Manager Employee & Union Relations

Atira Women's Resource Society•Vancouver, BC

1d•CA$80,000 - CA$90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to Executive Director of People & Culture or their designate, The Manager, Employee and Union Relations leads the labour relations, employee relations and leave & accommodation portfolios, providing consultation, advice, and support to people leaders and engaging with union and other partners. This position develops and implements strategies to enhance labor relations, drive organizational success, align with organization missions to decolonize and indigenize practice and uphold labour standards and best practice and embed diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-oppressive principles. As a key liaison for union relations, this role supports negotiations, oversees grievance discussions, and labour management processes to ensure fair and effective resolutions. It provides strategic guidance to leadership, developing resources and training that empower managers to navigate performance and labour matters with confidence. By leveraging data-driven insights, monitoring workforce trends, and leading special projects, this role continuously evolves P&C practices to create a workplace culture where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported. This role partners with people leaders to promote and foster a consultative and problem-solving labour relations approach by ensuring consistent application and guidance on collective agreements, legislation, relevant regulations and acts, best practice, policies, and procedures, and creating new policies, guidelines and processes where required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
5-7 years of experience in human resources in a non-profit, unionized environment.
Experience working with HR Information Systems and SharePoint or similar shared resource directory.
All positions are subject to a criminal record check (Paid by Atira), including vulnerable sector check.

Nice To Haves

Chartered Professionals in Human Resources (CPHR) certification is an asset.
Lived experience and connection to the community served are assets.
Individuals whose lived experience reflects the diversity of the communities we serve are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Leads the labour relations, employee relations and leave & accommodation portfolios.
Provides consultation, advice, and support to people leaders.
Engages with union and other partners.
Develops and implements strategies to enhance labor relations.
Supports negotiations, oversees grievance discussions, and labour management processes.
Provides strategic guidance to leadership.
Develops resources and training that empower managers to navigate performance and labour matters.
Leverages data-driven insights, monitors workforce trends, and leads special projects.
Ensures consistent application and guidance on collective agreements, legislation, relevant regulations and acts, best practice, policies, and procedures.
Creates new policies, guidelines and processes where required.