Labour Relations Consultation Officer

Labour Relations Consultation Officer

Reason for posting:Backfill
Division:Labour Relations Services
City:Ottawa, ON
Type of position:Hybrid
Job Term:One (1)
Permanent
, full-time (35 hours per week) and one (1)
18-month term
, full-time (35 hours per week)
Eligibility:Applicant must either be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident eligible to work in Canada
Union/Non:IAM local 3011
Competition:26-17

The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), a national union representing over 80,000 professionals and scientists across Canada, is seeking two bilingual Labour Relations Consultation Officers to join our team at our National Office in Ottawa.

PIPSC/IPFPC is committed to building an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought – and of people – are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our goals and objectives. We are making concerted efforts to foster a workforce that is representative of our diverse membership. We strive to create a work environment that is welcoming to everyone regardless of their gender, age, religion, race, ethnicity, and nationality, particularly equity deserving groups, such as members of the IBPOC, 2

SLGBTQIA+ communities, and people living with disabilities.

All qualified candidates will be considered; however, in support of achieving a diversified workforce we encourage applications for this opportunity from candidates belonging to one of the employment equity groups:
Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Metis or Inuit), peoples of colour or persons with a disability. Consideration will be given to a qualified candidate who, at the time of application, voluntarily indicates being part of these groups.

Under the direction of the Director, Labour Relations and the supervision of the Manager, National Policy Office, the Consultation Officer provides labour relations representation and advice to the organization on Institute-wide matters and to National Consultation Teams (NCT’s) on matters relating to a full range of departmental labour relations matters. The Consultation Officer participates in and represents the Institute on public service wide labour management committees, national working groups, committees and other fora to ensure a consistent approach in line with Institute positions and policies.

• Represent Institute and provide advice, guidance & information to National Consultation Teams to support members and stewards; in accordance with all applicable federal and provincial legislation, collective agreements, policies, directive and guidelines, and employment benefits plans.
• Required to develop an Institute position with respect to group-wide issues, essential services, and other areas of labour relations services. Will participate and represent the Institute on public service-wide labour management committees, national working groups, national committees and other fora as needed.
• Negotiate agreements and settlements on behalf of the Institute on a full range of departmental labour relations matters.
• Analyze and research jurisprudence, applicable legislation, employer policies, and collective agreements. Communicate the criticality of the impact of this information in the development of national policies.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary teams assigned to special projects and work collaboratively with employees in other sections.
• Attend National Consultation meetings with various National consultation teams (NCT’s) in their respective departments; disseminate information for all NCT’s on a given issue; provide advice & support to several teams at once.
• Advise and prepare NCT Presidents on labour relations issues stemming from/to be raised at consultation meetings in order to address member issues; communicate information to and from NCT Presidents; sharing Institute positions and elaborating on them as may be required to move issues forward.
• Advise National Consultation teams on labour relation issues relating to ongoing departmental matters; assess situation; research and communicate issues to regional Employment Relations Officers/Labour Relations Officers to obtain…