Job Description

Position # 198385

Expected Start Date: September 01, 2026

Union: OOS

Facility: Saskatchewan Health Authority

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Provincial Workforce Planning & Employment Strategies

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Number of Hours per Rotation: 5 shifts of 7.5 hours per 1 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

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

Travel Required: Yes

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

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

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

Knowledge and Abilities

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

Other Information

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

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is the largest employer in Saskatchewan, employing more than 45,000 staff in a dynamic healthcare environment. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is committed to providing coordinated quality services that are seamless, safe and patient-centred.