About People & Culture

The office of People & Culture believes people are the university’s greatest asset. Our office plays a key role in the realization of one of the five pillars of UNB’s Strategic Vision by supporting a people-centric, values-informed university community.

Working at UNB

The University of New Brunswick employs more than 3,200 full- and part-time staff, including faculty, support staff and students. UNB values people and we have proudly been named as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2024 and one of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers for 2023.

We also recognize the value of our people in our UNB 2030 strategic plan with one of our five pillars that supports a people-centric, values-informed university community.

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Benefits

We offer a variety of benefits to eligible employees including:

• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive cost-shared health benefits including health, dental, group term life insurance, long term disability insurance, pension
• Additional employer covered benefits including employee assistance program, EQ Care, BestDoctors, tuition waiver (for employees and their dependents/spouses)
• Generous vacation entitlement
• Access to gym facilities with reduced membership fees

Parking on campus

Parking permits are required to park a vehicle on campus between the hours of 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. At UNB Fredericton a daily pass can be purchased until you have your log-in credentials to purchase a pass. This can be purchased the morning of at the Security & Traffic office.

Fredericton parking    Saint John parking

About our office

Working closely with Financial and Administrative Services on the Saint John campus, People & Culture is comprised of professional human resource, employee relations, and administrative employees.

Our office provides services for:

• employment and immigration issues
• wage and salary administration
• employment equity
• employee benefits, including pension
• disability management
• staff relations for support and academic staff
• learning and development; leadership development
• job evaluation
• data processing/analysis and reports
• policy development