Recruitment Advisor

6 days ago

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health Full time
Click here to apply as an internal applicant.

 Req ID: 199363
Location: Provincial Zone, Centre for Clinical Research - QEII 
Department: People Services - Recruitment
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1 
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 21-Mar-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager, Recruitment Services, the HR Advisor partners with the HR Consultant as primary contacts, to provide comprehensive human resource services to designated clients (directors, managers and supervisors).  As an HR professional, the Advisor supports the delivery of service by completing components of human resource processes and providing additional support as required. 

The HR Advisor:

  • Provides information to Managers/Directors, employees and the general public on services, programs and processes as well as answering general HR questions.
  • Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
  • Ensures all components of processes related to recruitment, selection and retention are completed. Examples include:
    • Creating postings and routine external advertisements
    • Screening resumes/applications and forwarding short-list of candidates to appropriate hiring manager
    • Coaching Managers, Directors & Supervisors on the recruitment process
    • Participating in the interview process
    • Working with clients to implement available retention programs and services aimed at improving work life, recognizing, and retaining employees
Qualifications
  • Graduate of a post-secondary degree/program in Human Resources or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
  • Effective communication, customer service, problem solving and decision making skills
  • Ability to understand and anticipate the impact of decisions at departmental level
  • Ability to clearly articulate HR policies and processes
  • Self-Starter with well-developed organizational and daily planning skills
  • Knowledge of relevant Collective Agreement and employment guide articles and legislation (e.g. privacy legislation)
  • Effective work practice – accountable, dependable, flexible, persevering, sets goals and meets deadlines, results oriented
  • Maintains strong inter and intradepartmental relationships while maintaining customer and client confidentiality
  • Ability to prioritizes workload, multi-tasks and work independently and as part of a team
  • Effective conflict resolution and rapport-building skills
  • Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Internet Explorer, Outlook and human resource information system (preferably PeopleSoft & SAP)
  • Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Hours of Work
  • Long assignment, Full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
  • Approximately an 18-month assignment 
  • Work location is flexible within province 
Compensation and Benefits

$29.91 - $ 37.38 Hourly 

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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