Labour Relations Advisor

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Assessment accommodation

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation.

Candidates from outside the federal public service will be required to pay for their own travel (including travel for assessment purposes), and may be required to pay for their own relocation expenses.

When answering questions, it is insufficient to state only that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities. Candidates must provide concrete examples demonstrating how they meet the requirements. FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AND APPROPRIATE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN YOUR ELIMINATION FROM THE PROCESS.

Duties

If you are passionate about Labour/Employee Relations, there are few work places more interesting to be than the RCMP right now. As our organization works to implement a new collective agreement and develop positive and constructive relationships between management and bargaining agent representatives, this role will put your skills to the test!

The Labour Relations team is relied upon by RCMP Management in Alberta and the Northwest Territories to provide expert advice and guidance at all levels for most employees. This includes employees of the federal public service, Civilian Members as well as Regular Members (Police Officers) of the RCMP.

Labour Relations is responsible for all aspects of the Labour Relations program. Our aim is to foster positive and constructive relationships between management and bargaining agents and their respective representatives.

Labour Relations Advisors provide a range of services to assist and support managers of Regular Members (RMs), Reservists and Civilian Members (CMs) and Public Service Employees (PSEs) including:
• Interpretation of the provisions of the collective agreements;
• Collective agreement grievances;
• Leave management;
• Offering guidance and referrals for other workplace issues such as:
o dispute resolution
o ethics
o performance
o disability management
• Delivering training and information sessions on labour relations management in the divisions;
• Liaising with bargaining agent representatives;
• Misconduct and discipline (PSE only)
• Strike management
• Performance management (PSE only)
• Issues arising from values and ethics, honours and recognition, occupational health and safety, among others.

Work environment

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is looking for talented and skilled individuals to join our dynamic Labour Relations team. We offer a diverse, inclusive, respectful and healthy work environment that offers flexible work arrangements to ensure work-life balance. If you value teamwork, challenging assignments, and are innovative, collaborative, and value high quality service to clients, we want to hear from you!

Successful candidates will need to be organized, demonstrate flexibility, be detail oriented, possess the ability to work effectively with both clients and colleagues and be able to work under pressure. The client group extends across Alberta and the North West Territories.

NOTE: It is anticipated that the Labour Relations team will be returning to the office on a hybrid basis and are likely to be required to participate in some meetings in person. As such, fully virtual working arrangements may not be considered.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to primarily staff current and future full-time, indeterminate positions in the Labour Relations unit. The pool of qualified candidates may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (i.e. permanent or temporary) within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Edmonton, Alberta. The pool could be used to offer acting appointments, assignments, secondments or deployments.

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in human resources management, labour or industrial relations, psychology, public or business administration, organizational development, education sciences, social sciences, sociology or any other field relevant to the work to be performed.

Notes:
1. Indeterminate incumbents of PE positions and of positions in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and in Indian Oil and Gas Canada that are equivalent to PE positions on October 1, 1999, who do not possess the education level prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standard based on their education, training and/or experience. They must be accepted as having met the minimum education standard whenever this standard is called for when staffing PE positions and positions in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and Indian Oil and Gas Canada that are equivalent to PE positions. This note also applies to persons appointed or deployed, for an indeterminate period, to PE positions after that date as the result of staffing transactions started before October 1, 1999. The positions in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and in Indian Oil and Gas Canada that are equivalent to PE positions are those that meet the Treasury Board definition for the PE occupational group.
2. The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and must have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization.
3. An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience, that is comparable to a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization relevant to the work to be performed, may serve as an alternative to meet the minimum education standard. Whenever the minimum education standard is met through this alternative, it is met only for the position being staffed, and candidates must be re-assessed for future appointments or deployments where the manager has decided to use this alternative.

Degree equivalency

Recent* and significant** experience in providing strategic advice and guidance to management on complex*** staffing and/or labour/employment relations issues.

*Recent experience is normally acquired by carrying out those duties within the past five (5) years.

**Significant experience refers to the depth and breadth of the experience associated with having performed a wide range of complex tasks normally over a period of two (2) years.

***Complex is defined as having worked on a variety of files or projects that require research, analysis, consultations and consideration from the perspective of applicable legislation, policies and guidelines.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

Experience delivering human resources services in a policing environment.
Experience working with union representatives to resolve issues.
Experience mediating and/or influencing outcomes to workplace conflicts or disputes.
Experience negotiating settlements.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability and willingness to work overtime as required.
Ability and willingness to travel as required.
Ability and willingness to travel within Alberta and North West Territories.
Ability and willingness to travel via small aircraft.
Valid Class 5 driver’s license

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of legislation, theories, and trends in human resources management.

Thinking things through
Showing initiative and being action-oriented
Working effectively with others
Demonstrating integrity and respect
Client service orientation
Communications
Business Acumen
Dependability

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - RCMP Enhanced Reliability Status security clearance.

All applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to): reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use.

All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Candidates will be assessed using one or more of the following tools: written exam, interview, and reference checks.

Volume Management strategies may be used.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

We will communicate with applicants by e-mail. Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and ensure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE TO ENSURE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.