Human Resources Manager

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Job Type:

Employee

Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):

N/A

Job Family:

Human Resources Operations

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Student Affairs, Business Management

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

N/A

Date Posted:

June 20, 2024

Closing Date:

July 01, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

Non-Union Grade NM1

Salary Range:

$98,138.00 - $121,799.00

About Student Affairs :

Student Affairs is at the very heart of the student experience at the University of Ottawa. We recruit the very best future students, support them throughout their university years and leave them well-prepared for fulfilling careers and future studies. Our team of more than 600 dedicated staff provides the services that keep students happy, well and thriving as they pursue their ambitions. We help them apply and enrol for courses, we oversee 11 residences and an award-winning Dining Hall, we organize fun events and varsity sports activities, we run an innovative career development and experiential learning program and much more!

There’s nothing more rewarding than helping future generations reach their full potential at a world-class university. With our wide variety of career opportunities and professional development pathways, we’re sure that you’ll enjoy the experience as much as our students do.

Position purpose:

Provide strategic and operational leadership in the planning, development, implementation and management of the human resources services and activities for a designated faculty/service. These will include labour relations, recruitment, job evaluation programs, onboarding, retention and career development practices/strategies, training, interpreting policy, procedures and collective agreements, and performance management.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

HR Strategy: Implement a strategic direction, set objectives, and define approaches, methods and processes related to human resources for the designated faculty/service. Ensure the direction meets the faculty/service’s business needs while aligning with Central HR Services.

HR Advice: Provide organizational change guidance and counsel to managers/department heads, including advising on how to deal with complex performance management issues, terminations, the interpretation and application of the collective agreements, rules, policies, laws and applicable norms, to ensure adherence and conformity. Ensure compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements, including privacy, human rights, WSIB, etc.

Negotiations: Ensures a strategic advisory role in identifying key issues and challenges of the faculty/service in partnership with employee relations, in preparation for support staff bargaining units’ collective agreement renewals.

Employee Relations: Determine and recommend employee relations practices necessary to establish a positive employer-employee relationship and promote a high level of employee morale and motivation.

HR Operations: Plan, develop, implement and control HR processes and initiatives to enhance efficiency and achieve a sustainable responsive system. Control administrative processes as they relate to human resources management. Manage the functional areas of recruitment, job evaluation, and the performance planning/monitoring process of the annual evaluation process. Monitor the completion of all annual evaluations for the support staff with the exception of those reporting directly to the CAO.

Recruitment Strategy: Analyze internal and external recruitment strategies and provide sound and justified recommendations for improving or changing current recruitment strategies to ensure that future faculty/service’s human resources needs are met.

Liaison with central HR: Provide leadership and direction on behalf of the designated faculty/service in the establishment of a cohesive relationship with Central HR Services. Safeguard the interests of the designated faculty/service and the University of Ottawa as it relates to Human Resources Management. Provide ongoing advice and professional counsel to the CAO.

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