Human Resources Business Partner - Human Resources

MacEwan University; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 84,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Generous vacation time

Secure pension plan

Flexible benefits package

Continuous learning culture

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

MacEwan University invites applications for a collaborative Human Resources Business Partner to join our HR team in Edmonton. You will build trusted partnerships with leaders, foster open dialogue, navigate complex situations, and develop practical solutions for strategic, emerging people issues in support of Teaching Greatness: Strategic Vision 2030.

Key responsibilities include advising senior leaders, applying HR analytics, guiding change management, and supporting talent acquisition and

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Arts, Business, HR, Labour/IR or related field.
• AT least 5 years in a unionized workplace with more than one collective agreement.
• AT least 2 years resolving labour relations issues and formal grievance handling.
• Experience conducting workplace investigations and preparing recommendations.
• Experience in talent acquisition including sourcing.
• Experience advising senior management with strategic HR consulting.
• Experience implementing institution-wide plans and multi-disciplinary initiatives.
• Experience managing complex, politically sensitive relationships.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Forge trusted relationships with senior leaders to provide strategic HR guidance.
• Consult with leaders on strategic HR initiatives and challenges.
• Use systems thinking to identify workforce needs and align with priorities.
• Serve as HR advisor on leadership teams supporting outcomes.
• Interpret and ensure compliance with collective agreements and policies.
• Provide coaching on employee relations including performance and disciplinary processes.
• Act as change agent supporting organizational design and transformation.
• Conduct workplace investigations and support grievance processes.
• Support talent acquisition with guidance through recruitment.

Skills

Consultative mindset

Stakeholder collaboration

Trust & transparency

Discretion & judgment

Strategic HR thinking

HR analytics

Team leadership

Project leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Arts, Business, HR, Labour/IR or related

Job description

Competition Number: 26.09.213
Category: Full-Time Continuing (35 hours per week)
Salary: $84,387 to $113,923 per annum
Closing Date: September 25, 2026

We are seeking a collaborative and relationship-focused Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to join our HR team. In this role, you will build trusted partnerships with leaders, foster open dialogue, navigate complex situations, and develop practical solutions with diverse stakeholders. You will embrace new challenges while bringing a thoughtful and innovative approach to addressing strategic, emerging people and organizational issues. Through your curiosity, sound judgment, and adaptability, you will help clients successfully navigate change and growth, in support of MacEwan University's Teaching Greatness: Strategic Vision 2030.

Key responsibilities include:

• Forging trusted relationships with senior leaders, managers, subject matter experts, and HR shared services partners to provide strategic guidance, influence decision-making, and coordinate integrated approaches to complex people and organizational matters;
• Providing consultation and advice to leaders on a variety of strategic, operational, and complex HR initiatives, challenges, and solutions;
• Using a systems-thinking approach to identify current and future workforce needs, understand operational priorities, and develop or broker strategies and initiatives that support organizational objectives;
• Serving as a valued member of assigned leadership teams; applying an HR lens to business decisions and contributing to the achievement of departmental and institutional goals;
• Interpreting, applying, and ensuring compliance with collective agreements (MacEwan Staff Union and Grant MacEwan Faculty Association), the Out-of-Scope Handbook, University policies, and relevant legislation;
• Providing coaching, guidance, and support to managers on employee relations matters, including performance management, probationary reviews, and disciplinary processes;
• Acting as a change agent by supporting leaders through organizational change, including change management, transformation initiatives, and assisting with organizational design;
• Conducting workplace investigations and supporting grievance management processes, including facilitating investigations, preparing reports, providing recommendations, and supporting the implementation of outcomes; and
• Supporting talent acquisition activities by providing guidance and consultation throughout the recruitment and selection process.

Skills

You will have:

• Strong consultative mindset, able to ask insightful questions, understand business priorities, and translate organizational needs into practical and forward-thinking people solutions;
• The ability to effectively interact, communicate, influence, and collaborate with various partners and stakeholders, including senior management, staff at all levels, union representatives, and other organizations;
• The ability to create a culture of trust and transparency;
• Sound judgment and the ability to manage highly confidential and sensitive issues with solid business and political acumen;
• The ability to work within broad HR parameters and challenge the status quo in proposing strategies and programs to support sustained employee engagement;
• The proven ability to efficiently collect, analyze, integrate, and interpret complex information and data from diverse sources and viewpoints;
• Superior interpersonal skills and ability to effectively manage and lead work groups;
• Proven project management, portfolio planning, change leadership and organizational skills; and
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing and presentation skills.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Arts, Business, Human Resources, Labour/Industrial Relations, or other related discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in a unionized workplace with more than 1 collective agreement.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in resolving labour relations issues and formal grievance handling.
• Experience completing workplace investigations and preparing recommendations and reports.
• Experience in talent acquisition, including candidate sourcing.
• Experience in providing advice and strategic HR consulting services to senior-level management.
• Demonstrated experience implementing complex, strategic, institution-wide plans, programs, and initiatives.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary projects that may be politically sensitive and complex.
• Experience developing and managing complex, multi-dimensional relationships.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Benefits

When you become part of the MacEwan University team, you will enjoy a competitive salary. Our total compensation package includes:

• Competitive base pay
• Generous vacation time
• Secure pension plan
• Flexible benefits package
• Continuous learning culture
• Opportunities for career growth