ID: 24-1132 Location: Vancouver, BC

Reporting to the VP, HR, the Director of Labour Relations (“Director”) is responsible for leading the development of the labour relations (“LR”) strategy and providing related advice, services, and initiatives for RainCity. Key duties include contributing to collective agreement negotiations with the Health Employers Association of BC (“HEABC”), interpretation of three collective agreements, overseeing and managing the grievance process, ensuring proper handling of workplace investigations, discipline and discharge processes, and proactively managing union relationships. The role encompasses leading, coaching and mentoring a team of four that includes two LR Specialists, a Workplace Conflict Resolution Specialist and an LR Coordinator.

RainCity has recently moved to an “HR Centres of Excellence” model, to create a supportive and responsive structure, and to provide higher levels of service and expertise, in response to the considerable growth that the organization has undergone. The Director of Labour Relations is a new role, one of four new Directors in the HR Centres of Excellence model, to provide expert guidance in RainCity’s complex, multi-union environment.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a skilled LR leader to make an impact at one of BC’s most important supportive housing providers. The Director should be aligned with RainCity’s mission, vision, and values, and its trauma-informed, harm reduction approach; they should bring a high-level labour relations experience to build constructive relations with RainCity’s union partners, providing leadership to resolve ongoing issues and grievances, and also build labour relations capacity across the organization, serving as a key resource and trainer for frontline managers.

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First Resume Review: January 10, 2025