Temporary HR Business Partner - Labour Relations

Job Number
:

J

Vacancy
:

Temporary Full-Time Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP)-Labour Relations

Job Type
:

Temporary Full Time

Job Category
:

Human Resources

Department
:

Corporate and Finance Services

Union Group
:

Exempt

Date Posted
:

October
15,2026

Closing Date
:

October
30,2026

Salary
:$-$/Year

Weekly Hours
:36.25

Shift Work Required :

No

Aprogressivecityof
187,800peoplelocatedjustashort
30-minutedrivefrom

Toronto,theCityof Oshawaisoneof Canada ’sfastestgrowingcommunitiesthatisexceptionallypositionedtolive,work,learnandinvest.

Itsstrategicpursuitofsustainablegrowth,excellentcommunityservicedeliveryandcooperativepartnershipshaveenhanceditsqualityoflifeadvantage,whilemaintainingastrongcommitmenttofinancialstewardship.

The Cityof Oshawaisseekinganexperiencedstrategicandresults -orientedHRBusiness

Partner(HRBP) tojointhe

Human

Resourcesleadershipteam.

Reportingtothe Manager,Labour Relations&Disability Management,theHRBPwillactaskeyadvisorwithinthe

Corporationbyprovidingconsultativeservicestotheirassignedclientgroups.

TheHRBPprovidesexpertiseinlabourandemployeerelationsacrossallHRfunctions.

Thesuccessfulcandidatewillbuildstrongrelationshipswithstakeholdersacrosstheorganizationbyprovidingvalue-addedserviceinatimelymannerwithinacomplex,fast-paced,andmulti-union environment.

Anintegralpartofthe Labour Relation steam ,thispositionprovidesvalueinthefollowingways:

• Employee&Labour Relations(labourmanagementmeetings,grievances,mediation,arbitration,andprogressivediscipline/terminations etc.)
• Collective bargaining,including preparations,strategy development,representing the
  
  Cityatthebargainingtable,and implementation
• Leadanyreorganizations,layoffs,redeployments,andagreementswiththeunions
• Liaisewiththe Disability Managementteamandleaderstoprovideadviceandguidanceregardingattendancesupportprogram ,leavesofabsence,investigateissuesetc.
• Leadinternalinvestigationssuchasviolationsofthecodeoftheconduct,respectintheworkplaceandotherpoliciesorlegislation,referringselectinvestigationstoexternalspecialistsasnecessary
• Liaisewithexternalconsultants,suchasinvestigators,legalcounseletc.
• Provideadviceandcoachingtoleadersandemployeesregardingtheperformanceappraisalsandperformancemanagementprocess
• Interpretingcollectiveagreements,policies,proceduresandlegislationinordertoprovideexpertadviceacrosstheCity
• Serveasthepointofcontactfortheunionswithintheassignedclientgroup
• Participateasacommitteememberonthe Joint Job Evaluation Committeeandadviseonbestpracticesregardingworkforceplanningandcompensation
• Supportsuccessionplanning,employeeandleadershipdevelopmentthroughcoachingandcareerplanning
• Supportculturechangesandchangemanagementinitiatives
• Providingsupportinorganizationaldevelopmentprogramssuchasstrategicandbusinessplanning,employee development,workforceplanningandcareerplanning
• Assistwithleadershiplevelrecruitmentanddevelopmentasnecessary
• Giveadviceandguidancetootherteammemberswithin Human Resources
• Supportanddemonstratethe Cityof Oshawacorevaluesof Authenticity ,Courage,and Trust
• Otherdutiesasassigned

• AUniversity Degreein Human Resources /Business Administrationorrelatedfield.
  
  Anequivalentcombinationofrelevanteducationandexperiencewillbeconsidered
• Minimumoffive(5) yearsofprogressiveexperiencewithin
  
  Human Resources and Labour &Employee Relations
• Experienceworkinginaunionizedsettingisrequired,experienceinapublicsectororganizationisconsideredastrongasset
• Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation,CHRLdesignationpreferred,orworkingtowardsdesignation
• Establishedskillsandexperiencein Microsoft Officeandrelatedsoftwareapplications (HRIS)
• Excellent analytical,reasoningandproblem-solvingskillsanddemonstratedlabourrelationsexperience,specificallydealingwithgrievance,mediationandarbitrationmattersisamust
• Experiencewithcollectivebargainingispreferred…