General Manager and Senior Legal Counsel, Labour Relations - 100% Regular

We are seeking a creative, dynamic, committed professional to join our team:

General Manager and Senior Legal Counsel, Labour Relations

100% Regular

Monday - Friday, 35 hours per week

$145,941 to $171,825 per annum (Union Exempt, Level 11)

Under the general direction of the Superintendent, Employee Services, the General Manager and Senior Legal Counsel, Labour Relations is responsible for overseeing the operations of the Labour Relations division; providing legal advice and services with respect to labour and employment law and coordinating the provision of external legal services, managing local collective bargaining; management of grievances and arbitrations; management of harassment / respectful workplace matters and employee misconduct toward student investigations; discipline and termination matters; overseeing the Annual Offense Declaration process; acting as a main liaison between the Board and Union/Federation representatives; acting as a central advisor on legal and labour relations matters, including the preparation of policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Excellent managerial skills to direct and oversee a team of professionals in a large organization, including hiring, directing, evaluating and disciplining. Demonstrates exceptional leadership for coaching, mentoring and motivating teams;

Excellent interpersonal and superior communications skills (both oral and written) required to provide or elicit information from others, either in writing or through verbal conversations, and has the capacity for establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all stakeholders, including senior staff, manager, principals, board employees, and Trustees.

Demonstrated understanding of the principles of procedural fairness as it relates to workplace investigations;

Public speaking ability for making presentations with ease, to large or small groups;

Strong research and analytical skills;

Organizational skills, including time management techniques for planning and prioritizing work demands and departmental priorities;

Committed to the principles of human rights, equity and inclusion;

Some experience working in other areas related to education law either in practice or in a school board;

In depth knowledge of labour relations practices and principles;

High degree of initiative, judgement and independent thought and decision-making in interpreting and advising on the terms of collective agreements, arbitration and court decisions, various acts and regulations, policies and procedures and proposed legislative and policy changes and in making recommendations to Trustees, senior staff, principals/managers and personnel staff.

Functional and Technical Knowledge include:

Experience supporting thorough knowledge of collective bargaining, labour relations and employment matters, particularly as they relate to the education sector, including all relevant legislation, regulations and procedures such the Education Act, the Labour Relations Act, the Pay Equity Act, and the Employment Standards Act;

Knowledge of grievance and arbitration process management;

Knowledge of applicable software applications including Microsoft Suite and google applications

This knowledge would normally be acquired with a minimum of 5-6 years experience practicing law with relevant experience in employment and labour relations matters, including arbitrations and human rights. Candidates must be in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario with a license to practice law in Ontario.

Application Process

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board uses Apply to Education (ATE) to manage applications for all job competitions. OCDSB employees can apply to this job posting using their existing ATE account at ocdsb.simplication.com.

External Applicants: If you do not have an existing ATE account, you will be asked to create one at https://ocdsb.simplication.com Choose ECE, EA & Support Staff as the job category. Once you have set up your account, you can search for the job and then apply. You must upload a resume and covering letter which outlines your qualifications and suitability for the this position.

Applications will be considered in accordance with the Union Exempt Employee Handbook.

OCDSB employees serve students, colleagues, families and community partners. We invite people of all abilities, orientations, faiths, ethnicities, races, genders and ages to join us as we create learning and working spaces that honour the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Algonquin people, and respect, value and increasingly reflect the diversity of Ottawa. Your lived experience is an essential contribution to deliver the education every student deserves with dignity.

If you require accommodations at any point in the selection process, please send an email to hrcompetitions@ocdsb.ca at any time.

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collected pursuant to the Education Act and will be used to determine the

eligibility for employment with the OCDSB. Questions about this collection

should be directed to the Manager, Human Resources, 133 Greenbank Road, Nepean,

Ontario K2H 6L3