Workforce Planning & Employment Strategies Provincial Specialist

Position #: 198384

Expected Start Date: March 23, 2026

Union: OOS

Facility: Saskatchewan Health Authority

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Provincial Workforce Planning & Employment Strategies

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: April 30, 2027

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 5 shifts of 7.5 hours per 1 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: As per Terms and Conditions of Employment

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: Workforce Planning and Employment Strategies (WPES) Specialists are responsible for performing various key functions within the Human Resources portfolio. The WPES Specialist provides advanced knowledge as a strategic partner and subject matter expert within the Human Resources Department in the design, delivery, and implementation of human resource services and strategies to improve operations, achieve goals, and resolve issues. The Specialist provides solutions for workforce planning and employment strategies issues including collective agreement interpretation, union negotiation, recruitment and retention strategies, organizational change, layoff, hiring, human rights, provincial labour law related to employment applications, in-scope and out-of-scope job evaluation and classification, salary administration, market supplements, immigration, diversity and inclusion, representative workforce, organizational design, workforce optimization and health human resource planning.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• 3-5 years' experience in Human Resources

Education

• Business Administration diploma (DBA)
• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
• Human Resources diploma
• Bachelor of Commerce (BComm)

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Licensed, and in good standing, with regulatory body, if applicable
• Undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Competencies

• Analytical skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Capability to transform systems: Encourage and support innovation
• Mobilizes people, inspires and leads by example

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in the Saskatchewan health care system
• Committed to delivering on patient and family centred care
• Knowledge in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action
• Knowledge in applicable human resource functions and disciplines
• Ability to lead and coach others
• Exemplifies ethical practices, professionalism and personal integrity
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to collaborate and partner with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Knowledge in organization's goals, vision, mission and values
• Knowledge in First Nation and Metis history in Saskatchewan
• Knowledge in applicable legislation and standards
• Commitment to a diverse, representative workforce and cultural safety
• Ability to adapt to and implement change
• Commitment to quality, safety, and improvement striving towards zero harm

Other Information

• Travel within Saskatchewan 
• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/