Salary Range: $88,990-$127,923/year. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience, and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.
Job Summary:
In accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of PHSA, safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA. As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
The Specialist, Compensation and Organizational Design is a strategic business partner that provides expert and comprehensive advice, guidance, and education on a variety of complex classification and compensation issues related to both bargaining unit and non-contract jobs to foster services that enable client groups to achieve their business outcomes and the organization to fulfill its mandate. The Specialist utilizes professional expertise to lead organizational structure and work redesign initiatives, classify and revise new and existing jobs; utilizing decision-making that is fair, appropriate, fiscally responsible and equitable. Provides guidance on salary administration and implements salary changes; interprets collective agreements, frameworks and labour awards/decisions and researches jurisprudence; investigates employee and union classification grievances, and negotiates resolutions, memorandums of understanding, and special rates. Directs, approves and audits changes to HR system including salary tables, positions, and employee job record, and creates and revises job. The Specialist provides leadership and mentorship to junior team and HR colleagues in the area of classification and compensation, contributing to and implementing strategies, creating leader and team resources new and/or revised processes; and persuades and facilitates consensus to guide and lead others in making fiscally responsible and equitable classification and compensation decisions.
Duties/Accountabilities:
• Partners and consults with clients on an ongoing basis to determine evolving classification and compensation requirements. Works collaboratively with HR and other Corporate Service partners. Analyzes requirements and develops strategies and options to enable clients to achieve required business objectives.
• Provides expert advice to clients on the interpretation of related policies, programs and collective agreements ensuring consistent advice is provided and followed throughout PHSA. Interprets multiple collective agreements, classifications systems, jurisprudence and compensation and classification frameworks. Examines the potential impacts of options and issues, monitors changes within the health sector to assess potential impacts to PHSA, and considers the broader organizational vision and strategies, mitigates risks and realizes efficiencies. Provides client centered organizational design that aligns with outcomes and exemplifies thoughtful analysis resulting in sustainability and beneficial impacts on the enhancement of client care.
• Advises on appropriate bargaining unit or appropriateness of roles being established as non-contract. Conducts reviews and makes decisions on jurisdiction, employee job review requests and classification grievances; takes into account past practice, potential organization and industry impact, jurisprudence, and particular facts of the case. Promotes, educates, coaches and supports leadership staff in developing knowledge in classification and compensation practices. Develops reports, business cases, presents options, and
• Negotiates and facilities consensus on behalf of the organization on classification related concerns within the organization and with HEABC and union representatives, builds and maintains a positive working relationship with local and provincial Union representatives. Facilitates open communications between necessary parties, both internal and external to the organization, to reach consensus.
• Attends and/or presents at third party hearings and/or works closely with legal counsel or representatives of the Health Employers Association of BC in the presentation of the Employer’s case.
• Identifies process improvements to ensure that the services provided by the team are effective and they meet the needs of the client and/or organization. Recommends solutions, drafts tools and material, or actively participates in the development of new or revised procedures tools.
• Leads or actively participates in projects, change initiatives or wage increases. Creates documents, communications and implements new classification procedures, changes to collective agreements such as HEABC Contract Interpretation Updates (CIU's). Keeps abreast of emerging trends and recommends, implements, monitors, evaluates and revises tools, resources, services, and systems.
• Actively participates in industry committees and working groups, functions as a representative of the organization, advocates for the organization’s interests, and influences change and assesses trends. Ensures effective working relationships with other health authorities and facilitates the exchange of information between health authorities to support consistency of job classification and related compensation practices.
• Provides training, mentorship and work direction to team members as needed. Orients new HR colleagues to Compensation & Classification role.
Qualifications:
A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in a similar role within a unionized environment.
Solid understanding of classification and compensation practices, proven ability to precisely interpret organizational policies and procedures and collective agreement requirements, and a demonstrated ability to consistently apply expertise in job design techniques and industry job evaluation systems. Effectively leads the identification and implementation of compensation procedures and processes for designated classification systems. Strong communication and negotiation skills, including the ability to influence decision-making, persuade others, and to facilitate consensus to conclude an issue or a process. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with maturity, manage and resolve conflict, and to promote best practices and a coordinated approach to various industry issues. Excellent organizational skills including the ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines and be results orientated. Highly developed analytical, critical and systems thinking. Utilizes expertise to analyze business needs and develop a creative and defensible approach to resolving issues. Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate ideas and concepts, and to prepare succinct and accurate correspondence and reports. Ability to deal effectively with all levels of staff. Demonstrated ability to work independently and as an effective team member. Demonstrated ability to use spreadsheet, word processing and database applications, and a human resource information system.
