Recruitment Advisor - People Services

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager, Recruitment Services, the HR Advisor partners with the HR Consultant as primary contacts, to provide comprehensive human resource services to designated clients (directors, managers and supervisors).  As an HR professional, the Advisor supports the delivery of service by completing components of human resource processes and providing additional support as required. 

The HR Advisor:

• Provides information to Managers/Directors, employees and the general public on services, programs and processes as well as answering general HR questions.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
• Ensures all components of processes related to recruitment, selection and retention are completed. Examples include:
  • Creating postings and routine external advertisements
  • Screening resumes/applications and forwarding short-list of candidates to appropriate hiring manager
  • Coaching Managers, Directors & Supervisors on the recruitment process
  • Participating in the interview process
  • Working with clients to implement available retention programs and services aimed at improving work life, recognizing, and retaining employees

Qualifications

• Graduate of a post-secondary degree/program in Human Resources or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Effective communication, customer service, problem solving and decision making skills
• Ability to understand and anticipate the impact of decisions at departmental level
• Ability to clearly articulate HR policies and processes
• Self-Starter with well-developed organizational and daily planning skills
• Knowledge of relevant Collective Agreement and employment guide articles and legislation (e.g. privacy legislation)
• Effective work practice – accountable, dependable, flexible, persevering, sets goals and meets deadlines, results oriented
• Maintains strong inter and intradepartmental relationships while maintaining customer and client confidentiality
• Ability to prioritizes workload, multi-tasks and work independently and as part of a team
• Effective conflict resolution and rapport-building skills
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Internet Explorer, Outlook and human resource information system (preferably PeopleSoft & SAP)
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Hours of Work

• Long assignment, Full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
• Approximately an 18-month assignment 
• Work location is flexible within province 

Compensation and Benefits

$29.91 - $ 37.38 Hourly 

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.