Human Resources Specialist Advisor

Duties
Join our team! You've been wondering what our Labour Relations Advisors at the DND do and are recognized for? • We find win-win solutions to never boring labour relations situations and drive forward a resolutions based approach with clients.
• We analyze complex situations and recommend the best approach to resolve issues for the clients, focused on the best interests of the department.
• We want problem solvers and helpers who bring creative innovative solutions to difficult situations, people with empathy and a strong sense of values who like to have fun at work!
• We develop strong trust relationships with our clients and feel the rewards of our expert advice positively impacting their business.
• We collaborate closely with bargaining agent partners in an effort to find solutions to complex scenarios.
• We provide valuable input into process improvement and client service delivery.
• We have a high volume of cases and that does mean that our LR Teams are busy, but it also means that we have a repertoire of templates, case files and guidance documents that serve as an invaluable source of reference information as you learn to handle any case that comes your way.
• We support collaboration across various Human Resources disciplines while managing labour relations files.

Work environment
Make a difference. Build your career. Be part of something bigger.Join Labour Relations with the Defence Team and experience a career that challenges and inspires you every day. We’re looking for motivated, hard-working Labour Relations Advisors who are ready to jump in, tackle diverse files, and continuously learn.As a Labour Relations Advisor, you will collaborate with colleagues and clients across Canada and work closely with Canadian Armed Forces members, providing expert guidance and support in labour relations matters. Your contributions will play a vital role in advancing the Defence Team’s mission to protect Canada and Canadians.

Intent of the process
We intend to create a pool to staff positions in labour relations operations across Canada based on our current and future needs. The pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff vacancies with various employment tenures, language requirements, security requirements, work locations and assets that may vary depending on the needs of the position being staffed.

Important messages
📢 How does this work? ✅ Step 1: Read the entire advertisement. Want to join our team? Let us know you’re interested! Click “Apply” ✅ Step 2: Tell us about yourself! Attach your resume and answer the screening questions in the online application. ✅ Step 3: We will carefully review all your qualifications. If your talent matches one of our immediate or upcoming opportunities, we may contact you for further information or assessment. Creating an environment where diverse perspectives are valued begins with self-declaration. Count yourself in and self-declare by identifying to which employment equity group(s) you belong. In order to self-declare, please ensure to indicate this by checking off the appropriate box within the online application as part of the Employment Equity section. ▶ Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. ▶ Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this opportunity. Please click “Apply” to submit your application. If there are limitations or special circumstances preventing you from submitting your application via the GC Jobs online portal, you must contact us and receive approval to apply via an alternate means PRIOR to the closing date. ▶If you are currently an employee at the PE-03 level you may be considered for a deployment.▶ Depending on the position being staffed: ↪ Additional qualifications, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be required ↪ Varying degrees of breadth and depth of experience may be deemed essential ↪ Asset qualifications may be invoked as essential qualifications ↪ You may be contacted and asked to submit information or be further assessed ▶ Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. ▶ All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the applicants. Your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies. ▶ To ensure the integrity of the selection process, the content and questions of the assessment must remain confidential. Please do not discuss or share the assessment content with anyone, including other candidates. You must complete the assessment, including screening questions, by yourself, without the help of others, including the use of unapproved internet resources and artificial intelligence. Any violation may result in potential consequences which could include your elimination from this selection process. ▶ If, at any point in this process or upon qualifying in this process, your Values and Ethics do not align with that of the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics and Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, you will be eliminated from further consideration in this process. (Copy and paste these links in your browser for more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/defence-ethics/policies-publications/code-value-ethics.html AND https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049) ▶ The information you provide in this application must be true and may be verified. Any false information may result in the rejection of your application and/or not hiring you. Please only check off the locations that you are truly willing and able to work from. Choosing a location that you are not truly willing and able to work from slows down the process and impacts our ability to staff positions within the Department. By submitting an application, you are confirming that you are either currently living in one of these locations or are willing to relocate to them. ▶ Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria: ↪ Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team; ↪ Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed; ↪ Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience; ↪ Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications; ↪ Organizational Needs.

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Reliability Status security clearance

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OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
▶ Strict adherence to the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics, Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, Directive on Conflict of Interest, and Defence Administrative Orders and Directives (DAOD) 7021-1, Conflict of Interest (see Additional links below).
▶ Additional conditions of employment may be required, depending on the position being staffed. The complete list of conditions of employment will be communicated to candidates at the time of consideration for appointment.

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OR1. Occasional travel within Canada.
OR2. Willing and able to work overtime on short notice, as required

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❗ Essential qualifications are qualifications that you must meet in order to be considered for the position. This means that when you apply, your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience listed below.
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EDUCATION:
ED1. Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in human resources management, labour or industrial relations, psychology, public or business administration, organizational development, education sciences, social sciences, sociology, or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed.Notes:
1. Indeterminate incumbents of PE positions and of positions in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and in Indian Oil and Gas Canada that are equivalent to PE positions on October 1, 1999, who do not possess the education level prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standard based on their education, training and/or experience. They must be accepted as having met the minimum education standard whenever this standard is called for when staffing PE positions and positions in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and Indian Oil and Gas Canada that are equivalent to PE positions. This note also applies to persons appointed or deployed, for an indeterminate period, to PE positions after that date as the result of staffing transactions started before October 1, 1999. The positions in the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and in Indian Oil and Gas Canada that are equivalent to PE positions are those that meet the Treasury Board definition for the PE occupational group.
2. The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and must have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization.
3. An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience, that is comparable to a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization relevant to the work to be performed, may serve as an alternative to meet the minimum education standard. Whenever the minimum education standard is met through this alternative, it is met only for the position being staffed, and candidates must be re-assessed for future appointments or deployments where the manager has decided to use this alternative.

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EXPERIENCE:
EX1. Experience* in conducting research and analysis in a human resources discipline.
EX2. Experience* in providing options and recommendations to clients in a human resources discipline. **
EX3. Experience* in the application of acts or regulations or policies or standards related to the management of human resources.*Experience will be assessed in terms of depth and breadth of activities, the complexity and diversity of work handled, as well as the level of autonomy demonstrated.
** Human resources defined as labour relations, staffing, classification, compensation.

COMPETENCIES:
C1. Thinking things through;
C2. Showing initiative and Being action-oriented;
C3. Working effectively with others;
C4. Demonstrating integrity and respect;
C5. Communications;
C6. Client service orientation;
C7. Achieving Results and Taking responsibility.

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Applied / assessed at a later date

Various language requirements - ↓
• English Essential.
• Bilingual BBB/BBB.
• Bilingual CBC/CBC.

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❗ Asset qualifications are qualifications that may be required for a position. If you possess any of the qualifications listed below, please clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification in your application.
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AEX1. Experience in providing advice and guidance to management on labour relations matters in the Federal Public Service such as, but not limited to: grievances, discipline, investigations, and unsatisfactory performance.
AEX2. Experience in providing advice and guidance to management in a unionized work environment.
AEX3. Experience in working with union representatives in order to resolve issues.
AEX4. Experience in mediating or influencing outcomes to workplace conflicts or disputes.
AEX5. Experience in delivering training or awareness sessions.
AEX6. Experience in researching and analyzing jurisprudence in order to make recommendations.
AEX7. Experience in preparing cases for review by third party jurisdictions such as, but not limited to: Provincial Workers’ Compensation Boards, Provincial or Federal Human Rights Commissions, and Grievance Arbitration or Adjudication Boards/Tribunals.
AEX8. Experience in participating in collective bargaining or strike management.
AEX9. Experience in working or volunteering in a mixed civilian and military environment.

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ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
The Department of National Defence is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive team that reflects Canada's population.To achieve a representative workforce, selection may be based on qualified candidates self-declaring as belonging to one or more of the designated groups: Indigenous Peoples, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and women.We encourage you to indicate if you belong to any of the designated groups when you apply.As means to support our military families, consideration may first be given to the spouses or common-law partners of serving Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.

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Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Nunavut, qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement will be appointed first. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

Learn more about preference to veterans.

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