Administrative Officer, Human Resources

The University of Ottawa—A crossroads of cultures and ideas

The University of Ottawa is home to a dynamic community of over 50,000 students, faculty and staff, who live, work and study in both French and English. Our campus is a crossroad of cultures and ideas, where bold minds come together to inspire game-changing ideas. We believe in the power of representation, and that increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff supports this objective. Our goal is to provide students with the best possible learning experience, in an environment that reflects the diversity of its people, their ideas, and their identities.

We are one of Canada’s top 10 research universities—our professors and researchers explore new approaches to today’s challenges. One of a handful of Canadian universities ranked among the top 200 in the world, we attract exceptional thinkers and welcome diverse perspectives from across the globe. Our employees come together around the shared purpose of constant improvement, personal development, service excellence, teamwork and a passion for learning with a desire to make uOttawa and the world a better place. Everyone's contributions are valued, we all play a part in making uOttawa a world-class institution. Most importantly, we make it possible for you to achieve your full potential. Because at uOttawa, you belong

About the Faculty of Health Sciences

Make your mark with the Faculty of Health Sciences

Health matters to everyone and we are committed to becoming a nationally and internationally recognized leader in innovative approaches to active living, health promotion, and quality health services.

Our success lies in our students and our people. Join us and every day you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact as we grow together and make a great faculty even better.

**Position purpose**:
Reporting to the Human Resources Generalist of the faculty, the incumbent is responsible for the successful completion of human resources activities, including hiring, leave management, labour relations, performance management and support staff records administration.

In this role, your responsibilities will include, among others:
Acting as a resource person to supervisors and faculty support staff in all matters related to benefits, leave, the conduct of the performance and development evaluation exercise, and University methods and processes.

Coordinating and ensuring the proper execution of hiring processes including posting, selection, interviewing, questionnaire development, reference checks and integration of new employees.

Preparing information for contract preparation, coordinate compensation adjustments and retroactive pay following ratification of collective agreements.

Participating in the development, review and update of procedures related to the areas of activity in which she is involved, in order to make them more effective and efficient.

**What you will bring**:
In-depth knowledge of human resources management, normally acquired through post-secondary education and relevant work experience.

Knowledge and experience related to analyzing and interpreting collective agreements.

Work experience in a setting where handling confidential information is required.

Good communications and interpersonal relations skills.

Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.

Attention to detail and sound judgment.

Bilingualism — English and French (spoken and written)

**Key Competencies at uOttawa**:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:
**Planning**: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realise an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.

**Initiative**: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.

**Client Service Orientation**: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.

**Teamwork and Cooperation**: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.