People and Labor Strategy Manager

Location: LOC0075 City Hall - 3rd Floor

Salary Range

10,844.00 - 16,266.00

Job Summary

Did you know that the City of Vancouver is not only a great place to live and visit, it’s also an excellent place to work? We’re big enough that we have lots of diverse and interesting work as well as a fair share of challenges to tackle and opportunities to pursue, and we’re small enough to be able to make real progress on both.

The City’s Human Resources Department is committed to providing our 1300+ employees with services, benefits and programs that meet their needs, and we are searching for our next People and Labor Strategy Manager to enhance those efforts. With 10 individual unions and seven labor contracts and hundreds more non-represented employees, we are committed to equipping leaders to manage teams well and to focusing on positive employee and labor relations.

If you are an HR professional who values progress and service, has a track record of building strong relationships, sees the big picture and brings experience successfully leading a team, please read on to see if this could be the position for you.

First review will be on October 30, 2026.

Job Details

We’re currently recruiting for a People and Labor Strategy Manager. The primary responsibilities of the position include:

Leading the City's People and Labor Strategy function through oversight of the Human Resources Business Partner team and development of labor and employee relations strategies that support organizational goals, workforce engagement and operational excellence;

Leading collective bargaining for City of Vancouver union contracts, including MOUs, addenda, interim bargaining, etc.;

Advising managers and employees on sensitive labor and employee relations matters and on impacts of potential policies or changes being proposed;

Leading the transformation of HR services from a reactive to proactive service model by ensuring managers are well-versed in performance management, interpreting collective bargaining agreements and leadership principles and best practices;

Mentoring and supporting the HR Business Partner team for maximum effectiveness and to ensure alignment with HR and Citywide goals and priorities; and

Collaborating with the director department leaders in setting goals consistent with the City’s Strategic Plan and Vision and Values and serve as a member of the HR management team.