Faculty Relations Officer

University of Alberta • Edmonton, AB

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Director, Faculty Relations, the Faculty Relations Officer is responsible for providing strategic advice and support to University administrators (Senior Executive Team, Deans, Chairs, Directors and others) on issues relating to the conduct, performance, and employment of academic staff, academically employed graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars. The incumbent is a member of a professional team of Faculty Relations Officers and Special Advisors operating within the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic).

The position provides guidance on the interpretation, application and administration of collective agreements and provides support in the negotiation of collective agreements between the University and its staff associations. The incumbent is responsible for managing and resolving various kinds of disputes. In this work, the incumbent has a key role in liaising with the Association of Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA), the Postdoctoral Fellows Association (PDFA), and Graduate Students’ Association (GSA).

The Faculty Relations Officer works collaboratively with other members of the Faculty Relations team, Human Resources, Health, Safety and Environment (HRHSE), Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, senior administrators, internal and external legal counsel, and other human resource professionals.

Requirements

• Strategic advice and support to University administrators on issues relating to the conduct, performance, and employment of academic staff, academically employed graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars.
• Guidance on the interpretation, application and administration of collective agreements.
• Support in the negotiation of collective agreements between the University and its staff associations.
• Management and resolution of various kinds of disputes.
• Liaising with the Association of Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA), the Postdoctoral Fellows Association (PDFA), and Graduate Students’ Association (GSA).
• Collaboration with other members of the Faculty Relations team, Human Resources, Health, Safety and Environment (HRHSE), Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, senior administrators, internal and external legal counsel, and other human resource professionals.
• Fostering a safe workplace.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic advice and support to University administrators on issues relating to the conduct, performance, and employment of academic staff, academically employed graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars.
• Providing guidance on the interpretation, application and administration of collective agreements.
• Providing support in the negotiation of collective agreements between the University and its staff associations.
• Managing and resolving various kinds of disputes.
• Liaising with the Association of Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA), the Postdoctoral Fellows Association (PDFA), and Graduate Students’ Association (GSA).
• Working collaboratively with other members of the Faculty Relations team, Human Resources, Health, Safety and Environment (HRHSE), Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, senior administrators, internal and external legal counsel, and other human resource professionals.
• Fostering a workplace that prioritizes safety in all its forms—physical, cultural, and psychological.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed