(Z-351) - Director, Academic Labour RelationsBarcelona, CataloniaThe University of Ottawa is home to over 50,000 students, faculty, and staff, who live, work, and study in both French and English. Our campus is a crossroads of cultures and ideas, where bold minds come together to inspire game-changing ideas. We are one of Canada's top 10 research universities; our professors and researchers explore new approaches to today's challenges. One of a handful of Canadian universities ranked among the top 200 in the world, we attract exceptional thinkers and welcome diverse perspectives from across the globe. Our employees come together around the shared purpose of constant improvement, personal development, service excellence, teamwork, and a passion for learning with a desire to make uOttawa and the world a better place.Position purpose: Reporting to the Vice-Provost, Faculty Relations, accountable for the development, implementation, and evaluation of organizational frameworks, policies, plans, and programs related to labour and academic staff relations at the University of Ottawa. As a change agent in the Faculty Relations team, brings best practices in Labour Relations, as well as an innovative, collaborative, and strategic approach to all labour relations initiatives.Your responsibilities will include:As Chief Negotiator, provide leadership and expertise in liaison and negotiations with all academic groups governed by collective agreements.Establish good communications and foster a positive labour relations climate with academic unions.Act as a strategic collaborator that provides services such as representation, support, and advice for complex labour and employment-related matters.Manage a team of labour relations experts whose mandate is to address files of strategic importance related to individual and collective disputes.What you will bring:Master's degree, preferably in Industrial Relations or an advanced degree in a related field or an acceptable equivalence of education and experience.Graduate of Bachelor of common or civil law is an asset.Ten (10) years of experience in a leadership capacity related to labour relations and employment law.Ten (10) years of experience as chief negotiator in collective bargaining, plus extensive collective agreement interpretation and advising along with grievance/arbitration process management experience.Familiarity with and respect for collegial organizational culture is critical, as is the demonstrated ability to lead in an inclusive, collaborative, and consensus-building style.Experience working with complex costing methodologies such as pension and benefits issues at the negotiating table.Knowledge of strategic and tactical problem-solving approaches and an ability to convert strategic objectives into tangible action plans and results.Experience in strategic planning and project management.Experience in mediation and facilitation.Exceptional ability to influence others.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.Strong communication, relationship building, and listening skills.Ability to work under pressure and stress and adhere to strict deadlines.Demonstrated proactive client service focus.Awareness of and sensitivity to diversity.Bilingualism (written and oral expression) essential.Key Competencies at uOttawa:Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project.Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results.Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs.Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s).Note: If this is a union position, the hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above.
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