Intermediate Generalist, Human Resources

uottawa; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 86,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Ottawa in Ottawa is seeking an experienced HR professional to provide advisory services to faculty or service managers on recruitment, classification, performance, and health and safety. You will liaise with the HR Service and leadership to align policies with strategic objectives and support long-term workforce planning.

Responsibilities include coordinating job postings, advising on complex HR matters, onboarding, and developing training initiatives to meet department needs.

Job description

Posting Reason:

New Position

Job Type:

Employee

Anticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments):

24

Job Family:

Human Resources Operations

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Student Affairs, Human Resources

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

N/A

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/09/03

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/09/14

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

Non-Union Grade NC7 - 35 hrs

Salary Range:

$85,910.00 - $107,388.00

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, we provide extensive recreation program opportunities 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 organizational or strategic HR managers within a specific faculty or service with advisory services on various HR functions, including recruitment and selection, classification, performance management, labour relations, training and development, benefits, and occupational health and safety. Contribute to integrating HR policies and processes into the faculty's or service's strategic direction and initiatives. Analyze problems and issues, recommend appropriate solutions, and implement them. As a trusted advisor, collaborate with the management team to address HR requirements by analyzing short-, medium-, and long-term needs, applying best practices, making recommendations, developing plans to resolve issues, and monitoring results. Act as the primary liaison between the University of Ottawa's Human Resources Service and the faculty or service.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• HR Process Integration: Integrate HR management processes and systems into the faculty's or service's planning and management framework. Maintain current and in-depth knowledge of HR policies, procedures, and practices-both legislated requirements and those adopted by the University of Ottawa-and understand their impact on the faculty's or service's operations. Participate in developing local HR management practices and processes and ensure they contribute to achieving the faculty's or service's objectives.
• Advisory Services: Provide consultation and support to directors, managers, and supervisors on complex matters involving all aspects of HR management. Identify HR management problems, issues, and implications associated with operational plans and recommend solutions that meet the faculty's or service's needs.
• Recruitment and Selection: Coordinate all aspects of the job-posting and selection process in compliance with relevant HR policies and procedures and applicable collective agreements.
• Labour Relations: Advise and support HR managers on all potentially contentious matters, including discipline, performance, and attendance. Conduct investigations when required and recommend appropriate action, including disciplinary or administrative measures and extensions of probationary periods. Support the management team by participating, when required, in the first stage of the grievance-resolution process. In collaboration with the management team and the central Labour Relations office, address and resolve issues involving accommodations, functional limitations management, harassment, and other health and safety matters. Participate in collective bargaining committees when required.
• Orientation and Onboarding: Promote understanding and acceptance of the University's HR policies, programs, processes, and practices by explaining them during orientation sessions for new employees. Explain to staff the need for and purpose of specific policies and procedures and how they contribute to achieving the faculty's or service's objectives.
• Training and Development: Support managers in assessing employees' training and professional development needs and closely monitor training activities. Collaborate with managers to develop remedial training plans, evaluate the suitability of selected training methods and recommend adjustments to training schedules, priorities, and delivery methods. Prepare reports on training activities conducted within the faculty.
• Classification and Job Evaluation: Advise managers on org