Human Resources Business Partner

2 weeks ago


Halifax, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

**Company**: IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:162923
**Department/Program**:Labour Relations and HR Partnerships, People and Organization Development
**Location**: Halifax
**Type of Employment**:Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) until 30 August 2024 x 1 position(s)
**Start Date**: ASAP
**Union Status**: Non-union, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
**Compensation**: $38.7875**:

- **$48.4843 /hour
**Closing Date**: 15 August 2023 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

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IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults, and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers, and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families, and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

**The Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Manager, Labour Relations & HR Partnerships, the Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) is a problem solver, change agent and service-oriented business partner who coaches, consults and supports all levels of management including Managers, Directors, Senior Leadership and employees within our complex unionized and non-unionized environment. The HRBP has both an internal and external focus and must always be aware of the broader implications in the provincial health system of all decisions.

**Hours of Work**:
7.5 hour shifts; Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (Work from Home Option)

**Your Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in Human Resources or bachelor’s degree and a Certificate in Human Resources Management, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of five (5) years experience in a Human Resources consulting role within a highly unionized environment with multiple unions and/or collective agreements; experience in a variety of human resource functional areas in a unionized environment will be considered; health care or government environment strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of collective agreements, employment guides, and relevant legislation, Labour Code, Human Rights Act, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP), and Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- Excellent customer service, interpersonal, communication skills (verbal and written), and relationship-building skills.
- Demonstrated consultative, influencing, and coaching skills.
- Effective work practice - accountable, dependable, flexible, persevering, and results-oriented.
- Effective research and analytical thinking skills.
- Effective facilitation and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint) MS Internet Explorer, online recruitment systems, and SAP.
- Knowledge of health care issues and Human Resources trends.
- Demonstrated planning, organizational, prioritization, research, analytical, and time management skills.
- Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills with the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
- Able to work in a busy environment with frequently changing priorities.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials. Additionally, as per Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status. Medical exceptions or any other kind of requested exception based upon the Health Centre’s obligations pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis

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