Manager, Labour Relations

We currently have a **Regular Full Time **opportunity for a** **Manager, Labour Relations & Employee Relations **in the **Human Resources** department at Sunnybrook.

**_This role can be performed fully onsite or on a hybrid work from home model, in compliance with the Hospital’s Work from Home Policy._**

**Hours of Work**:
Monday - Friday, Flexibility for evenings and weekends

**Summary of Duties**:
**Reporting to the Director, Employee and Labour Relations**:

- Contribute to building and sustaining a comprehensive Labour Relations/Employee Relations strategy for Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre;
- Provide effective oversight and participation in the management of SHSC collective agreements;
- Provide expertise, support and strategic advice to HR Business Partners and Hospital Management in relation to potential or filed grievances, claims and unionized and non-unionized employee complaints, including complaints of harassment or discrimination;
- Support HR Business Partners, OHS and Hospital Management in resolving complex accommodation requests
- Management of grievances and labour arbitrations, being proactive to resolve issues before grievances are filed and matters proceed to litigation, whenever possible;
- Provide support to Hospital Management and Interprofessional Practice in escalation of ONA workload report process;
- Provide support to HR Business Partners in complex investigations pursuant to the Hospital’s policies;
- Facilitate resolution of conflicts with staff, management, physicians, students and volunteers;
- Contribute to the development and execution of education programs for leaders in matters pertaining to labour relations and employee relations;
- Provide analysis of and training for new and renewed collective agreements;
- Use leadership abilities to strategically engage the unions and management in strong partnerships with SHSC

**Qualifications/Skills**
- Post-secondary education in relation to Business and/or Labour Relations is an asset;
- CHRP designation is an asset
- Must have significant recent related experience in labour relations, preferably within Health Care;
- Proven strategic thinker with the ability to contribute to a comprehensive, proactive labour strategy;
- Demonstrated ability to advise and implement operational plans in a large, complex organization;
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written;
- Proven ability to use leadership influence effectively;
- Innovative and resourceful;
- Demonstrated excellent conflict resolution skills, both as facilitator and mediator;
- Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and drive change in a complex organization;
- Superior investigative skills and ability;
- Proven ability to engage others and work collaboratively as part of the LR team;
- Demonstrated solution orientation

Human Resources
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); **AND** have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital’s obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.