Academic Staff Relations Manager

2 weeks ago


Halifax, Canada Dalhousie University Full time

**Position Details**:

- Position Information**Position Title**
- Academic Staff Relations Manager

**Department/Unit**
- Human Resources

**Location**
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

**Posting Number**
- S430-23

**Employee Group**
- DPMG

**Position Type**
- Regular, On-Going

**Duration of Contract (if applicable)**

**Employment Type**
- Full Time

**Full-time Equivalency (FTE)**
- 1.0

**Salary**
- $76,037 - $101,995 per annum

**Classification**
- ADM-07

**Provisional Statement**
- This is a provisional classification. Formal regular review classification procedures may be initiated at any time by the incumbent or supervisor after the incumbent has worked a minimum of six months in the role._

**About Dalhousie University**
- Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our almost 21,000 students coming from outside of the province. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community, that celebrated 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.

**Job Summary**
- The Dalhousie Human Resources Department is committed to a vision where employees are engaged, supported, and inspired to achieve excellence at Dalhousie University. Reporting to the Director, Academic Staff Relations, the Manager will provide innovative consultation and leadership in support the strategic direction of the university as it relates to academic staff relations.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Advise faculty administrators, heads/chairs/directors, and senior leadership on academic collective agreements (Dalhousie Faculty Association, Canadian Union of Public Employees and Public Service Alliance of Canada), University policies and procedures, and applicable legislation, and ensure compliance.
- Implement and authorize on behalf of the Provost the salary provisions specified in the academic collective agreements. This includes preparing and annual salary adjustments for regular academic staff as well as for individual salary changes, providing advice and ensuring compliance with all collective agreements.
- Serve as an employer representative on the labour management committees for each of the academic bargaining units. Participate in academic collective bargaining as a member of the Board’s negotiating team and provide analysis as required.
- Support the Director in building and maintaining positive and productive relationships with the university’s academic unions.
- Manage and coordinate the collection, maintenance and reporting of academic data, and supervise the Academic Staff Relations Data Coordinator.

**Note**
- The successful applicant will be eligible for hybrid work (combination of in-person work on campus and remote work) as agreed by all parties based on operational requirements and university guidelines.

**Required Qualifications**
- Undergraduate in a related field such as Business Administrator or Human Resources administration with significant progressive experience in employee and labour relations (or equivalent combination of training and experience).
- Must have demonstrated generalist experience in labour and employment matters and an understanding of academic recruitment, academic appointments and academic salary administration.
- Must have demonstrated strong leadership and collaboration skills with the proven ability to
- Superior written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in a unionized environment.

**Assets**
- CPHR designation.
- Experience in a post-secondary environment.

**Job Competencies**
Self-Awareness & Professionalism
- Respect & Inclusion
- Service
- Thinking and Acting Strategically
- Relationship Building

**Additional Information**
- Dalhousie University supports a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plans, a health spending account, an employee and family assistance program and a tuition assistance program._

**Application Consideration**

**Diversity Statement**
- Posting Detail Information**Number of Vacancies**
- 1

**Open Date**
- 12/01/2023

**Close Date**
- 01/08/2024

**Open Until Filled**
- No

**Special Instructions to Applicant



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