Human Resources Director

3 days ago


Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada City of Kelowna Full time
Job Summary

The City of Kelowna is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Human Resources Director to lead the planning, organization, direction, and evaluation of the human resources and safety functions. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership and advice to the Senior Leadership Team on all human resources and safety matters, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, policies, and best practices.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Provide Strategic Leadership:
    • Develop and execute multi-year human resource strategic plans to enhance service delivery and ensure high quality, efficient, and effective service delivery to the public.
    • Collaborate with the City Manager and Senior Leadership team to develop and support the Corporate vision, values, and strategic plan objectives.
    • Recommend policy and program changes that enable the organization to achieve its strategic goals.
  2. Provide Direction and Expertise:
    • Ensure Corporate and Council policies and legal requirements are adhered to in all human resource matters.
    • Provide leadership and direction on Talent Management and overall Employee Experience matters, including recruitment and selection, onboarding and offboarding, succession planning, career development initiatives, recognition programs, total compensation, organizational design, leadership development, and the implementation of the corporate training strategy.
    • Provide leadership and direction on Employee and Labour relations matters, including collective agreement administration, collective agreement negotiations, grievance and arbitration administration, the resolution of employee complaints, conducting effective investigations, supporting management in developing effective people management plans and processes to maximize performance.
  3. Establish and Maintain Effective Working Relationships:
    • Develop relationships with employees, unions, contractors, consultants, regulators, and community groups, and represent the municipality in various forums and negotiations.
    • Monitor and respond to external trends, developments, and best practices in human resources and safety, and ensure compliance with applicable federal, provincial, and municipal laws and regulations.
  4. Direct Divisional Functions:
    • Lead a team of Human Resource and Safety Professionals, including 3 direct reports and 20 departmental reports, and contribute to the management of all staff (approximately 1400).
    • Develop, coach, inspire, hire, assess, discipline, and reward employees, and lead and problem-solve.
  5. Manage Human Resources and Safety Budget:
    • Have primary responsibility for the budget and final spending authority.
Requirements

The ideal candidate will have a Post-Secondary Degree in a related discipline, knowledge of labour, employment, and human rights legislation, and all areas of Human Resource practices. A CPHR or SHRM designation is an asset. The candidate should have 7 years of progressively responsible Human Resource Management experience, with a minimum of 3 years in a senior managerial capacity, and experience within a unionized environment and demonstrated experience providing leadership at a senior management level.

Skills and Abilities

The successful candidate will possess leadership, diplomacy, collaboration, communication, and influencing skills, negotiation, teambuilding, problem-solving, integrity, and the ability to work with multiple interruptions and prioritize tasks.



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