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Position Title: Coordinator of Private Sector Membership Services (Chief negotiator, senior leadership team) Are you ready to help lead one of the most successful North American campaigns to organize and represent health care workers in contracted out and privatized health services? The Hospital Employees’ Union is looking for an energetic and highly motivated individual from the labour movement who has extensive experience organizing new members, bargaining in the private sector and administering collective agreements to join our leadership team. This is a fulltime and permanent position. The position reports directly to the union’s Secretary-Business Manager (essentially, the union’s CEO). The Coordinator is a creative and passionate leader providing vision and guidance for organizing campaigns, coordinated bargaining strategies and the ongoing administration of all private sector collective agreements. The Coordinator will oversee the union’s efforts to provide support and advocacy to our private sector membership. The position contributes to maintaining relationships/networks with labour and community allies in accordance with the union’s strategic objectives and social justice principles. The Coordinator directly and indirectly supervises up to 25 staff members including bargainers, servicing representatives and organizers.

Leadership Profile:

Applies a collaborative style to implementing the plans and directives of the Union’s officers.

Inspires excellence with creative and thoughtful leadership.

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Demonstrates superior communication skills and the ability to bring a full range of ideas and possibilities to strategic discussions.

Anticipates opportunities to advance the union’s agenda and exhibits solid political judgement.

Negotiates at a high level with skill and a demonstrated ability to find common ground.

Manages complex relationships in a diverse, multi-cultural environment.

The candidate must have the following experience:

Leading negotiations in major sector bargaining. Must be able to show at least 10 years of direct experience with at least two of those years showing experience negotiating on behalf of large (25,000+ member) unions with multiple collective bargaining units/collective agreements.

Organizing new workers into the Union movement. Must be able to show at least 10 years of direct experience.

Working with labour relations boards. Must be able to show at least 10 years of direct experience.

Leading workplace and community campaigns. Must be able to show at least 5 years of direct experience.

Administrating and enforcing collective agreements. Must be able to show at least 10 years of direct experience with at least two of those years showing experience administering agreements on behalf of large (25,000+ member) unions with multiple collective bargaining units/collective agreements.

Providing leadership and motivating staff and members. Must be able to show at least 2 years of experience managing a staff of at least 20 individuals

Supervising in a unionized setting. Education Experience The successful applicant will have a Bachelor Degree from a recognized educational institution. Preferred courses of study include Industrial Relations, Business Administration, Economics or Commerce. About the Hospital Employees’ Union

HEU is one of BC’s leading trade unions. We are a vibrant and strong advocacy group for health care workers across more than 200 classifications of work. With more than 70 years of advocacy, we’re the oldest and largest health care union in British Columbia. HEU represents more than 46,000 members who are

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employed by health authorities, non-profit organizations and for-profit employers. We have a diverse membership and staff. Our members work in all areas of health care – acute care hospitals, residential care facilities, independent and assisted living seniors communities, community group homes, outpatient clinics and medical labs, and community social services – and provide patient/resident/client care and support services. Our 15,000 private sector members work in contracted support services in acute care settings and contracted care and support services in long-term residential care and other seniors living communities.

HEU has a long history of strong advocacy for universal public health care. Location This position works from our main offices at: Hospital Employees Union 5000 North Fraser Way Burnaby, BC V5J 5M3 T. (604) 438-5000 F. (604) 739-1510 Compensation

Salary as of April 1, 2015 paid Bi-weekly $4,465, Annual $116,083 (April 1, 2016 1.5% increase, April 1, 2017 1.4% increase)

Vacation: starts at 6 weeks (30 days), one additional day earned each subsequent year up to a maximum of 9 weeks (45 days)

13 Statutory Holidays

Sick Leave – 72 hours upon starting and then hours are earned at the rate of 129.6 per year. If employed for 6 years or more, sick leave bank will be paid out at 40% up to a maximum of 1,123.2 hours when leaving employment

Special leave benefits - hours are earned at 46.8 hours per year to a maximum of 180 and include paid time for leave regarding household or domestic emergencies at 2 days at a time or marriage leave of 5 days

Group Life Insurance

Long Term Disability coverage

Municipal Pension Plan

Maternity Leave Top up plan

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Retirement Compensation plan

Vehicle insurance will be reimbursed and provided their vehicle meets the criteria of 12 litres or less per 100 km they will be given a gas card for business use, if vehicle meets threshold of 8 litres or less per 100 km a $100 per month transportation allowance will be paid in addition to the gas card

Clothing Allowance – annual $977.21 (Taxable – no receipts required)

Fitness Allowance – annual $150 (Taxable – receipts required)

Smartphone for business use is provided

Medical Benefits include 100% employer paid premiums for employees, their spouses (including common-law spouses) and children for BC Medical Services Plan, Pacific Blue Cross for extended health and dental

Application Instructions Send a resume and cover letter clearly indicating how you meet the minimum education and experience qualifications to applications@heu.org. While we thank you in advance for your interest, only qualified candidates will be contacted.