HR Advisor (224932)

In accordance with the Vision Purpose and Values and strategic direction of Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority) patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Reporting to a Manager Human Resources the HR Advisor under the guidance of HR Partners provides HR advice and counsel to clients with the purpose of improving service achieving goals and resolving issues. With support from the HR Partners and other HR professionals the HR Advisor provides knowledge and expertise on all aspects of the employment relationship including recruitment and retention work design job development and classification team development performance management employee engagement and change and transition. The HR Advisor also provides interpretation and advice related to collective agreements non-contract terms and conditions legal statues and organizational policy and collaborates with Managers to negotiate resolution to labour relations issues.

The HR Advisor works closely in collaboration with HR Managers HR Partners and LR Specialists to provide guidance to a select client group with the goal of expanding HR expertise knowledge and experience to support increasingly complex portfolios.

A level of education training and experience equivalent to a Bachelors degree in a related area such as Human Resource or Business Administration and three (3) years recent related experience with a large multi-union organization preferably within a health care or public sector environment.