Director, Human Resources Apsc

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - Excluded M&P

Job Profile

XMP - Human Resources, Level D2

Job Title

Director, Human Resources APSC

Department

Leadership | Dean's Office | Faculty of Applied Science

Compensation Range

$9,859.25 - $15,380.75 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

October 20, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

Ongoing

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Description

The Faculty of Applied Science includes six Engineering Departments, the School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture, the School of Nursing, and the School of Community and Regional Planning, five major research centers, four multi-disciplinary programs and the School of Engineering at UBC Okanagan. The Faculty of Applied Science is the fourth largest faculty at UBC, with faculty and staff working at the Point Grey and Okanagan campuses as well as off-site locations, including health authority locations. There are 500 staff positions and 300 faculty positions working within the Faculty.

The Director brings comprehensive strategic leadership, strategic planning and operational human resources direction by developing and implementing innovative and creative human resources strategies, programs and practices designed to provide an exceptional workplace for faculty, staff and student employees in the Faculty of Applied Science. Ensures an approach reflective of the diverse academic disciplines within the Faculty, each with unique identities, values, sizes, and geographical locations. The Director will guide and influence faculty-wide change, performance management, employee development and career progression and workplace excellence programs. Provides senior leadership within the Faculty of Applied Science to implement UBC-wide HR and Faculty Affairs initiatives such as the Focus on People Framework, and UBC’s Respectful Environment Statement.

The position will foster a healthy, safe and vibrant workplace culture across the departments, schools, research clusters and programs within the Faculty. The Director also provides leadership in the development and implementation of strategic human resources programs, practices, and policies within the Faculty of Applied Science, Dean’s Office, and Shared Service Model (SSM). The Director provides strategic HR advice to the Dean, Associate Deans and Directors within the Dean’s office; Directors in the Research Clusters; Department Heads and School Directors and Administrators. This role is responsible for the development of organizational structures that align with the strategic goals of the Faculty, to ensure that they are enabled to effectively support the portfolio’s strategic objectives.

Organizational Status

Reports directly to the Executive Director, Advisory Partnerships and Professional Standards and dotted-line reporting to the Dean, Faculty of Applied Science. Leads an HR and Faculty Affairs (FA) team consisting of professional and clerical staff.

Coaches and supervises professional staff, including the HR Manager and Senior Manager, Faculty Affairs, who together provide advisory support to the Departments and Schools. Provides HR and FA leadership to the nine Administrators across the Departments and Schools.

Works closely with 4 Associate Deans, the Director, Finance and Resources, the Executive Director, Strategy and Planning, and interacts with the senior leadership team, unit managers, faculty and staff. The incumbent has regular contact with senior management in central service offices, including Employee Relations, Faculty Relations, Human Resources, Provost’s Office and other Faculties’ Dean’s Offices. This role is part of the Central Human Resources Advisory Services unit and participates as a senior team member.

Work Performed

Executive Leadership- Provides strategic leadership in the identification, development and planning of initiatives and objectives, which continually analyze, evaluate and enhance the Faculty’s performance. Establishing priorities, planning, development, communication and implementation of HR strategies, programs, practices, and processes to respond to the cultural landscape within the Faculty of Applied Science- Leads t