People & Culture Leader for Impact & Inclusion

Take a Hike Foundation; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 88,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health

Dental

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Plan

Health Spending Account

RRSP matching

Generous vacation & personal time off

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Take a Hike Foundation in Vancouver, BC is seeking a Director, People & Culture to lead HR operations in a nonprofit setting with a strong equity, diversity, and inclusion lens. You will partner with leaders on change, engagement, and policy development while guiding compensation, benefits, recruitment, and risk management.

You will report to the Senior Director of Finance and Shared Services, collaborating with the CEO to advance reconciliation and inclusion while maintaining program fidelity

Qualifications

• A diploma or degree in a related field. CPHR Designation is considered an asset
• 5 or more years of progressive experience providing leadership and oversight to the HR operations of a non-for-profit entity
• Knowledge of HR industry trends, relevant legislation (Human Rights Code, Labour Relations Code, Employment Standards Act, WorkSafeBC, etc.) and compliance requirements
• Ability to develop, recommend, examine, apply and advise on HR policies and procedures
• Experience leading, advising, and guiding organizations through operational and organizational change initiatives
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills with the ability to quickly develop trust, collaboration and influence stakeholders internally and externally to Take a Hike
• High level of integrity and dependability and ability to work with confidential information, data, and materials
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to identify trends, establish benchmarks, and provide credible analyses and business recommendations
• Excellent organizational, planning, and time management skills with an attention to detail
• Excellent written communication skills, including strong computer literacy in Microsoft 365(Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook, etc.) and internal communications tools
• Satisfactory completion of a criminal reference check with vulnerable population

Responsibilities

• Strategic HR & Business Partnering: Be the trusted partner leaders turn to for navigating change and building great teams.
• Employee Relations: Be the calm, fair voice staff turn to when things get complicated.
• Employee Engagement & Culture: Steward the culture that keeps our people connected to the mission and to each other.
• Talent Acquisition & Recruitment: Ensure TAH finds and welcomes the people who will carry our mission forward.
• Performance Management: Help people grow into their best work, year after year.
• Learning, Development & Succession: Support TAH in building the leaders and skills Take a Hike will need tomorrow.
• Total Rewards, Compensation & Benefits: Support the organization in ensuring every team member feels valued, fairly paid, and cared for.
• IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility): Help build a workplace where everyone truly belongs.
• Occupational Health & Safety: Keep our people safe, wherever the work takes them.
• HRIS & People Analytics: Turn people data into insight that helps the organization make smarter decisions.
• Volunteer Management: Steward the volunteers who extend our impact into the community.
• Financial Stewardship & Administration: Ensure the P&C function runs with the same integrity we ask of everyone else.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

HR strategy

Employee relations

People analytics

Confidential data handling

Interpersonal skills

Education

Diploma or degree in related field

CPHR designation asset

Tools

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Outlook

Job description

Take a Hike Foundation in Vancouver, BC is seeking a Director, People & Culture to lead HR operations in a nonprofit setting with a strong equity, diversity, and inclusion lens. You will partner with leaders on change, engagement, and policy development while guiding compensation, benefits, recruitment, and risk management.

You will report to the Senior Director of Finance and Shared Services, collaborating with the CEO to advance reconciliation and inclusion while maintaining program fidelity