Director - Faculty Relations - Vice President

2 weeks ago

Charlottetown, Canada University of Prince Edward Island Full time

Reporting to the Vice President, Academic and Research, the Director of Faculty Relations provides advisory and support services relating to the university’s employment of academic staff, including faculty, librarians, clinical nursing instructors, sessional instructors, and senior academic administrators. Their advice and support encompass labour relations, academic compensation, promotion and tenure, and faculty hiring processes. Faculty Relations serves as the university’s principal point of contact with the bargaining agent representing academic staff: the University of Prince Edward Island Faculty Association (“UPEIFA”).

**What we offer**:

- Flexible work arrangements
- Comprehensive Health and Dental
- Post Retirement Benefits
- Tuition Waivers
- Health and Wellness on Campus available to staff
- Professional Development Opportunities

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:
Academic Staff Relations
- Provides expert advice that supports the strategic direction of the University as it relates to academic staff relations.

Collective Bargaining
- Leads collective bargaining with the University of Prince Edward Island Faculty Association.
- Provides leadership to the collective bargaining committee and leads the administrative process for bargaining.
- Conducts research and stays up to date with trends and data analysis in Canadian academic labour relations.

Collective Agreement Compliance, Administration, and Reporting
- Administration of Collective Agreements (Bargaining Units #1 and #2).
- Provides expert advice on legal and regulatory compliance processes.
- Establishes best practices for Faculty Relations issues pertaining to grievances/arbitration.
- Investigates and pursues options for informal conflict resolution in collaboration with Department Chairs and Deans.
- Oversees the procedures of relevant policies in liaison with their associated other offices, including Human Resources, Fair Treatment Office, and legal counsel where required.
- Liaises with legal counsel, as appropriate and as directed, to identify options for resolution of issues and disputes and guides University leadership through the resolution process.
- Provides expert guidance to university leadership in grievance investigations and management.
- Oversees an efficient and robust process of records management for all matters pertaining to faculty relations.
- Monitors grievance activity to identify patterns and underlying issues. The incumbent is responsible for making recommendations to academic management on the appropriateness of Faculty disciplinary and non-disciplinary actions.
- Develops Memoranda of Agreements related to matters affecting the University and its relationship with the UPEIFA.

Academic Recruitment and Faculty Appointments
- Oversees part-time Faculty hiring processes including job postings, issuance of contracts, maintaining records of sessional instructor hiring, and teaching credits, as well as training Faculty and academic administrators on these processes as may be required.
- Oversees full-time Faculty hiring processes including job postings, liaising with Selection Committees, their required EDI (equity, diversity and inclusion) training, and drafting and issuing contracts.
- Supports the planning and decision-making process for new and replacement faculty positions in alignment with applicable collective agreements and University policies, strategies and approval processes in place.
- Oversees a program of continual improvement in the administrative processes of hiring of sessional instructors, including access to University resources at the beginning of each semester, and receiving and signing contracts in accordance with the Collective Agreement.
- Administration and coordination of Dean selection and review processes.

Tenure, Promotion and Sabbatical
- Acts as a resource and administratively supports Academic leadership in the processes involving the Department, Library, and University review committees to ensure compliance with the Faculty Collective Agreement.
- Supports processes as needed for Pre-Tenure, Tenure, Promotion, and Sabbatical and other Leaves, for Faculty Members including Librarians.

Special Projects/Other
- Supports Academic leadership in carrying out processes as required for conflict resolution, Faculty relations, investigations, and onboarding and offboarding (exit interviews) as it relates to Faculty that may be required from time to time.
- Oversees the planning, coordination and scheduling of training and mentoring of all Faculty as part of the onboarding process including Faculty Orientation for full-time Faculty and part-time instructors, and ensuring such training is planned and executed for all new Faculty each term.
- Develops and delivers training, workshops, and resource materials for Faculty, Academic Administrators and Staff pertaining to academic processes throughout the academic life cycle.
- Assists the Vice-President, Academic and Research, in addressing strategic

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