Manager Human Resources (1-Year Contract)

The Manager ensures HR advisory services are delivered in a coordinated, client focused, and compliant manner, while building HR capability, strengthening people management practices, and contributing to organizational performance, culture, and regulatory confidence. 

ACCOUNTABILITIES 

• Provides leadership, direction, and performance management for a team of three Human Resources Business Partners and two Human Resources Assistants, ensuring clear priorities, role clarity, and consistent service standards. 

• Oversees the delivery of integrated and risk based HR advisory services across the organization using the HR Business Partner model. 

• Coaches and supports HR team members in the application of employment legislation, organizational policy, and professional judgment on complex and sensitive matters. 

• Builds team capability through mentoring, workload planning, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement of HR practices and tools. 

• Provides senior level oversight and guidance on complex employee relations matters, including investigations, corrective action, performance management, accommodations, and conflict resolution. 

• Ensures employee relations issues are addressed in a fair, consistent, and defensible manner, aligned with organizational values, policy, and employment legislation. 

• Acts as an escalation point for HR Business Partners on high risk, complex, or precedent setting cases. 

• Translates organizational and business strategies into aligned HR plans, priorities, and initiatives that support workforce sustainability and organizational effectiveness. 

• Partners with senior leaders to provide strategic advice and risk based recommendations related to workforce management, culture, and organizational capability. 

• Contributes to the development and execution of branch and unit operational plans, performance measures, and reporting to support accountability and mandate delivery. 

• Oversees the implementation of enterprise talent management practices, including workforce planning, succession planning, employee engagement, learning, and leadership development. 

• Ensures recruitment, classification, and compensation practices are equitable, transparent, and aligned with organizational priorities and market context. 

• Reviews workforce data and trends to identify risks, gaps, and opportunities, and supports proactive planning with leaders. 

• Leads the development and use of HR information, analytics, and reporting to support decision making, workforce insights, and risk management. 

• Contributes to the development, review, and continuous improvement of HR policies, procedures, service standards, and operational practices. 

• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with leaders, employees, and system partners to support collaborative problem solving and trust in HR services. 

• Promotes effective people management through competency based practices, coaching, and targeted training for leaders and managers. 

• Supports organizational change initiatives by identifying people impacts, risks, and mitigation strategies. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS 

• Six years of progressively responsible experience providing advisory or consultative services across multiple human resource disciplines, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 

• Minimum of three years of experience leading, coaching, and developing employees in a human resources or professional services environment. 

• Demonstrated experience delivering generalist HR services, including employee relations, recruitment, classification and compensation, and workplace health and safety. 

• Experience supporting managers and senior leaders in a complex, regulated, or public sector organization. 

• Strong knowledge of employment legislation, human resource principles, and HR best practices. 

• Demonstrated ability to assess risk, apply sound judgment, and develop practical and defensible solutions. 

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills. 

EDUCATION 

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. 

CERTIFICATIONS 

• Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR).