Vacancy Status: Existing Vacancy

Branch: Communications, Education and Human Rights

Section: Communications, Political Action and Campaigns - Administration

Employment Type: Indeterminate

Position Linguistic Designation: Bilingual (English, French)

Position Global Linguistic Level: C1

Job Band: Band 15

Salary: $146,675 to $165,086 + $1,798.58 (Bilingual Allowance)

Union: Unifor 2025 Excluded

Location: Ottawa Headquarters, Hybrid

Search Area: Internal; Membership; Public

Closing Date: 02/17/2026

Employment Equity Designation: As a result of the PSAC Workforce and Availability Analysis and in accordance with the PSAC Employment Equity Plan, the successful candidate for this appointment will be a qualified person from one of the following groups: Women

Who are we?

Founded in 1966, the Public Service Alliance of Canada represents 245,000 workers in every province and territory in Canada and in locations around the world. PSAC is headquartered in Ottawa with regional offices across the country. PSAC strives to enhance its members’ quality of life and has been at the forefront of significant and successful campaigns for workplace and human rights. Learn more about our victories.

We will support your mental and physical health with:

• Flexible work arrangements (hybrid employees may have their own dedicated workstations).
• Group benefits (health, dental, life insurance, disability insurance, employee and family assistance), such as $7,500 for mental health professionals, that are 100% paid by the employer. Defined benefit pension plan (50/50 contribution from you and us).
• Three weeks’ vacation to start, plus extra paid leave to support your wellness.
• Generous support for your professional growth and career development.
• $800 per year recreation allowance

Job overview

This role is one of seven Branch Director positions reporting to the Executive Director and National President. Together with the Political Advisors to the President and Executive Vice-President, they form the Directors’ Team.

The Directors’ Team is responsible for the operational planning, development, and execution of the work of the union, ensuring the strategic objectives of PSAC are successfully met.

The specific areas of accountability for this position, include the union’s communications, campaigns, political action, human rights, and membership education work. The Director is responsible for supervising and guiding the employees and leadership team overseeing those areas of work. In addition to being accountable for the development and implementation of the work of the branch, they play a key role in providing strategic advice to the elected leadership of the union.

In carrying out this work, the Director will also be charged with the financial oversite of their branch, the recruitment and performance management of the employees under their supervision; as well as maintaining efficient systems and operations amongst their various teams.

What you will bring to the table:

Education/Experience

• This position requires a post-secondary degree in at least one of the major areas of accountability, or commensurate professional experience.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in either a communications or human rights related field.
• A minimum of ten (10) years experience leading a team and overseeing operational duties such as budgeting, performance management, and staff recruitment and development.
• Experience working in a labour or social justice organization.

Knowledge

• Demonstrated commitment to union principles and social justice.
• Extensive knowledge of digital and traditional communications practices.
• Knowledge and experience using various campaign tactics.
• A significant understanding of key concepts in human rights, particularly those connected to anti-racism, persons with disabilities, gender equity, and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
• Demonstrated knowledge of how to effectively shape public opinion and develop campaigns that lead to policy or legislative change.
• Knowledge of key concepts in workplace health & safety, and popular adult education.
• Knowledge of the various federal, provincial and territorial acts, regulations, jurisprudence and policies relating to the key areas of work in the branch.

Personal suitability

• A passion for advocacy related to key issues in labour and social justice movements.
• A strong desire to build and lead teams dedicated to creating progressive change in workplaces and communities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal effectively with conflicts, build credibility and trust between parties.
• Excellent judgment; demonstrated problem-solving, consultative, persuasive and conflict resolution skills to provide sound direction and advice on a variety of complex operational and/or political issues.
• Ability to work through collective decision-making structures and processes.

What you need to know:

• Second language level indicated above is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Preferred candidates may have their second language skills assessed as part of the hiring process. However, valid federal government SLE results can be used toward this.
• PSAC welcomes applications from candidates with diverse and international experience.
• PSAC does not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select candidates.
• Interviewed candidates will be notified of the hiring decision within 45 days of their final interview
• While we appreciate all the candidates’ interest, only those considered in the process will be contacted.

NOTES:

Internal applicants should submit their résumé online through HRMS.

Indeterminate PSAC employees who meet the qualifications of this position can request a transfer in accordance with the relevant collective agreement by submitting an application on or before the closing date. Please upload a cover letter indicating that you are requesting a transfer as well as a resume in your candidate profile (if not previously done) and indicate “Yes” under “Employment Information”.

Employment Equity at PSAC is focused on five groups: women, Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. If you belong to one or more of these groups, please consider responding to the voluntary employment equity section of the online application.

All individual information collected from this questionnaire will be kept strictly confidential.
In many cases, you may identify in more than one designated group. For example, you may identify yourself as an Indigenous person and a person with a disability and a woman.
False declarations will be taken seriously and may prompt an investigation or further actions, as necessary.
Please contact HRactionRH@psac-afpc.com to obtain this questionnaire in an alternate format (e.g., large print), should you need more information, or require assistance in completing this questionnaire.

For accommodation needs or to obtain a copy of the documents in alternate format, please email hractionrh@psac-afpc.com.