Human Resource Business Partner

Position: Human Resource Business Partner - Full-time
Requisition Details:
Employment Status:
Regular, Full-time (1.0 FTE)
Program Name:
Human Resources
Number of Hours Bi-Weekly: 75

Work Schedule:

Days
On-Call:
No
Existing Vacancy:
Yes – we’re currently hiring candidates for an existing vacancy in this position

Job Summary:

The Human Resources Business Partner - General (HRBP-General) provides HR counsel to all levels of management on Human Resources and Employee Relations matters within a multifaceted unionized and non-unionized environment to deliver value-added service that supports and advances the strategic goals of VON. The HRBP-General achieves their objectives by providing client-focused consulting, coaching, and advice to leaders regarding the management of their human resources from an operational, strategic and labour perspective across a broad range of HR programming and through the development of positive working relationships with multiple stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

Acts as the primary HR point of contact for Directors and Managers of assigned functional client groups.

Maintains responsibility for supporting VON’s operational and strategic objectives through the provision of Human Resources (HR) advice and best practices.

Provides timely, professional, and client-focused support, guidance, and advice on all HR matters, policies, and programs including, but not limited to: retention; labour and employee relation issues; collective agreement, HR policy and procedure interpretation; employment legislation; grievance management; performance and attendance management; compensation packages; return to work, workplace accommodation; WCB/WSIB management;
Health and Safety practices; benefit, retirement and pension plans.

Engages with subject matter experts (SMEs) throughout HR and other corporate support areas to provide client(s) with a holistic approach to issue resolution, utilizing an understanding of client(s) businesses, issues, and challenges.

Provides strategic support to assist in decision-making with proactive advice and solutions designed to meet current and future business needs.

Collaborates and provides feedback to HR SME’s regarding program design, issues/trends, and their impact on assigned client groups.

Supports organizational development responsibilities.

Consults on the application of policy and process as well as trends, themes, and solutions.

Anticipates changes required within the business and drives those changes in partnership with business leaders.

Exercises good judgment, discretion and initiative in dealing with confidential information and/or responding to inquiries.

Provides support, advice, and guidance on a wide range of employee and labour relations matters arising from the administration, interpretation and communication of the collective
agreement, VON policies, and relevant legislation.

Identifies potential risks within scope of the role, implements mitigation strategies, and escalates issues to the LERO/BP or relevant internal SME as needed.

Communicates with leaders to provide support on key programs being implemented (e.g. performance management, employee engagement etc).

Assess and triage harassment and incivility complaints for escalation as applicable to the Labour and Employee Relations Officer/Business Partner (ELRO/BP), partnering and communicating with appropriate stakeholders, as required.

Provides background and actions related to upcoming grievances to LERO/BPs and leads the first two steps of the grievance process.

Leads the rollout of new or revised policies and collective agreement programs to assigned
client groups.

Participates in knowledge transfer and collaborative decision-making with other HRBP-Generals across the organization.

Collaborates with HRBP-Generals to ensure consistency in the…