Supervisor of Workforce Planning

City of Cambridge Ontario; Cambridge; On-site; CAD 97,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

OMERS pension

Job summary

The City of Cambridge Ontario seeks an innovative HR leader to join our team as Supervisor of Workforce Planning. You will oversee workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, retention, and succession planning, guiding a team to deliver high-quality recruitment services and a sustainable workforce aligned with municipal priorities.

Reporting to the Manager of Recruitment, Employee & Labour Relations, you will provide strategy, analyze labour market trends, maintain pipelines, ensure compliance,

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience supervising staff and leading organizational initiatives.
• Significant experience in workforce planning, recruitment, talent acquisition and HR leadership.
• Experience advising departments on organizational structure reviews, restructures, reporting relationship changes, and position realignments.
• Experience in a municipal and/or unionized environment is considered an asset.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead corporate workforce planning and succession planning initiatives.
• Supervise Talent Acquisition Advisor staff.
• Develop strategies to attract, recruit, and retain top talent.
• Provide consultation and advice to leaders on workforce and staffing matters.
• Oversee full-cycle recruitment and selection processes.
• Develops and applies effective pre-screening criteria and assessment tools and participates in interviews to evaluate candidate qualifications and competency levels.
• Analyze workforce data and labour market trends to support strategic decision-making.
• Maintain talent pipelines and support critical workforce needs.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, policies, and collective agreements.
• Develop and improve workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, and retention programs.
• Represent the City at recruitment and community outreach events.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and customer-focused team environment.
• Collaborate with Human Resources staff on broader employee relations, organizational development, and strategic human resources initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Opportunity to shape the City's future workforce strategy.
• Meaningful work supporting public service excellence.
• Collaborative and progressive Human Resources team.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Skills

Leadership

Workforce planning

Recruitment

Data analysis

Communication

Staff supervision

Education

Post-secondary education in HR/Business/Public Administration

CHRP/CHRL designation asset

Job description

Working within our Strategic Plan, Cambridge Connected, and committing to our values of Integrity, Respect, Inclusiveness and Service, the successful candidate will work together to help the City of Cambridge achieve our vision: A place for people to prosper – alive with opportunity.

Job Profile

The City of Cambridge is seeking an innovative and strategic human resources professional to join our team as Supervisor of Workforce Planning.

Reporting to the Manager of Recruitment, Employee & Labour Relations, this leadership role is responsible for overseeing workforce planning, talent acquisition, recruitment, onboarding, retention, and succession planning initiatives across the organization. The successful candidate will lead a team responsible for delivering exceptional recruitment services while helping to build a sustainable workforce capable of meeting the City's current and future service delivery needs.

Working closely with leaders across the organization, the Supervisor of Workforce Planning will provide expert guidance on workforce strategy, recruitment planning, succession planning, labour market trends, and employee attraction and retention initiatives.

What you will be doing

• Lead corporate workforce planning and succession planning initiatives.
• Supervise Talent Acquisition Advisor staff.
• Develop strategies to attract, recruit, and retain top talent.
• Provide consultation and advice to leaders on workforce and staffing matters.
• Oversee full-cycle recruitment and selection processes.
• Develops and applies effective pre-screening criteria and assessment tools (e.g., testing and interview questions) and participates in interviews to evaluate candidate qualifications and competency levels.
• Analyze workforce data and labour market trends to support strategic decision-making.
• Maintain talent pipelines and support critical workforce needs.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, policies, and collective agreements.
• Develop and improve workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, and retention programs.
• Represent the City at recruitment and community outreach events.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and customer-focused team environment.
• Collaborate with Human Resources staff on broader employee relations, organizational development, and strategic human resources initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Opportunity to shape the City's future workforce strategy.
• Meaningful work supporting public service excellence.
• Collaborative and progressive Human Resources team.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Education

• Completion of post-secondary education in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field.
• CHRP or CHRL designation is considered an asset.

Experience and Knowledge

• 3-5 years’ experience supervising staff and leading organizational initiatives.
• Significant experience in workforce planning, recruitment, talent acquisition and human resources leadership.
• Experience advising departments on organizational structure reviews, restructures, reporting relationship changes, and position realignments.
• Experience in a municipal and/or unionized environment is considered an asset.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and analytical skills.

We will ask you for these items if you are hired

Supervisor Health & Safety Awareness Training Certificate from the Ministry of Labour

Valid G driver's license.

Proof of your current and valid certificate(s) and/or educational qualifications.

Your compensation

• This position is located in Band Level 5 of the Non-Union Salary Scale and has a salary range of $97,048 to $118,348 (2026 rate).
• We offer a comprehensive benefit package and are an Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) employer.

Hours of work

The current regular hours of work are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (35 hours per week), Monday to Friday, with occasional evenings (as required).

Accommodation needs and protection of privacy

The City of Cambridge is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, and will accommodate the needs of qualified applicants under the Human Rights Code in all parts of the recruitment and hiring process.

Please contact Human Resources to make your needs known in advance, with the nature of any accommodations that you may require in respect to any materials or processes used to ensure your full and equal participation throughout the recruitment and hiring process.

Personal information collected in relation to the recruitment process is collected under the authority outlined in the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and used solely to determine eligibility for employment with the City of Cambridge only.

This posting will close on November 12, 2026.