Education:

• University degree in political science, public relations, labour studies or communications or in a related field plus experience within a trade union.

Experience:

• Ten (10) years of related experience. Related experience is defined as:

• Experience and high degree of skills working in internal union policy development as well as positions related to social economic issues, advocacy and campaigns, project management and coordination;
• Experience in working with elected union leadership, and providing leadership within union staff structures;
• Experience in uprooting and addressing systemic institutional racism and colonialism, advancing intersectional gender-based equity, and applying an equity lens to all union work and policies;
• Experience with collective bargaining and representation of workers;
• Experience in strategic planning and brining about organizational change;
• Experience in union communications (internal and external);

Knowledge:

• Strong knowledge of PSAC and the labour movement in Canada and internationally;
• Thorough knowledge of intersectional equity principles, including comprehensive knowledge of current and emerging Indigenous, racial and oppression prevention issues;
• Comprehensive knowledge of labour laws, human rights, collective bargaining, representation, health and safety, pensions, gender equity and other worker and union challenges;
• Good understanding of Canada’s economy, political climate and government structures and procedures;
• Knowledge of the political and operational inter-relationship within a large national union.

Abilities:

• Ability to communicate in writing and orally to a diverse audience, internal and external to PSAC;
• Ability to think and act strategically to critically analyse issues and situations, evaluate and learn from experiences, share critical thinking and analysis with others and make sound-decisions;
• Ability to negotiate and obtain commitment and action from others via persuasion and influence;

• Ability to take initiative, work independently with limited direction, confidentially and exercise discretion;
• Ability to work as well cooperatively in a team environment and exercise high-level judgment;
• Ability to facilitate arriving at cooperative and innovative solutions to complex problems;
• Ability to manage multiple issues concurrently, to respond calmly and effectively to a variety of demands and projects;

• Demonstrate tact and discretion in handling confidential, controversial and sensitive information;
• Second language skills as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level indicated above.

Personal Suitability:

• Personal integrity;
• Effective interpersonal and well-developed human-relation skills;
• Tact and Patience.