Human Resources Business Partner

Onion Lake Cree Nation; Onion Lake; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Onion Lake Cree Nation seeks a Human Resources Business Partner to provide strategic HR leadership across the Onion Lake Group of Companies Corp. (OLGCC).

The role collaborates with executives and managers to strengthen workforce planning, employee development, and organizational performance while advancing Indigenous employment strategies and compliance. You will lead HR modernization, training initiatives, and workforce solutions aligned with long-term economic and human development goals of

Qualifications

• University degree or post-secondary diploma in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, or a related field.
• CPHR designation or active candidate status is highly preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive strategic HR experience in multi-industry, First Nations, or unionized environments is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of Treaty 6 history, First Nations governance, and Cree cultural values.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic HR advice and support to executives, managers, and supervisors across all business entities.
• Develop and implement HR and workforce strategies for diverse operations (industrial, retail, service, corporate).
• Support management with employee relations, performance concerns, leadership challenges, absenteeism, retention, and productivity.
• Develop and facilitate leadership training, policy orientations, performance management, and onboarding programs.
• Create recruitment, mentorship, apprenticeship, and career-development strategies prioritizing Onion Lake Cree Nation members.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning, and identifying future staffing needs.
• Ensure compliance with federal/provincial/First Nations/human rights/pay equity/labour/safety requirements.
• Lead or support workplace investigations, compliance reviews, and health and safety initiatives.
• Assist COR/SECOR maintenance and participate in HRIS/ATS implementation and organizational improvements.
• Build relationships with leadership, regulators, legal counsel, educational institutions, and external partners.
• Monitor outcomes such as training completion, retention, compliance, local hiring, and career advancement.

Skills

Strategic HR leadership

Employee relations

Workforce planning

Organizational change

Policy development

Coaching

Stakeholder management

Education

University degree or diploma in HRM/Business/IR

CPHR designation preferred

Tools

HRIS/ATS

Job description

Position: Human Resources Business Partner

Department: Onion Lake Group of Companies

Job Classification: 1-Year Term (Safety Sensitive)

Reports to: Chief Human Resources Officer

Job Summary:

The Human Resources Business Partner provides strategic HR leadership and advisory support across the Onion Lake Group of Companies Corp. (OLGCC). The position works with corporate representatives, managers, and leadership to strengthen workforce planning, employee development, organizational performance, and corporate compliance. This role leads HR modernization, training and development initiatives, Indigenous employment strategies, and workforce solutions that support the long-term economic and human development goals of Onion Lake Cree Nation.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic HR advice and support to OLGCC executives, corporate representatives, managers, and supervisors across all business entities.
• Develop and implement HR and workforce strategies tailored to OLGCC's diverse industrial, retail, service, and corporate operations.
• Support management in addressing employee relations, performance concerns, leadership challenges, absenteeism, retention, and workplace productivity.
• Develop and facilitate leadership training, management development, policy orientations, performance management, and employee onboarding programs.
• Develop recruitment, mentorship, apprenticeship, and career-development strategies that prioritize employment and advancement opportunities for Onion Lake Cree Nation members.
• Support workforce planning, organizational growth, job development, succession planning, and identification of future staffing needs.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, provincial, First Nations, human rights, pay equity, labour, and workplace safety requirements.
• Lead or support workplace investigations, compliance reviews, employee complaints, and health and safety initiatives.
• Support the maintenance of COR/SECOR requirements within applicable operations.
• Participate in corporate transformation initiatives, including HRIS/ATS implementation, policy development, and organizational improvements.
• Build effective relationships with OLGCC leadership, regulatory authorities, legal counsel, educational institutions, and other external partners.
• Monitor organizational outcomes, including training completion, employee retention, compliance, local hiring, mentorship, and career advancement.

Qualifications:

• University degree or post-secondary diploma in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, or a related field.
• CPHR designation or active candidate status is highly preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive strategic HR experience; experience within multi-industry, First Nations, and/or unionized environments is considered a strong asset.
• Strong knowledge of Treaty 6 history, First Nations governance, and Cree cultural values.
• Demonstrated experience developing and delivering leadership training, corporate training, management workshops, and adult-learning initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of employment and labour legislation, human rights, pay equity, workplace safety, and organizational risk management.
• Strong skills in strategic planning, employee relations, performance management, workforce development, investigations, coaching, and organizational change.
• Ability to work effectively with executives, managers, employees, community members, regulatory agencies, and external partners.

DEADLINE DATE: Friday, October 23, 2026

Attention to :

Office: Human Resources [phone] Fax: [phone]

• E-Mail:[e-mail]: PO Box 100 Onion Lake, SK S0M2E0