaboratively with cross-functional departmental partners.
3. Ensure a respectful and inclusive workforce.
4. Willing to communicate and contribute new processes and ideas and foster change.
5. Must maintain a high level of professionalism at all times; lead by example and promote a customer-centric culture.

Qualifications

1. A post-secondary diploma or degree in Human Resources or a related field.
2. Past proven success in managing multiple priorities across diverse occupational teams.
3. A minimum of 5 years in progressively complex HR roles; ideally in a complex unionized environment.

Skills

1. Excellent inter-personal and communication skills, driven to successfully mentor and manage a large group of employees while enforcing a culture of safety, quality, and customer service at all times.
2. Strong time management skills and a passion to find creative solutions to problems that will promote teamwork and success within your department and the organization.
3. Demonstrated high level of integrity and confidentiality coupled with an active passion to learn, educate and promote growth and innovation.

Join us

If this sounds like your next great career move, please submit your cover letter and resume by December 5, 2024.

Additional information

This is a regular, full-time position with a salary range of $95,600 to $119,500 per annum. The starting salary will be based on the successful candidate’s competencies, including but not limited to experience, education, and performance, related to this role.

"We connect communities and customers to people and places important in their lives"

At BC Ferries, our employees are our most important assets in delivering our commitment to customer safety, service, and satisfaction. BC Ferries supports employment equity and diversity in the workplace and we encourage applications from all qualified individuals including women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others who reflect our ever-changing workplace.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.