Business Workforce Consultant

4 weeks ago


Halifax, Canada Province of Nova Scotia Full time

**Department**:Labour, Skills and Immigration

**Location**:HALIFAX

**Type of Employment**:Term

**Union Status**:NSGEU - NSPG

**Closing Date**:30-Dec-24 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

**About Us**:
Workplace Initiatives is dedicated to building a productive, innovative and competitive Nova Scotian workforce by partnering with employers and industry to ensure they have the skills needed as a province, to have a thriving economy. To achieve this goal, Workplace Initiatives partners with organizations, business and industry to ensure Nova Scotia employers have the Human Resources and skilled workforce they need to succeed.

**About Our Opportunity**:
As the Business Workforce Consultant, you are a team player who supports business development, expansion, job creation and job satisfaction for a broad client base including private sector employers, community organizations, researchers, human resource practitioners, entrepreneurs and others. How will you do this? By providing specialized, innovative human resource planning and labour market services and consultations customized to address specific workplace issues and challenges at a provincial, regional and local level. You will lead forward thinking employment practices and strategies to better advise and equip employers with planning tools and strategies to develop their most valuable asset - their people.

You will report to the Manager, Sector Initiatives.

**Qualifications and Experience**:
This may be the right opportunity for you if you have a university degree in the discipline of human resources, business, commerce, economics or social science plus 8 years related experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

You demonstrate strong research and analytical skills as well as partnering and relationship building skills. You are proficient in planning and implementation with a strong client focus and exceptional interpersonal skills. You understand government programs and policies, labour market information, and encompass the ability to align government offerings with the unique needs of industry. You also value the concepts of equity, diversity and inclusion is all areas of your work and will support your colleagues to do the same.

Knowledge of federal, provincial and community labour market partners, and relevant programs and services, is required. Insight into challenges faced by small & medium enterprises (SMEs) and their employees is essential.

**While not necessary, it is considered an asset if you have the following**:

- Proficiency with on-line databases such as LaMPSS (Labour Market Program Support System).

**Equivalency**:
**Benefits**:
Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.

**Additional Information**:
Must be willing to travel throughout the province.

We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.

**What We Offer**:

- Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
- Engaging workplace. Our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in. We have forward-thinking policies and strategies.
- countless career paths.
- Department Specific Flexible working schedules.

**Pay Grade**: PR 17

**Salary Range**: $3,107.16 - $3,649.33 Bi-Weekly

**Employment Equity Statement**:


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