Director, Total Compensation

BCIT’s **Human Resources** is seeking a **regular, full-time (1.0**FTE**) Director, Total Compensation & HR Systems**. This position provides strategic direction to the delivery of a wide range of total compensation and other related programs. Develops department strategies, plans, policies, standards, processes and systems, and provides strategic oversight of compliance. Acts as strategic advisor to the VP and the Senior Team on the Institute’s most critical total compensation matters. Provides strategic direction to development and delivery of compensation and benefit programs, disability management programs, HRIS operations and reporting services, and HR administration.

**Duties & Responsibilities**

**KEY**ACCOUNTABILITIES**:

- Participates as a member of the VP’s leadership team, providing input to development of the division’s overarching strategies, and sharing responsibility for achievements and success.
- Develops department strategies, plans, policies, standards, processes and systems aimed at supporting delivery of a diverse portfolio of total compensation and other related programs, services and initiatives that support the division’s goals and objectives.
- Acts as strategic advisor to the VP and Senior Team on the Institute’s most critical total compensation matters. Delivers reports and presentations on program achievements and status of key initiatives. Builds relationships with all levels of management and staff across the Institute.
- Works collaboratively with the VP and other division leaders to ensure a strategic, integrated, and broad approach to all program planning, development and delivery. Fosters a collaborative and supportive team approach for all reporting areas, and with all other departments in the division.
- Provides strategic direction to development and delivery of compensation and benefit programs for executives and staff. Includes competitive market strategies, salary structure design and management, organization and job design, job evaluation, benefits and pension administration, and employee wellness.
- Provides strategic direction to development and delivery of disability management programs and services. Involves rehabilitation, case management, workplace accommodation, and attendance awareness, with emphasis on stay at work/early return to work strategies.
- Provides strategic direction to development and delivery of HRIS operations and services, including development of the HRIS strategy and roadmap. Also directs the assessment of data, statistics, metrics, costing and delivery of integrated HRIS reporting solutions to meet business needs.
- Provides strategic oversight of HR administration, ensuring optimized support for collaborative and integrated delivery of HR programs and services. Administration relates to all aspects of employee transaction processing and related records maintenance.
- Provides strategic oversight of compliance with Institute policies and collective agreements as well as government guidelines, standards and regulatory requirements as they pertain to all areas of accountability. Ensures the necessary controls are implemented to mitigate risks for all reporting areas, and alerts VP to critical issues as they emerge.
- Liaises with the Post-Secondary Employers Association (PSEA), Pension Corporation, post-secondary institutions, benefit vendors, consultants and other businesses to gather information and discuss total compensation matters.
- Manages directly and indirectly reporting staff, overseeing and participating in selection, coaching, mentoring, development, performance management and all other people-management practices.

**Qualifications**

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related discipline
- Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation preferred
- Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) preferred
- Minimum 10 years’ experience at progressive levels of responsibility in strategic HR, with emphasis in a large, complex, multi-union environment
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
- Expert knowledge of the concepts, theories, practices and techniques of executive and staff total compensation, including competitive market strategies, salary structure design and management, organization and job design, job evaluation, benefits and pension administration, and employee wellness
- Solid knowledge of the concepts, theories, practices and techniques of disability management
- Solid knowledge of the concepts, theories, practices and techniques of HRIS operations and related analytics and reporting
- High degree of business acumen with strong skills in operational excellence
- Expert communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to act as strategic advisor to the VP and the Senior Team on the Institute’s most critical total compensation matters
- Strong leadership skills and ability to manage a team of reporting leaders and practitioners in multipl