Director People Services Western Zone

​Req ID: 206603
Location: Western Zone, Chipman Facility  
Department: PS Western Zone
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1 
MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 27-Jul-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Director People Services, and working as a part of the HR Operations, the People Services Director provides strategic HR advice and client services on people services-related matters to executive, senior leaders, managers and staff within the zones using a provincially coordinated and integrated approach. They work alongside operating partners, listening and co-creating tailored people strategies that contribute toward positive organization outcomes.

The People Services Director:

• Oversees an HR Operations team consisting of HR Business Partners and HR Assistants that bridge the gap between Human Resources and operational partners.
• Coordinates horizontally across HR Centres of Excellence (Recruitment, Compensation & Benefits, Scheduling, Talent and Organizational Development and Occupational Health, Safety and Wellness) to bring the right expertise to solve business challenges and problems within a customer group.
• Ensures continuous improvement to advance a vision of excellence within their areas of responsibility and is accountable for the development, maintenance and monitoring of quality programs, and compliance with relevant legislation, standards and accreditation requirements.
• Facilitates and champions a learning and research environment that aligns with Nova Scotia Health, and works closely with education institutions, government, and other partners on the preparation of our health workforce.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in health, social science, business or public administration or related field
• Master’s degree an asset
• Human resource certificate is an asset
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in progressive leadership roles involved in planning and delivering comprehensive human resource services within a complex, integrated service model provided throughout several locations with multiple partners and stakeholders
• Significant management experience and knowledge of all aspects of human resources man-agement and workforce planning, preferably within the health sector
• Ability to assess organizational development / learning needs and implement and monitor programs on a continual basis
• Experience as a strategic advisor and operational leader within a complex organization, enabling change.
• Experience in engaging, mentoring and empowering teams and stakeholders in a collaborative, participative manner to respond to the mission, vision, goals and objectives of an organization.
• Experience in project management principles and implementation
• Demonstrated knowledge of policy impact and development.
• Knowledge of health care organizations and the health sector an advantage
• Comfortable leading in a unionized context.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, negotiation and decision-making skills.
• Ability to build engagement among peers and business leaders to support new strategies and change management.
• Experience working with diversity of staff and stakeholders, with knowledge of cultural competence, diversity and social inclusion.

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent Full-time position; 75 hours biweekly
• Position location will be dependent on the successful candidate
• Requirement to participate in the zone management on call program
• Travel to various sites will be required

Compensation and Benefits

$58.09 - $72.62 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

​This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.