Overview
Ontario Public Service Employees Union/Syndicat des employés de la fonction publique de l’Ontario
OPSEU/SEFPO has an incredibly talented, knowledgeable, and dedicated workforce that provides the highest level of support to its diverse membership. OPSEU /SEFPO is striving to be an organization which reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.
OPSEU/SEFPO represents approximately 180,000 members across Ontario. They are full-and part-time workers, as diverse a group as you could imagine. OPSEU/SEFPO’s members work for the Ontario government, inside community colleges, for the LCBO, in the health care and education sectors, and they are employed in a wide range of community agencies within the broader public sector.
It is within this context that OPSEU/SEFPO welcomes applications for two temporary positions noted below. OPSEU/SEFPO supports employment equity and encourages applications from racialized individuals, people with disabilities, Indigenous, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
Candidates must have a demonstrated ability to foster an inclusive union culture and to advance equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessible programs, strategies, and principles.
Role Overview:
Reporting to the People, Culture and Equity Advisor, the Assistant People, Culture and Equity Advisor is responsible for implementing policies, programs and initiatives that will foster an environment where employees feel valued and respected. They will work closely with the team to provide operational support and strategic advice to the management and staff for a wide
range of HR matters, including interpretation and administration of the collective agreements, employee and labour relations, recruitment, learning and development, organizational and workforce planning, grievance management, workplace investigations, progressive discipline, change management, employee engagement, talent management and succession planning.
They will also work with the People, Culture and Equity Advisor and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Lead to develop and lead an integrated approach to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in line with the organization's values and HR best practice.
Note: These are in office positions with the ability to work from home one day a week.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides support and strategic advice to leadership on a variety of operational and strategic Human Resources (HR) matters including but not limited to recruitment, learning and development, equity, diversity and inclusion, employee and labour relations, performance and attendance management, return to workplace, grievance management, workplace investigations, and employee recognition.
- Develops and implements HR policies, procedures, and programs in collaboration with team members.
- Researches, investigates and makes recommendations on wide variety of labour and employee relations matters including grievances, employee complaints, collective bargaining matters and trends.
- Provides support in preparing and conducting workplace investigations.
- Manages and implements organization-wide plans to promote equity, diversity and inclusiveness (EDI) with the OPSEU/SEFPO workplace and ensure EDI is embedded in all aspects of the employee lifecycle.
- Provides advice related to confidential labour relations matters and collective bargaining on EDI issues.
- Promotes EDI principles by providing advice and recommendations to OPSEU/SEFPO’s Leadership team.
- Provides support in the research, development and implementation of an HR Plan that prioritizes the processes, programs, and initiatives critical to the organization’s success and supports the organization to deliver on its mission while ensuring an organizational culture of inclusiveness, transparency, accountability, teamwork, and innovation.
- Plans and facilitate trainings to OPSEU/SEFPO staff on EDI.
- Supports the organization’s training and development initiatives to improve and build organizational capacity.
- Participates in workplace committees.
- Assists and provides support regarding OPSEU/SEFPO’s recruitment strategy.
- Maintain and update employee information in the HRIS.
- Collect, analyze and interpret HR data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement, and provide updates and recommendations to the People and Culture team and leadership team.
- Manage development and delivery of reporting products including reports to meet legal, compliance and regulatory requirements.
- Monitors and reviews change in Provincial and Federal legislation and regulations related to HR/LR including Employment Standards Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, etc.
- Other duties as assigned.
Note: The roles within the People and Culture Division are interchangeable and the successful incumbent maybe assigned to other HR duties and responsibilities as required.
Qualifications:
The following qualifications will be used as guidelines:
- An undergraduate degree/diploma in Human Resources Management and three years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Completion of a recognized Human Resources designation(s) or other accreditation is considered an asset.
- Knowledge of applicable legislation, regulations and policies
- Demonstrated knowledge of HR and EDI issues and best practices.
- Demonstrates culture competency and ability to work with diverse groups of people.
- Experience handling employee grievances, disputes and complaints.
- Experience in conducting workplace investigations into employee misconduct or violation of company policies.
- Experience in developing and leading impactful HR projects inclusive of EDI principles.
- Experience in facilitating and managing learning and development programs and training.
- Understanding of and commitment to labour movement and social democratic philosophy.
- Understanding of and commitment to the principles of anti-racism, equity, diversity and inclusion for all under-represented communities.
- Project management, change management, and organization skills.
- Interpersonal skills with a proven ability to facilitate and handle sensitive conversations with tact and diplomacy.
- Active listening, empathy, coaching and conflict management skills.
- Communication, analytical and presentation skills. Ability to present data, reports and presentations to senior leaders, executive board members and to staff members.
- Collaboration, influence and negotiation skills.
- Proficient in using MS Office Suite and HR Information Systems.
- Vision, strategic thinking, and a willingness to instigate change
Application Submission:
Required: Applicants must apply through the OPSEU/SEFPO Careers webpage.
Please advise in your email if you require disability related accommodation to participate in this competition.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: $125,178.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Wellness program
- Work from home
Schedule:
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Experience:
- Human resources: 3 years (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in North York, ON M3B 3P8
