Regional Negotiator – Yellowknife/ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕕᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᐃᕙᔨ – ᔨᐊᓗᓇᐃ

Salary: 
$102,212 - $115,043 + IPA (see note)
Employment type: 
Indeterminate
Location: 
Yellowknife
Closing Date: 
Sun, 16 Aug 2020 15:30 EDT
English requirements: 
Comprehension
Spoken
Written
Employment equity designation: 
Designated
Target groups: 
Indigenous people
Search area: 
Employees of PSAC, Components, and PSAC Holdings Ltd
Members giving PSAC membership number
General public
Competition Number: 
5830-0007A-020

Branch/Section

DO NOT USE Membership Programs Branch

Group

CULE 1
Classification: 
Band 12
Purpose of position: 

Notes:

  • The successful candidate for this appointment will be a qualified Indigenous person.
  • This position is eligible for a Yearly Isolated Post Allowance (IPA) for up to $25,431 for an incumbent with dependents and $18,375 for an incumbent without dependents. The allowance covers the following admissible categories: Environmental Allowance, Living Cost Differential, Fuel & Utilities Differential and Shelter Cost Differential.
  • This position is also eligible for a relocation allowance.

Under the direction of the Coordinator, Negotiations Section, the Regional Negotiator acts as chief spokesperson and chair of PSAC negotiating teams for bargaining units in the federal public and private sectors, and in provincial and territorial jurisdictions and represents the PSAC in third party dispute resolution processes such as conciliation, arbitration and mediation, in the context of federal and provincial labour legislation and the PSAC Constitution, regulations and policies.  

The Regional Negotiator also provides advice and guidance to PSAC collective bargaining committees, elected officers and members on issues related to collective bargaining, including strike strategy and collective agreement interpretation. 

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ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᒃ:

  • ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᒥᓂᐅᓗᓂ.
  • ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑐᒦᓐᓂᖓᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᓯᐊᕐᓂᑦ (IPA) ᑎᑭᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ $25,431 ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᓂᑦ/ᕿᑐᕐᖓᖃᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ $18,375 ᕿᑐᕐᖓᖃᓐᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ. ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓᐅᔪᖅ: ᐊᕙᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᕐᓂᑦ, ᐃᓅᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂ, ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᒪᓯᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᒧᓪᓗ.
  • ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᔅᓴᓂᒃ.

 

ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖏᑦ

ᒪᓕᑦᑐᒋᑦ ᑎᓕᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖏᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᑦᑎᑦᑎᔨᒧᑦ, ᐊᐃᕙᔩᑦ, ᐊᕕᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᐃᕙᔨᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᓂᓪᓕᐊᔨ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᔅᓯᕙᐅᑕᖓ PSAC−ᑯᑦ ᐊᐃᕙᔨᖏᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᔩᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖃᖅᑐᓄᓪᓗ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᕕᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᓪᓗ ᑭᓪᓕᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ PSAC ᓯᓚᑖᓃᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐋᖅᑮᓇᓱᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᑦᑕᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᑦᑕᐅᓗᑎᑦ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᓪᓗ ᐊᕕᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ PSAC−ᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᓐᓂ, ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᖁᔭᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ.  

ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕕᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦ ᐊᐃᕙᔩᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᐊᖅᓯᑎᑦᑎᕙᑦᑐᑎᑦ PSAC−ᑯᑦ ᐊᐃᕙᔨᖏᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᓐᓂ, ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᐊᐃᕙᓂᕐᒨᖓᔪᓂᒃ, ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᑦᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᑎᑦ. 

Qualifications: 

Education/experience:

  • University graduation in a field related to labour relations or extensive experience in the field of labour relations;
  • Extensive experience in the field of negotiations in the public and/or private sector;

Knowledge:

  • Comprehensive knowledge of the process and practice of collective bargaining, including negotiating techniques, contract language development, and group dynamics;
  • Comprehensive knowledge of advocacy techniques;
  • Comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of staff relations and pertinent legislation and regulations;
  • Knowledge of the organization and structure of the federal public service, agencies and crown corporations;
  • Knowledge of PSAC Constitution, Regulations, policies and objectives;
  • Understanding of trade union and equity principles;

Abilities:

  • Ability to communicate orally and in writing in English.

Personal suitability:

  • Commitment to trade union and equity principles.

A detailed job description is available at: psacunion.ca/jobs-psac, or on the attached document.

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ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ/ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ:

  • ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᔾᔪᐊᒥ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒨᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ;
  • ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ ᐊᐃᕙᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᖅᑐᓄᑦ;

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖏᑦ:

  • ᖃᔨᐅᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᐃᕙᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᐃᕙᖃᑦᑕᓲᖑᒻᒪᖔᑕ, ᑳᓐᑐᓛᑦᑏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᔪᓪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᓐᖏᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ;
  • ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᓂᓪᓕᐊᒍᓐᓇᕐᓗᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓗᓂ;
  • ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓅᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᓕᖏᓐᓂ;
  • ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᔅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑯᐃᓪᓗ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᖏᑕ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂ;
  • ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗ PSAC−ᑯᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓂ, ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖏᓐᓂ, ᐱᖁᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᕌᒐᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ;
  • ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓪᓗᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᓪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂᑦ;

ᐱᔪᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ:

  • ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂᓗ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ.

ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ:

  • ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᓂ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᔨᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓪᓗᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᓪᓗᓂ.

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᑉ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑕᑎᑦ: psacunion.ca/jobs-psac, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᑦ.

The PSAC is committed to employment equity and is actively seeking to ensure a representative workforce. We encourage applications from members of equity seeking groups.