Aleksander S. Kolosnjaji

As a Senior Human Resource professional I provide full range of human resource services in the areas of employee and labour relations, negotiation, grievance and arbitration processes, investigations, staffing, organizational learning, compensation, organizational effectiveness and professional practice.

• Expertise in the development and evaluation of policies, procedures, programs and initiatives that support and advance the Agency’s mission, values, policies and strategic direction.
• Provides strategic direction regarding all labour relations activities for the Agency, including the negotiation process with the union.
• Supports all union/management negotiations and activities during the term of the collective agreement. Provides labour relations interpretation and application advice to all levels of management.
• Leads communication and meets regularly with union representatives to foster and promote amicable union/management relations and to identify and deal with concerns and issues.
• Oversees the grievance/arbitration process. Advises to a variety of third-party hearings.
• Manages and/or leads the Agency’s discipline process either by assisting managers or by leading the process, conducting interviews, conducting investigations and advising on appropriate levels of discipline.
• Leads harassment investigations by conducting investigations, reporting findings and making recommendations to Senior Leadership and assisting with implementing courses of action. May recommend the use of a third-party investigator where appropriate.
• Champions, coaches, and mentors the development of capable HR professionals and leaders to their full potential within organization and fosters and demonstrates high-performance, cross-functional teamwork.
• Cultivates an environment where people are committed to achieving results collectively and holds managers and their teams accountable.
• Promotes innovative thinking and a collaborative environment within the organization and with partner agencies by creating an engaging environment and drawing out and utilizing diverse perspectives to generate solutions.
• Communicates with integrity, openly sharing ideas in order to align with the leadership team and speak with one voice to organizations staff and external stakeholders. Models the organization’s values through decisions and actions.
o Oversees SCA’s out-of-scope compensation programs, including development of strategies and processes for in-range progression, compression and market adjustment. Ensures that all out-of-scope positions are compensated appropriately by liaising with SAHO.
o Develops and manages Terms and Conditions for out-of-scope employees, Scientists and Medical Physicists and makes recommendation for such to the Director and/or Executive Leadership team.
o Implements the Agency’s attendance management program that supports regular attendance at work and contributes to the reduction of sick leave usage.

Led policy and program development to advance Agency mission and strategic objectives.

Collaborated with executive leadership and external partners on Human Resources strategies.

Managed recruitment, retention, and talent management to enhance organizational effectiveness.

Championed labour relations initiatives, leading negotiation processes with the union (SGEU).

Fostered an engaging environment that promotes innovative thinking and diverse perspectives.

• Built strong relationships with senior leaders and stakeholders to achieve Agency priorities.
• Implemented health programs to support a culture of safety aligned with legislation.
• Mentored teams to maximize potential and promote high-performing collaborations.

• Leadership responsibilities include Staffing, Recruitment, Vacancy Management and Posting Management programs within Prairie North Health Region.
• Immigration Specialist for Prairie North Health Region; These duties include development, implementation and coordination of immigration processes for recruitment of internationally educated new employees, settlement plans for international recruits, liaised with appropriate government agencies on immigration updates and guided employees through the provincial nominee and permanent residency processes.
• Supported Managers and Directors with the recruitment plans where all vacancies in the health region were substantially minimized.
• Supported Managers in creating job postings, sourcing, interviewing and selecting suitable candidacies.
• Assisted with the development and implementation of the Attendance Management policy, provided required data to managers, and support the managers through the process of dealing with employees with higher than average sick usage.

• Consulted with government, community, employers, business and other stakeholders to develop and implement immigration strategies to meet labour market needs and economic development opportunities in Saskatchewan.
• Participated in developing a comprehensive economic marketing plan for recruiting immigrants; and in the planning and implementation of international and provincial incoming and outgoing missions to Ukraine, Austria and Serbia.
• Developed relationships with federal and provincial immigration agencies, post-secondary educational institutions and Saskatchewan based employers were the objective was to improve the socio-economic outcomes of immigrants who settle in Saskatchewan.
• Obtained knowledge of federal and provincial immigration and foreign worker programs; relevant industry sector trends and issues; labour market needs in Saskatchewan as well as marketing and promotion concepts and techniques.