Job Description: Director, Labour Relations Operations

Organization: Ministry of Education
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Job Category: Job Posting
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: $130,930 - $175,070 - Annual Salary

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Director, Labour Relations Operations

Director, Labour Relations Operations

Ministry of Education

Bring your labour relations expertise to make a difference in Ontario’s education sector. The Ministry of Education seeks a skilled negotiator to join its leadership team responsible for the development and implementation of strategies to negotiate and operationalize new agreements for represented and non-represented employees in the education sector.

As the Director, you will have the opportunity to lead front-line negotiations for Ontario’s education sector. Your transformational leadership skills will enable you to engage across a horizontal stakeholder group, and shape labour relations in the education sector. As a member of the Ministry’s leadership team, you will lead and be accountable for fostering an anti-racist and inclusive workplace, where all staff feel safe, and supported and can fully contribute and progress in their careers.

An effective leader in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) is responsible, innovative and collaborative. A responsible leader is someone who demonstrates authenticity, accountability and courage in how they interact with others. An individual who models ethical behaviour, and who is honest and capable of making difficult choices. An innovative leader is someone who leads with common purpose, embraces positive disruption, and has a future mindset. An individual who inspires others, values continuous learning and encourages development and integration. A collaborative leader focuses on helping others to grow, drives people-centred outcomes and promotes an environment of inclusivity. A leader who consistently works to confront bias and systemic barriers while understanding the importance of creating a more diverse and accessible workplace.

OPS commitment to diversity, inclusion, accessibility and anti-racism

The OPS is an innovative, responsive, and accountable public service that works hard to be diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable. Diversifying leadership teams is a top OPS priority with the goal to achieve parity with the Ontario labour force by 2025 for the most underrepresented groups (Indigenous, racialized and persons with disabilities) in leadership positions.

To advance this goal, the OPS is collecting socio-demographic information that will help to address potential barriers and achieve equity in hiring. You are requested to complete the voluntary survey and contribute to building a more diverse, anti-racist, inclusive and accessible OPS.

The OPS invites all interested individuals to apply and encourages applications from Indigenous and racialized individuals and persons with disabilities.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy < https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-public-service-anti-racism-policy > and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint < https://www.ontario.ca/page/ops-inclusion-diversity-blueprint > pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advancing racial equity, accessibility, diversity and inclusion in the public service.

The OPS offers employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code < http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/ontario-human-rights-code >. Refer to the application instructions below if you require a disability-related accommodation.

What can I expect to do in this role?

As part of a labour relations leadership team, the Director will:

Lead the development and implementation of strategies and plans to negotiate and operationalize central collective agreement terms.
Direct the business and operational strategies required for the provincial negotiation process.
Work with, and provide expert advice to, senior executives in the facilitation, negotiation and settlement of provincial terms representing the Crown and working with employer representatives of English language school boards across Ontario.
Develop and role-model effective relationships with English school boards and their employee bargaining agents to identify issues suitable for provincial discussion.
Develop, and ensure the implementation of, the business and operational plans to ensure sound strategies, plans and initiatives to build capacity in the negotiation of collective agreements.
Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to promote compliance and resolve disputes regarding collective agreements.

How do I qualify?

Leadership

You are an inclusive leader who fosters and creates a culture of diversity, inclusion, anti-racism and equity in the workplace
You have experience leading and motivating high-performing and diverse teams
You are a transformational thinker who can plan strategically and communicate a strategic view of labour relations to those around you
You have superior management and strategic leadership abilities to lead and influence people

Labour Relations Expertise

You are an experienced leader who has extensive collective bargaining experience
You have proven labour relations expertise in the planning and implementation of collective agreements
You have experience as a table leader for union or management negotiations
You can promote compliance with legislative authorities, regulations and policies in all labour relations activities
You can quickly gain an understanding of the unique characteristics and needs of Ontario’s school systems and stakeholders
You have proven ability to understand and apply relevant legislation and policies

Relationship Management/Communications

You have experience dealing with diverse and influential stakeholders
You are able to work across divisions and organizations with senior leaders to achieve results
You demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and experience dealing positively with others in highly stressful situations
You are skilled at providing advice and briefings regarding issues, negotiations and agreements to senior executives or officials

Judgement, Tact and Political Acuity

You have political acuity to anticipate, and respond to, politically sensitive situations
You have flexibility and resilience to adapt in a changing environment
You can identify long-term issues and trends related to collective agreements, and terms and conditions of employment or school board/union/association results

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I acknowledge that there is a voluntary survey to complete as part of this competition and that, if I choose not to participate in this survey, this will not impact my participation in the competition process.

OPS COVID-19 Safe Workplace Directive

Effective October 1, 2021, the OPS COVID-19 Safe Workplace Directive requires all Ontario Public Service employees to provide proof they are fully vaccinated, meaning they are fully vaccinated as defined by the Ministry of Health (refer to: COVID-19 Fully Vaccinated Status in Ontario) (https://health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/publichealth/coronavirus/docs/vaccine/COVID-19_fully_vaccinated_status_ontario.pdf), including 14 calendar days have passed since receiving their final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Employees who do not provide proof of full vaccination will be deemed ‘not vaccinated' under the Directive and will be required to attend a vaccine education program and undergo regular rapid antigen testing. Employees who are not vaccinated under the policy with a valid medical exemption will not be required to attend a vaccine education program but must undergo regular rapid antigen testing.

Location: Toronto, ON

Salary: $130,930 - $175,070 Per Year

Duration: Permanent

Please apply online, only, by Sunday, January 2, 2022, by visiting https://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Preview.aspx?Language=English&JobID=173853. Please follow the instructions to submit your application. Faxes are not being accepted at this time.

If you require accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the Executive Recruitment Unit at careersexecutive@ontario.ca.

The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer. Accommodation will be provided in accordance with Ontario’s Human Rights Code.

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