Chief People & Shared Services Leader (Hybrid)

Ontario SPCA and Humane Society; Whitchurch-Stouffville; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid-Remote work

RRSP

4 weeks vacation to start

Free onsite parking

Employee Family Assistance Program

Discount on Ontario SPCA apparel and宠物

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is seeking a Senior Director of People and Shared Services to lead people practices and shared services, guiding a major organizational redesign of volunteer and foster programs into a coordinated provincial effort.

Reporting to executive leadership, the role provides strategic direction to a capable HR team, drives governance, and supports workforce planning, equity, and continuous improvement across Ontario.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of senior experience in human resources, organizational effectiveness, or related field.
• Experience leading across a complex, multi-site service organization, preferably in charity/animal-welfare sectors.
• Strong experience overseeing employee relations, compensation, job evaluation, pay equity and performance management.
• Experience redesigning decentralized volunteer/foster/workforce programs and driving adoption.
• Knowledge of Ontario employment, human rights, accessibility, health and safety, privacy and pay equity requirements.
• Ability to lead enterprise change, operating-model design, processes improvement and data-informed decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and senior-level support to the HR team.
• Oversee consistent application of people policies and documentation.
• Lead compensation and job evaluation framework development and maintenance.
• Ensure staffing plans reflect service needs and budgets in collaboration with leaders.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, probation, leave and offboarding processes.
• Drive transformation of volunteer and foster services and strengthen partnerships across teams.
• Establish service standards, escalation paths and governance for shared-service functions.

Skills

Strategic HR leadership

Employee relations

Compensation & pay equity

Workforce planning

Governance & policy

Education

Post-secondary education in HR or related field

Job description

The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is seeking a Senior Director of People and Shared Services to lead people practices and shared services, guiding a major organizational redesign of volunteer and foster programs into a coordinated provincial effort.

Reporting to executive leadership, the role provides strategic direction to a capable HR team, drives governance, and supports workforce planning, equity, and continuous improvement across Ontario.