Manager, People

**Manager, People & Culture**

Love what you do. Join a team with a passion for protecting potential.

We are looking for people who are skilled at what they do and are driven to contribute to our vision and share our values: a concern for worker well-being, a desire to nurture strong relationships, a commitment to integrity and a future-focused mindset.

**What you will do in this role**:
Reporting to the Vice President, People and Culture this role is responsible for providing expertise and leadership to WSPS on a variety of human resource programs including talent management, attraction and recruitment, employer brand, retention, employee relations, performance management and total rewards management.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:
Note: Percentages refer to approximate % of time spent on each area, over the course of a given year

**Team leadership and planning (25%)**
- Lead a team of HR professionals in the provision of a variety pf HR programs and services. Coach team members in the provision of responsive and high-quality services to the organization, continually developing and enhancing capabilities and knowledge to reflect the changing external environment.
- Contribute to the establishment of the ongoing long-term People & Culture strategy and associated annual objectives.

**Manager Business Partnership (25%)**
- Serve as a business partner to managers, providing confidential advice and counsel based on a clear understanding of business operations.
- Provide employee relations counsel to managers and employees, directly and through the team.
- Lead the Manager Community meeting process with the goal of creating cross functional collaboration, skill development and a consistent experience for employees. Engage ODP for training resources as needed.

**Talent Acquisition Leadership and Guidance (10%)**
- Oversee, improve and implement the strategy, process and measurement for acquiring talent
- Oversee the employer brand work, utilizing the internal communications services to create and update needed materials
- Own all recruitment components of social media (LinkedIn, GlassDoor, Indeed) creating recommendations for optimal use and spend, including evaluation of effectiveness of channels
- Oversee the use of technology for applicant systems, including any customization choices.
- Measure and improve the hiring process to lead to continuous improvement in key hiring metrics
- Collaborate with managers as they make decisions on vacancies and hiring, providing organization design insights and coaching.
- Ensure a rigorous process for selection of people leaders.

**Performance Managements Systems (10%)**
- Lead the overall strategy and approach to performance development at WSPS, researching and recommending approaches, resources, tools and programs.
- Oversee the use of the performance system and implementation of any new system (research, recommendations, customization, communication).
- Lead the creation of a coaching culture: equip people managers to be strong performance managers through coaching, training and development. Engage ODP resources as needed.

**Total Rewards Strategy and Development (10%)**
- Provide leadership, expertise and guidance on WSPS’ Total Rewards in order to remain competitive both within the sector and the broader employment market.
- Oversee the compensation policy and program and its ongoing administration.
- Maintain and provide guidance on the Job Evaluation program including receipt and review of requests for evaluation, pro-actively making recommendations based on organization design needs.
- Oversee the annual salary increase process.
- Ensure ongoing adherence to the WSPS compensation guidelines.
- Manage the measurement and enablement of a virtual workplace program. Provide coaching and guidance to managers on successfully leading diverse, virtual teams.

**P&C Project Leadership (20%)**
- Provide leadership of proposed and approved P&C changes projects.
- Employ team resources, develop, organize, lead and implement P&C projects using change management practices.
- Understand business change initiatives and work with key stakeholders to support them in leading change while also identifying the potential P&C and people implications of change.
- Ensure data is available for accurate decision making: results and key trends, reports and presentations.

**Contribute to a healthy and safe work environment**
- Adhere to WSPS policies, procedures, process fact sheets, guidelines and business rules established in the WSPS Quality Management system which ensures the achievement of our quality goals.
- Contribute to promoting a healthy and safe culture, and links efforts to the WSPS Managed system approach (Plan, Do, Act, Check, Continuous Improvement Cycle).
- Accountable for ensuring staff adheres to WSPS Quality Management system (policies, processes and procedures) and WSPS health, safety and wellness practices.

**Skills/Knowledge/Experience**:
**Minimum**:

- Degree in