The Health Employers Association of BC Looking for Compensation and Classification Advisor at Vancouver, BC Full Time

Come grow your career with the Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC). We offer a competitive salary, hybrid work environment, excellent health & welfare benefits including pension, generous vacation leave and training and development opportunities.

The Health Employers Association of British Columbia (HEABC) is a knowledge organization that stimulates innovation in BC health human resources and labour relations and contributes to the sustainability of the health care system. Our mission, vision, and values, combined with our strategic initiatives, are what make HEABC a leader in strategic human resources in health care. We value integrity, respect, leadership, courage, excellence, and teamwork. Join our highly talented team in a culture of learning, innovation, and visionary thinking.

HEABC takes a provincial leadership role in human resources and labour relations, including disability management, issues management for more than 218 publicly funded health care employers. HEABC is responsible for negotiating six major provincial agreements covering more than 138,000 unionized health care employees including nurses, health science professionals, ambulance paramedics and dispatchers, physician residents, and support workers in both facilities and community settings.

This position is well-suited to an individual interested in pursuing a career in an interesting segment of the public sector, and who values the opportunity to make a positive public contribution through their work.

The successful candidate may be permitted to work in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and flexible work location) and will live within commuting distance of our Vancouver office. The successful candidate must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19; proof of Vaccination is required.

For more information, visit www.heabc.bc.ca.

OPPORTUNITY:

Reporting to the Team Leader, Compensation and Classification Services, the Compensation and Classification Advisor establishes and maintains collaborative working relationships with member organizations in the effective provision of compensation and classification services.

This position will demonstrate compensation and classifications knowledge to provide advice on compensation frameworks and classification systems that contribute to the attraction and retention of health care staff, and build on HEABC’s reputation as a strategic partner in health human resources and labour relations.

The Advisor:

• Establishes and maintains collaborative working relationships with member organizations in the provision of compensation and classification services. Conducts management and non-contract role assessments utilizing designated systems and comparative research to ensure consistent application, considerations to industry impacts, and issues final notices.
• Facilitates the review and approval of compensation adjustments with members that address a variety of base salary administration matters. Provides advice and guidance to HEABC members/clients on a variety of executive, management and excluded compensation matters.
• Provides advice to members on the establishment of bargaining unit jobs utilizing designated classification systems and evaluation methods. Reviews health science professional jobs and transmits to union on behalf of members; considers broad application issues and potential impacts individual classification across the industry and provides classification support to third party classification disputes.

Knowledge, Experience and Education: A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related field supplemented with five (5) to seven (7) years of recent, related, experience in compensation management.

• Knowledge of compensation, classification and job evaluation practices, methods, and systems.
• Knowledge of applicable legislation, regulations, and collective agreements.
• Ability to partner with HEABC team members and member organizations in creating the human resource and labour relations environment necessary to delivery high quality healthcare.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships.
• Ability to analyze information and make sound judgements.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office programs.
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

HEABC is committed to creating a diverse work environment that represents a variety of perspectives and skills, where all staff are treated fairly and equitably. We encourage qualified candidates from all races and ethnicities, all genders and sexual orientations, and persons with all abilities to apply. We take seriously our duty to create and sustain a culture that is healthy, accessible and rewarding for all staff, and recognize that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

We wish to thank all applications for their interest and effort in applying; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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