HR Generalist

Salary: $60,000 to $80,000 per year plus benefits, based on experience and assessed capability.

Employment type: Permanent, full-time. On-site five days a week. This is an existing, active vacancy.

The position

Responsibilities

• Work with management on planning workforce and staffing needs. Manage sourcing, candidate recruitment and onboarding. Coordinate employee changes and offboarding.
• Assist managers with goal setting and performance reviews, following up on actions and documenting results. Recommend and implement improvements to variable rewards and incentives. Managers remain accountable for employee performance.
• Identify training needs, organize relevant development activities and assess whether learning is applied at work. Identify highly capable staff and implement customized development activities.
• Prepare analyses and reports on vacancies, recruitment progress, turnover, performance reviews and training. Describe significant issues and recommend corrective action.
• Coordinate payroll inputs and benefits administration with the responsible teams. Ensure accurate employee data, vacation records and HR policies are maintained.
• Handle employee enquiries and workplace concerns fairly and confidentially. Establish the facts, maintain accurate records and recommend appropriate action within your authority.
• Gather employee inputs and feedback and recommend actions to resolve recurring concerns and impending issues.
• Manage recognition and engagement activities.

Requirements

• Education: A degree preferably in HR or a related discipline, from a recognized Canadian University or College. Foreign credentials assessed (by WES or another ICAS member] are acceptable. You will have obtained your CHRP or CPHR designation or are in the process of acquiring it.
• Numeracy and communications: Strong numerical competence and excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Experience: at least four years of HR experience in a generalist role with exposure to different functional areas: talent acquisition, compensation and rewards, training and development and employment law. Experience in IT services, telecom, or other technical service environments will be an advantage.
• Employment standards: Working knowledge of the Ontario ESA, Human Rights Code, OHSA and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
• HRIS: Familiarity with HR Information Systems and applicant tracking systems is an asset.

What you bring

• The ability to uncover and implement practical and novel solutions to problems.
• Excellent attention to detail, capacity to manage competing deadlines and a bias for action.
• Proficiency in analyzing data, creating incisive reports and producing persuasive correspondence.
• Sound judgement in sensitive situations and a record of earning the trust of employees and managers.
• Self-driven initiative, creativity and the ability to manage a high volume of concurrent tasks.

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