Manager, Human Resources, Athletics & Recreation

Queen's University; Kingston; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen's University is seeking a strategic Manager of Human Resources to enhance HR services within Athletics & Recreation. This role will involve supporting leadership in areas including employee relations, recruitment, and organizational development, ensuring a proactive HR approach aligned with university goals.

Qualifications

• The incumbent offers hands-on HR support to senior leaders.
• Strategic focus on organizational effectiveness is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage full range HR services in alignment with university strategy.
• Oversee employee relations, compensation, and recruitment processes.
• Coordinate the education and onboarding of staff.

Skills

Employee relations

Recruitment and selection

Performance management

Organizational development initiatives

Job description

Job Summary

Reporting to the Executive Director, Athletics & Recreation, with a functional (dotted line) accountability to the Senior Director, Client Services Team, the Manager, Human Resources (Manager) is responsible for developing and managing a full range of human resources services to support the vision and goals of A&R within the overall human resources strategy framework of the University. This position requires a strategic focus and an energetic, collaborative, and pro-active approach to HR service delivery and organizational effectiveness.

The incumbent provides high-quality hands-on support and expertise to senior leaders and managers in all human resources functional areas (full-time, part-time, and casual), including:

1. Employee relations issues
2. Total compensation
3. Recruitment and selection
4. Job evaluation
5. Performance management
6. Coordinating organizational development initiatives

The incumbent also provides input to and assists with the monitoring of A&R’s human resources budget and has lead responsibility for all aspects of A&R casual staff employment policies, procedures, and practices. Additionally, this role oversees department-wide education, training, and onboarding, including organizing monthly full-time staff I-EDIAA education sessions.

The Manager collaborates with the University’s Central Human Resource department to ensure consistent implementation of university-wide human resource strategies, policies, and collective agreements within A&R. The role also involves providing information and feedback to ensure university-wide policies and programs effectively meet the needs of A&R.