Senior Negotiations Strategist

Role Responsibilities

You will serve as a key team member for the Government of Alberta, coordinating and leading labour relations advice across the public sector; directly in support of Post Secondary Institutions (PSIs), the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA), various Agencies, Boards, and Commissions (ABCs), and key Education/HealthCare stakeholders. You will be an integrated team member of PBCO and will add to the division’s depth as a leader and trusted voice in strategic labour relations.

You will inform mandate development and compliance, support active bargaining, and lead implementation, interpretation, and administration of collective agreements. You will be heavily relied upon to provide evidence-based advice, so advanced research and analysis skills are a must. You will demonstrate your superior communications and writing ability when facilitating and ensuring effective labour relations outcomes.

Your primary assignment will be working collaboratively with school boards in support of the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association, teacher collective bargaining, and education support staff collective bargaining.

The Job Description is provided for further details on this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

• Agility: Maintains awareness of changing organizational priorities and proactively shifts strategic focus and activities as appropriate.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Promotes collaboration and positive relationships (even in challenging circumstances) within and across groups and builds commitment to reach desired results.
• Develop Networks: Quickly establishes credibility and initiates relationships with a broad range of people in unfamiliar environments. Identifies common purpose and sets a path for ongoing connections. Nurtures relationships to build trust.
• Systems Thinking: Anticipates outcomes and potential impacts across interrelated areas and factors this into planning. Seeks to understand a range of stakeholder perspectives and how they interrelate.
• Creative Problem Solving: Continuously engages others to scope and solve issues and find the best solutions. Encourages debate and idea generation from across the organization. Assesses and addresses risks while providing guidance to move new ideas forward.

Qualifications

A related degree such as Business Administration or Commerce with a minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible and related experience in government policy, labour relations, human resources, or employee relations. Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

Required:

• Experience supporting labour relations functions in complex, multi-employer and multi-union environments.
• Experience actively participating in and/or leading collective bargaining.
• Experience managing complex issues.
• Experience resolving conflicting stakeholder interests.
• Experience building relationships with internal and external partners, including employers and unions.

Assets:

• Experience with the K-12 education system and/or education policy.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Notes

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies. Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a criminal records check (CRC).

Location:

This position works out of the Petwin Tower, located at 10707 - 100 Avenue, Edmonton.

Hours of work:

36.25 hours per week

Travel:

Travel within the province may be required.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what we have to offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service.
• Management Employee Pension Plan (MEPP).
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information.
• Professional learning and development.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.