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Work History
Education
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Awards
Professionalaccomplishments
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Kelvin Pillipow

Regina,Saskatchewan

Summary

Human Resource professional with over 20 years of comprehensive human resources training and 14 years senior level experience in union and non-unionized environments.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Human Resource Consultant

Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
Provincial, Saskatchewan
04.2024 - Current
  • Accountable for providing the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency with a full range of human resource services in the areas of staffing, employee and labor relations, organizational learning, training and development, compensation, organizational effectiveness, and professional practice.
  • Served as a designated representative for the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, aiding in the implementation of the Medical Professionals provincial recruitment initiative.
  • Implemented diversity initiatives to boost representation of underrepresented groups by establishing talent pipelines with Post Secondary Institutions
  • Showcased the value and potential of working with the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency and its partners as its representative at the largest National Career Fair, organized by the Government of Saskatchewan.
  • Coordinated exit interviews for departing employees in order to understand their experiences within the organization.
  • Developed recruitment strategies to attract top talent and created job postings. Reviewed job applications and selected qualified candidates for interviews. Performed background checks on potential hires to ensure compliance with company standards.
  • Created reports on labor costs, turnover rates, and absenteeism trends.
  • Conducted Organization new hire orientations, ensuring a smooth onboarding process.

Senior HRC - Strategic Recruitment

eHealth Saskatchewan
08.2016 - 04.2024
  • Provide advice/guidance to managers on the administration of the collective bargaining agreement, general labour relations, classification, pay and benefits, recruitment, and workplace safety
  • Interpret, administer and apply provisions of the CBA in accordance with established eHealth & Public Service Commission standards
  • Counsel and coach managers in their human resource management role as required while building relationships based on trust to support organizational change and employee performance matters
  • Conduct reviews of out-of-scope classification requests, wage reviews for new hires and provide recommendations
  • Hired, trained and developed new Human Resource Consultants, mentoring and counselling on desired actions
  • Developed and maintained and effective communication with the leaders, consultants and administrators of the PSC providing HR client services to eHealth
  • Develop, Coordinate, lead and support Employees and Managers in Attendance Support, Return-to-Work and WCB programs
  • Reported to Executive statistics and organizational challenges
  • Redesigned Provincially the OH&S processes for eHealth for multiple sites
  • Researched and developed workforce planning, recruitment and retention strategies, assisted managers with the development of competencies, and participated with recruitment as needed
  • Lead National Recruitment for all levels, including Vice Presidents, Executive Directors, Directors, Consultants and Employees
  • Researched, developed and administered Human Resource policies and programs for eHealth as it relates to out-of-scope employees and participate in the development of bargaining proposals and human resource policies pertaining to in-scope employees, ensuring they are client-centred, meet collective agreement provisions and contribute to achieving key business objectives
  • Developed agency specific employee and external consultant Orientation programs and delivered on an as needed, on-going basis including a new online component
  • Developed and presented regular workforce analysis and statistical reports to the Executive Team
  • Undertook personal growth and development initiatives for emerging legislation affecting human resource management in the public sector, including mental health
  • Designated Human Resource Representative lead for the AIMS project, revamping and redesigning Human Resource processes to accommodate a system upgrade, while working closely with Finance and our Payroll partner
  • Co-lead the redevelopment of the Ergonomics program to expand the existing model to focus on employee health and well-being, with an expanded training component, and actively serve as the program coordinator.

Human Resource Consultant – Strategic Recruitment

The City of Medicine Hat
01.2014 - 01.2017
  • Subject Matter Expert, and leadership support resource responsible for all facets of recruiting including preparing the work environment, drafting ads, selecting and posting online both provincially and nationally and shortlisting
  • Negotiated with 3rd party vendors and acted as the Human Resource representative to support for Managers through the process
  • Guide development, wage negotiation and facilitator for Divisions such as Electric Distribution / Generation, Natural Gas and Petroleum Resources (NGPR), Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S), Environmental Utilities, Fire Services (FIRE), Information Technology (IT), Parks & Recreation and Police Services (POLICE)
  • Normally would lead approximately twenty ongoing competitions at a time for all levels of the organization.

Associate

Knibbs & Associates
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Provide proactive, professional and effective support service to the Lead Recruiter and internal colleagues with all recruitment activities
  • Responsible for the effective administration and co-ordination of recruitment documentation and information
  • Supported candidates through the process, and gained a solid understanding of a contacted head hunter.

Human Resource Coordinator

The City of Estevan
01.2010 - 01.2014
  • Acted as business partner with client groups in addressing employee relations and organizational needs in order to accomplish the business objectives with a proactive, relationship based approach
  • Successfully handled all Human Resource issues, grievance handling, Employee Relations & Recruitment of candidates for Divisions include Engineering, Land Development, Leisure Services (LEISURE), Police Services (POLICE), Fire Services (FIRE), Legislative Services, including Information Technology (IT), Water & Waste Water, and Public Works (PW)
  • Advised, coached, and consulted with managers and employees on all concerns and issues and recommended out of the box solutions which allowed for an environment of trust
  • Facilitated onboarding new employee sessions, and coordinated Training & Development
  • Research, prepare and present Collective Bargaining proposals for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (Cupe) and the Estevan Police Association (EPA) negotiations
  • Successfully concluded negotiations in record time, and within the Council mandated budget
  • Acted as a Subject Matter Expert on Labour Relations issues, and Employment Standards.

Manager – Staffing & Transition (Term)

Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region
01.2005 - 01.2009
  • Fiscally responsible for components of $25 million dollar department budget, and $10 million dollar client focused re-development
  • Audited & authorized payroll documents for multiple sites totaling $600,000 per event
  • Lead and directed a team of 25 unionized supervisors and 400+ staff
  • Maintained a staffing complement of approximately 400 plus employees, for several classifications
  • Posted positions, screened potential candidates and interviewed 1800 candidates to find the strongest candidates that fit the organizational culture
  • Successfully provided just-in-time recruitment to all sites
  • Developed and implemented innovative succession plans which were adopted
  • Created partnerships with schools, post-secondary institutions, trade and education programs
  • Mentored, conducted informational interviews and volunteered with post-secondary educational institutions delivering presentations
  • Collective Agreement interpretation and implementation
  • Participated in meetings with provincial and national union representatives and local members to increase the lines of communication and trust with the project implantation while reducing misunderstanding and potential labour disruptions
  • Documented all sessions, agreements and outcomes with copies distributed to all parties
  • Attendance Support & Return to Work sessions were lead and organized with attendance by the individual, union and consultants
  • These meetings highly sensitive, utilizing metrics and data in an emotionally charged environment, which I lead with professionalism and a high degree of compassion
  • Lifelong learning planning sessions, provided guidance and directions in programming and funding initiatives
  • Creatively merged this program into recruitment while creating a learning environment that supported succession planning
  • Facilitated department onboarding while coordinating with Regional sessions.

Education

Master of Human Resource Management -

Kenneth Levene Graduate School of Business

Master Certificate - Health Systems Management -

Johnson – Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy

Presidents Leadership Program -

Johnson – Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy

Intercultural Leadership Certificate -

First Nations University of Canada

Bachelor of Human Resource Development -

University of Regina

Certificate in Adult Education -

St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia

Certificate in Human Resource Management -

Siast Palliser Campus – Moose Jaw

Skills

  • Proficient and knowledgeable with Taleo / IHRIS / AIMS
  • Typing speed of 45 wpm
  • Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, Vista, XP, Microsoft 365
  • Windows 7, & 10 &
  • Macintosh OS 9, OS 10 & 14
  • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook

Awards

Recipient, Saskatchewan Premiers Award - Excellence in the Public Service MySaskHealth Record & Immunization Compliance

Professionalaccomplishments

  • Successfully recruited - using a gatekeeper approach and filled hard-to-recruit positions in extremely tight labour markets by fostering an environment of trust, diversity hiring and building partnerships with schools and non-profits
  • Established customer service standards resulting in a reduction to zero internal and external customer complaints within 18 months
  • Conducted a systematic review to reduce overtime by developing new job descriptions and classifications
  • Prepared documents that lead to timely, efficient and rewarding bargaining
  • Conducted over 5000 interviews including successful national searches for a variety of recruitment searches at all levels of positions with limited budgets
  • Ethical individual placing a high priority on people, and process improvement
  • Proud lifelong learner – commencing a Master of Adult Education and Human Resource Development Winter 2024

Skills

  • Recruitment & Retention
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Change Management
  • Labour Relations
  • Training & Development
  • Cost Containment
  • Organizational Design
  • Succession Planning

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Human Resource Consultant

Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
04.2024 - Current

Senior HRC - Strategic Recruitment

eHealth Saskatchewan
08.2016 - 04.2024

Human Resource Consultant – Strategic Recruitment

The City of Medicine Hat
01.2014 - 01.2017

Associate

Knibbs & Associates
01.2014 - 01.2015

Human Resource Coordinator

The City of Estevan
01.2010 - 01.2014

Manager – Staffing & Transition (Term)

Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region
01.2005 - 01.2009

Master of Human Resource Management -

Kenneth Levene Graduate School of Business

Master Certificate - Health Systems Management -

Johnson – Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy

Presidents Leadership Program -

Johnson – Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy

Intercultural Leadership Certificate -

First Nations University of Canada

Bachelor of Human Resource Development -

University of Regina

Certificate in Adult Education -

St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia

Certificate in Human Resource Management -

Siast Palliser Campus – Moose Jaw

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