Associate Vice-President (Human Resources)

The University of Regina is situated on Treaty 4 lands with a presence in Treaty 6. These are the ancestral territories of the nêhiyawak, Anihšināpēk, Dakota, Lakota, and Nakoda peoples, and the homeland of the Métis/Michif Nation. Today, these lands continue to be the shared territory of many diverse peoples from near and far.

With its main and College Avenue campuses located next to Wascana Lake in the heart of Regina’s idyllic Wascana Park, and with a campus located in Saskatoon, the University of Regina is a dynamic provincial institution that has an established reputation for innovative programming and research excellence. Together with its three Federated Colleges – Campion College, First Nations University of Canada, and Luther College – the University of Regina has more than 2,900 faculty and staff, including approximately 500 tenured or tenure-track faculty, as well as approximately 17,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate students across 10 faculties and 24 academic departments. Collectively, they form a diverse community devoted to research, teaching, scholarship, and social responsibility.

It is within this context that the University of Regina invites applications and nominations for the appointment of its next Associate Vice-President (Human Resources).

The University of Regina is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the richness of the communities it serves. The University encourages applications from members of equity-deserving groups such as: Indigenous peoples, including First Nations (status and non-status), Métis, and Inuit peoples; racialized/persons of colour; persons with disabilities; women; and people from gender-diverse groups.

Reporting to President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Jeff Keshen, the Associate Vice-President (Human Resources) (AVP, HR) is a key member of the University’s Senior Leadership Team and supports, through a matrix reporting relationship, the Vice-President (Administration), the Provost and Vice-President (Academic), and the Vice-President (Research).

The AVP, HR provides strategic and operational leadership for the Human Resources Department, with responsibility for areas including faculty and staff relations, organizational development and people programs, health and safety, pension and benefits, employee well-being, and the University’s Human Resources service centre, which includes payroll operations. The Respectful University Office and the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office report jointly to the AVP, HR and other senior leaders, reflecting their broad institutional mandates. Working with a dedicated and experienced team of approximately 45 professional and administrative staff, the AVP, HR fosters a supportive, healthy, and collegial environment in which staff can be productive in delivering human resource services to faculty, staff, and students in a proactive, customer-oriented manner.

The AVP, HR ensures that the initiatives, programs, policies, and services offered by the Human Resources Department are consistent with the University’s mission and goals. Through establishing strong relationships across campus, the AVP, HR ensures that the Human Resources Department supports current and future forecasted human resource needs, effects appropriate change, and provides a vision that encompasses the department’s strengths and potential. The AVP, HR is also responsible, in collaboration with the department’s Directors, for: the preparation and oversight of the department’s budget (including salary and discretionary funds); the University's pension plans and benefits; health and safety; tuition and professional development funds and employee and family assistance; as well as the development and implementation of strategic and operational plans to accomplish the goals of the University.

As the ideal candidate, you bring an established, progressive track record in senior human resource management roles, and an undergraduate degree from a recognized university; a Master’s-level degree and an HR designation are both strong additional assets. Your career includes experience with many of the HR functions, including but not limited to: workforce planning; performance management; organizational development; labour relations; compensation; recruitment and retention; and HR policy development.

Your leadership experience has provided you with strong financial and budgetary acumen, including experience managing large and complex budgets. As a lifelong learner, you have the interest and ability to acquire a thorough understanding of the legislation that impacts the human resources of the University, including the Saskatchewan Employment Act, Pension and Benefits Act, Saskatchewan Human Rights Act, and occupational health and safety regulations.

Colleagues recognize your proven experience developing strong business and working partnerships, as well as your ability to create trusting and effective relationships with both internal and external constituents. You embrace a proactive and straightforward communications style which aids you in addressing human resource issues and challenging institutionalized thinking in an appropriate manner. Creative and adaptable, you are aware of current human resources trends and concepts, and can bring new ideas, energy, and enthusiasm to the University’s human resource functions.

To be considered as a candidate, you must be able to demonstrate a strong and sustained commitment to reconciliation, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. You engage meaningfully with Indigenous communities and equity-deserving groups, and contribute to building inclusive, respectful, and culturally responsive workplace environments. You understand the responsibilities of institutions operating on Indigenous lands and actively advance systemic change within the post-secondary sector through both strategic leadership and everyday actions. This includes action, engagement, and support of the University’s unwavering commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, and its student-centred mission as articulated in the University’s 2020 – 2025 Strategic Plan, entitled All Our Relations: kahkiyaw kiwâhkômâkaninawak.

Compensation: The stated salary range for this position is $165,703 - $248,554.

To learn more about this impactful leadership opportunity with the University of Regina, please submit a comprehensive resume along with a cover letter in confidence to Jane Griffith (jane@griffithgroup.ca) and/or Caroline McLean (caroline@griffithgroup.ca). 

All qualified candidates are welcome to apply; however, priority will be given to those legally eligible to work in Canada.