Position Title:

Senior Advisor, Industrial Relations (People and Culture) (Telework/Hybrid)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

Language Skills:

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance. 
 
Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

Unposting Date:

2025-02-13 11:59 PM

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada  

  

At CBC/Radio-Canada, People & Culture supports and advises senior leaders on managing the departments specialized in informing, entertaining and connecting Canadians to their public broadcaster.  

  

Currently, we are seeking a Senior Advisor, Industrial Relations who can bring in-depth knowledge of collective bargaining, grievance resolutions, arbitration, mediation and negotiations and who can provide strategic advice to our clients, including those in News. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding our values,  including creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.    

  

The position is based in Toronto.

This role is a hybrid work arrangement. Work schedule to be discussed with the hiring Manager according to the guidelines defined by the department.

Your role

As a trusted member of the Human Resources/Industrial Relations team, you are responsible for interpreting, administering and providing support in negotiating CBC/Radio-Canada’s collective agreements, and for contributing to the development and implementation of Industrial Relations strategies for the Corporation.  

  

Reporting to the Senior Director, Human Resources/Industrial Relations, you build relationships with and provide expert advice and guidance to senior business leaders and the People & Culture team regarding complex workplace issues, applicable legislation, grievance arbitration and the interpretation, application, administration and negotiation of collective agreements. 

Using superior communication, research and analytical skills, you will manage industrial relations issues and the relationship with our unions. 

Furthermore, you will be an integral part of key projects such as collective bargaining, grievance and arbitration management, joint (management and union) local and national committees and  matters referred to the Canadian Industrial Relations Board.  

  

How you will make an impact?

Provide industrial relations guidance and advice to management and human resources professionals.

Promote and maintain constructive and positive relationships with the unions.  

Represent management in administration of collective agreements, including interpretation, grievances, and as a support in arbitration.  

Ensure that CBC/Radio-Canada grievance activities are monitored, participate in the assessment of cases considered for reference to arbitration, and participate in the development of CBC/Radio-Canada positions in such cases.  

Develop, recommend and implement guidelines for collective agreement interpretation and administration to ensure consistency across the Corporation in accordance with Industrial Relations strategy.  

Participate in collective bargaining on behalf of the Corporation. 

Monitor the Industrial Relations environment (e.g. legislation; judicial, regulatory and administrative board decisions), and analyze collective agreements in order to keep abreast of current issues and practices.  

Qualifications

What you can bring to our team?

  

Strongly preferred:  

Combination of education and experience equivalent to 5-7 years of in-depth knowledge and experience in the Industrial Relations field accompanied by a post-secondary degree in Business, Law, Human Resources or Industrial/Labour Relations.  

Great-to-have:  

Demonstrated ability to assess and analyze operational, business and human resources management issues and  objectives, as well as labour/union strategies.  

Knowledge of current and emerging trends in Industrial Relations.  

Ability to build strong and positive relationships with stakeholders at all levels.  

Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and ability to develop quickly effective working relationships.

Strong analytical skills.  

Ability to negotiate resolutions, potentially in confrontational environments, as well as handling more subtle, informal interactions.  

Creativity to solve problems, resolve disputes and structure agreements to the satisfaction of both management and  unions.  

Ability to effectively handle a demanding workload.  

Attention to details.

Able and willing to travel within Canada on occasion.

Bilingualism (English and French) would be an asset.  

Strong computer skills (Google suite) and openness and ability to learn new ones (AI).

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.  

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
 

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next

step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:  

A mandatory Criminal record check. 

Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to recruitment@cbc.ca.
 
You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

Primary Location:

Broadcast Centre 205 Wellington St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3G7

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time