Human Resource Business Partner

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

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.

• 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…