**JOIN US IN ENABLING TRADE THROUGH CANADA'SLARGEST PORT.** The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is an arm’s-length federal agency responsible for the shared stewardship of the lands and waters that make up the Port of Vancouver, Canada’s largest port. Our mandate, as outlined in the Canada Marine Act, is to enable Canada’s trade objectives on behalf of all Canadians, ensuring the safe movement of goods through the Port of Vancouver while protecting the environment and considering local communities. As an organization with a significant impact on communities and businesses across Canada, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and sustainability. We strive to create a workplace that mirrors the richness of our community, empowering all employees to achieve their full potential. The Manager, Employee and Labour Relations is responsible for providing senior-level strategic labour relations expertise and advice to management on the interpretation of the collective agreement, and labour legislation and policies. This position will establish and maintain a collaborative working relationship with union representatives to foster a respectful and constructive employee and labour relations environment and play a key role in the collective bargaining process, grievance administration, and performance management. **What you do:** + Advise people leaders to ensure legal compliance, consistent andappropriate application of practices and policies, and the interpretation andapplication of the collective agreement. + Provide support and guidance to people leaders on incidentinvestigations and disciplinary matters. + Manage all grievances from their initial stage until final resolution,up to and including arbitration if necessary. + Actively promote strategies/processes that advanceorganizational/management business objectives; monitor management practices toidentify those that are not conducive to promoting sound labour relationspractices. + Integrate innovative, effective labour relations processes and systemsinto the organization to support organizational change efforts. + Research and explain laws and legal affairs concerning employment topeople leaders and employees. + Advise and train managers in best employee relations practices andstrategies for managing management problems and employee grievances. Developfurther training as needed. + Provide consultation and coaching in sensitive and confidential employeerelations matters; facilitate the performance management process. + Represent the organization in contract negotiations, meetings, and negotiations withemployee and labour organizations. + Collaborate with leadership on matters of policy and terms of memorandaof understanding before and throughout negotiation process. + Collaborate with legal counsel and departments in the preparation forand participation in negotiations with employee and labour groups. + Remain current by conducting research and analysis of new case law,labour arbitration cases and awards to determine trends and precedence. + Clarify or develop business processes and workflows. + Create and present training content for people leaders/employeeworkshops and seminars. + Credible and knowledgeable advice in all areas of labour relations,including interpretation of the collective agreement, the Canada Labour Code,health and safety issues, arbitrations and jurisprudence to management andpersonnel responsible for bargaining unit employees **What you bring:** + A degree in industrial/labour relations, human resources, labour law, ora related discipline plus at least 5 years’ of related human resourcesexperience in progressively more senior labour/industrial relations roles in alarge, complex unionized environment, including a minimum of three (3) years’at a strategic/leadership level.\ + Thorough knowledge of human resource principles and labour relationsmethods and procedure + Skilled in applying negotiation and mediation techniques in a businessenvironment + Advanced knowledge in all areas of HR policy and compliance, includingbut not limited to return to work, employee/labour relations, grievancemanagement, policy management, compliance, conduct and risk, and employment law. **What we offer:** + Market-competitive base salaries and variableincentive plan + Generous and inclusive benefits offeringincluding retirement benefits plan + Flexible remote work program + Earned time off program + Paid vacation and personal care leave + Learning, development, and advancementopportunities + Onsite gym with towel service in a nationallandmark in the heart of Vancouver’s waterfront + Friendly, unique, and respectful workplace **Location:** Vancouver, Canada **Job type:** Exempt, Full-Time, Permanent, Hybrid **Working environment:** Normal office conditions. _This is Canadian-based employment, and itis expected that all employees maintain legal entitlement to work in Canada.Applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process may be subject tobackground checks, including but not limited to criminal record, credit, and/orreference checks._ _At the_ _Vancouver Fraser Port Authority,we are dedicated to employment equity and a workplace reflective of thediversity of our port community. We welcome applications from all qualifiedcandidates including women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, andmembers of visible minorities. Reasonable accommodation can be provided in theselection process and while working with the port authority. If you requiresupport applying to our openings, please contact us at_ careers@portvancouver.com _._ _We recognize and acknowledge that we are locatedon the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh(Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. To learn more about ourindigenous relations and commitment to reconciliation, please visit our_ website (https://www.portvancouver.com/community/indigenous-relations/) _._