Human Resources Advisor, Human Resources & Organizational Development
Required Position
Full-Time Appointment
Responsibilities
The Human Resources Advisor is part of the Service Excellence team providing foundational human resource recruitment services to a group of assigned clients. Reporting to the Director, Service Excellence, the Human Resources Advisor is part of a team delivering pro-active and high-quality recruitment solutions that meet the needs of Laurentian University, ensuring the attraction of top talent to support the Laurentian University community.
Generalist Human Resources Services
- Delivers day to day client services related to employee transactions and recruitment/selection activities by proactively guiding the application and administration of collective agreements, relevant legislation, recruitment and selection, policies, systems and procedures and terms and conditions of employment;
- Promotes effective, transparent and proactive employer/employee, labour and client relationships;
- Administers the employment contract renewal process with hiring managers, including, but not limited to working with stakeholders such as the managers, Union and budget/payroll/finance;
- Collaborates with others in Human Resources, budget/payroll/finance, regarding issues and developments in information systems, employee records, recruiting, onboarding , job classification, and compensation to identify where systems and processes might need to be updated;
- Recommends and contributes to process, service and continuous improvements related to human resources services;
- Ensures employment changes are documented and communicated to stakeholders such as managers, unions,budget/payroll/finance; and
- Works with the leadership team to ensure transactional services are consistently applied within the human resource service model.
Recruitment & Selection
- Determines recruitment approach for qualified talent in consultation with the hiring manager;
- Prepares and leads the interview process including applicant qualification assessment, preparing interview materials, assessing candidates and making hiring recommendations;
- Provide feedback as requested, to unsuccessful candidates;
- Ensures recruitment and compensation practices are followed, including Collective Agreement provisions, job evaluation administration and policies as applicable; and
- Identify changes in jobs that may impact job evaluation and work collaboratively with the Compensation team.
Administration
- Updates and maintains Human Resources related information on the University Intranet;
- Creates, updates and renews Letters of Agreement;
- Assists in the preparation and submission of HR related reports. Independently processes, reviews and generates reports and employee lists and identifies and/or completes action items; and
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Post-secondary degree or diploma , in Human Resources, Business or a related field;
- Two (2) to three (3) years of related Human Resources experience in a unionized environment;
- CHRP designation or in-progress;
- Knowledge and experience with applying recruitment and selection best practices in accordance with policies and collective agreements;
- Able to work independently and take initiative as well as perform effectively as a member of a team;
- Sound knowledge of provincial legislation, best practices and employment standards in Ontario;
- Ability to contribute to the team through a result-oriented approach and building and maintaining productive and trusting relationships;
- Strong computer skills, with experience with Microsoft and Google suites, Zoom, tracking systems, and HRIS;
- Exceptional customer service skills;
- Proven interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with a diverse group of individuals. Able to deal courteously and effectively with people at all levels;
- Strong communicator with ability to guide educate in HR process and best practices;
- Critical thinking and sound judgment skills;
- Able to exercise tact and diplomacy and support people in a calm and effective manner in sensitive situations;
- Strong attention to detail;
- Ability to prioritize and organize in a fast-paced, high volume environment with frequent interruptions;
- Able to maintain a high level of confidentiality;
- Able to work independently and take initiative as well as perform effectively as a member of a team;
- Continuous process improvement training and experience is an asset; and
- Ability to work fluently (verbal and written) in both official languages, French and English, is required.
The official University hours of operation shall be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, during, and including, the months from September to April, and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m Monday through Friday during and including May to August., amounting to thirty-three and three-quarter (33.75) hours per week.
Laurentian University has adopted a formal Policy on Flexible Work Arrangements, which supports remote work plans based on operational considerations. At Laurentian University, we recognize that work-life balance is essential for bothpersonal well-being and professional success. Our policy offers employees some flexibility to better balance personal needs while maintaining effective service delivery.
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