HR Partner

University of Alberta; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Alberta in Edmonton is seeking an HR Service Partner who acts as a strategic advisor to deans, faculty general managers and senior leaders across faculties and service units. You will deliver expert HR solutions and guidance, partnering with Shared Services and COEs to meet organizational goals.

You will provide advisory support on complex employee/labour relations matters, job design, talent development, and disability management, while collaborating with Labour Relations Officers

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as a Human Resource Business Partner/Consultant in a large multi-union environment.
• Experience coaching leaders through employee issues and terminations.
• Experience conducting workplace investigations.
• Ability to analyze problems, identify solutions and implement plans.
• Fluency in French, both spoken and written, is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Advise and provide HR solutions for clients to support academic, teaching and service missions.
• Participate in client leadership teams to identify HR needs and deliver solutions.
• Foster relationships with clients, acting as first contact on HR matters.
• Collaborate with Labour Relations Officers to resolve issues.
• Analyze client needs and advise COEs to evolve programs and services.
• Provide input into HR strategic planning and program development.
• Counsel on application of collective agreements, policies and procedures.

Skills

HR partnering

Strategic advisory

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

French language (asset)

Education

HR degree or diploma

Job description

Location - This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

Under the leadership of a Senior HR Partner, the HR Service Partner acts as a strategic partner to university leadership, delivering expert HR solutions and guidance to a diverse portfolio of faculties and service units.

Drawing on your vast experience, you will act as a professional advisor to the dean, faculty general manager, or other senior leaders within your portfolio. You will collaborate with your fellow partners, Shared Services, and the centers of expertise (COE's) within HRHSE. You will foster collaborative relationships, lead and deliver on strategic initiatives, and maintain a large breadth of client services.

You will leverage your position as an integrated resource and subject matter expert to understand your client’s goals and objectives and apply a strategic problem solving and consultative mindset to deliver the following: Advising and providing support on complex employee/labour relations matters, HR operational support, providing advice on the application and adherence of collective agreements/handbooks; consultation on job design and organization development, talent acquisition, performance development, learning and development, and disability management.

• Provide HR advice and implement solutions for your clients to best support their academic, teaching and service missions.
• Actively participate in your client’s leadership teams to proactively identify HR needs, challenges and opportunities and work closely with the leadership to deliver effective solutions.
• Foster collaborative relationships with your clients, acting as a first point of contact on all operational and strategic HR matters.
• Work with Labour Relations Officers to collaboratively resolve issues.
• Analyze clients’ business needs and make recommendations to COEs to ensure programs and services evolve to meet organizational needs.
• Provide input into university, college, faculty, unit and HRHSE strategic planning processes and HR program development.
• Work with Employee and Labour Relations and/or Faculty Relations, implement effective employee/labour relations procedures, counsel clients on employee relations matters, conduct investigations and recommend plans of action.
• Provide advice and guidance to clients on the application of collective agreements, policies and procedures.

• Related university degree and/or Human Resources diploma.
• 5+ years experience as a Human Resource Business Partner/Consultant in a large, multi-union environment managing multiple priorities, deadlines and deliverables.
• Experience coaching and supporting leaders through employee issues such as progressive discipline, terminations and layoffs, safety violations and performance issues.
• Experience conducting workplace investigations.
• Evolved problem solving and critical thinking skills to analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, assess consequences of proposed actions, choose the most appropriate solution and implement successfully.
• Flexibility, adaptability and resiliency in ambiguous and complex situations.
• Fluency in French, both spoken and written, is an asset.
• Equivalent combinations of experience and education may be considered.

This position is excluded from the bargaining unit.

In accordance with the Handbook of Terms and Conditions of Employment for Non-Union Employees, this position has a comprehensive benefits package and an annual salary which will be commensurate with qualifications.