HR Business Partner s & Culture - Admin

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Position Title: Human Resources Business Partner

Status: Full‑Time Administration

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Faculty/Department: People(s) & Culture, Client Services

Campus/

Location:

North Campus – must be comfortable working hybrid, a minimum of four (4) days on site

Starting Salary Range: $107,449 (determined based on qualifications and years of related experience)

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) is a strategic advisor who partners with leaders to advance workforce sustainability, organizational effectiveness, labour relations strategy, and business transformation in alignment with Humber's strategic priorities, student success goals, and commitment to an exceptional employee experience. Operating with an enterprise‑wide perspective, the HRBP provides strategic advice to help leaders navigate organizational challenges, manage risk, strengthen organizational capability, and optimise how work is delivered through alignment of people, processes, technology, organisational structure, and service delivery.

• Business Partnership & Organizational Effectiveness
  • Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to leaders on workforce, organisational, leadership, and operational matters.
  • Partner with leaders to optimise organisational design, operating models, and service delivery in support of strategic priorities.
  • Align people, processes, technology, organisational structure, and resources to improve organisational effectiveness and business performance.
  • Provide strategic advice on organisational impacts, operational risks, resource implications, and business decisions.
  • Assess organisational structures, operating models, and workforce strategies, recommending solutions that enhance effectiveness, efficiency, and long‑term sustainability.
  • Identify organisational trends, risks, and opportunities, developing evidence‑based recommendations that support strategic and operational objectives.
  • Partner with leaders to strengthen leadership effectiveness, team performance, accountability, and organisational culture.
  • Support succession planning and talent strategies that build future organisational capability.
  • Contribute to organisational effectiveness, modernisation, and enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Workforce Planning
  • Partner with leaders to develop workforce plans aligned with organisational, academic, and operational priorities.
  • Analyse workforce demographics, turnover trends, retirement projections, vacancy patterns, and labour market conditions to identify risks and opportunities.
  • Identify workforce capability gaps and emerging talent requirements to support future organisational needs.
  • Advise leaders on workforce implications related to restructuring, technology adoption, changing student demand, and evolving service delivery models.
  • Support succession planning and workforce transition strategies for critical roles.
• Labour Relations
  • Develop labour relations strategies that support operational priorities, organisational effectiveness, and business continuity.
  • Build productive labour‑management relationships that foster organisational stability and collaboration.
  • Manage complex employee and labour relations matters, including grievances, arbitrations, investigations, attendance management, accommodations, and workplace conflict.
  • Provide strategic advice on collective agreement interpretation, organisational risk, labour relations implications, and operational impacts.
  • Analyse labour relations trends and recommend proactive solutions that mitigate risk and strengthen workplace culture.
• Change Management & Transformation
  • Lead and support…