HR Advisor

**Position Job Title**:HR Advisor

**Location**:Vancouver, BC (Hybrid)

**Reports To**:Executive Director, People & Culture (HR)

**Primary Purpose**

The incumbent will coordinate and administer general HR activities. The HR Advisor functions in an environment where considerable attention to detail and the ability to handle highly confidential material is required. The HR Advisor is expected to be customer service-oriented and exhibit a high degree of diplomacy and discretion.

**Specific Responsibilities**

The HR Advisor position is responsible for the following as well as other related duties as assigned to support the business objectives and purpose of the University:
**Recruitment**:

- Assisting Managers decide on salaries to offer to new hires
- Review and modify pay structures based on external markets as per benchmark studies

**Employee policies & benefits**:

- Draft and revise policies and ensure they are well communicated to team members
- Assist in the implementation of new policies and procedures
- Responds to employee and manager inquiries related to policy interpretation, processes, and programs; escalates matters as required
- Maintaining and updating the company’s employee handbook and policies in accordance with all provincial and federal requirements, training and educating staff where necessary

**HR Operations**:

- Handle employee life-cycle events i.e. probation confirmation, transfer, etc.
- Manage termination-related matters and prepare termination letters
- Advise and support leaders on team relations related issues by answering questions, giving directions, escalating issues, and offering solutions as appropriate
- Be well-versed in laws and regulations regarding hiring and terminating
- Provides support to employees in various HR-related topics such as leaves and compensation and resolves any issues that may arise
- Manage the benefits administration from enrolling, removing employees, reviewing and analyzing plans
- Maintain employee documentation in a central database and prepare monthly HR reports
- Administer and monitor Performance Assessment process
- Coordinate learning & development processes
- Ensure professional development plans are implemented (if any)
- Work with line managers and management to develop employee training manuals

**Employee engagement**:

- Proactively build high engagement culture in the organization by way of interventions as per various organization survey outcomes
- Support & deliver the engagement activities for all employees
- Help organize social events and programs to help teams build bonds
- Guide and support managers on good people practices and organizational change initiatives
- Work with our local leadership teams to foster a safe and positive work environment
- Manage special HR projects, policy updates, mental health & staff wellbeing activities and employment legislation updates as required
- Work with various functional leads to help coach and develop management and leadership skills critical for scaling the organization

**HR reporting**:

- Tracks key HR metrics; compiles reports and presentations and provides recommendations as assigned
- Keeps current with relevant employment-related legislation and HR trends and best practices to ensure relevancy and compliance
- Identify and implement internal process improvements for all HR and Administrative operations, as well as own any initiatives in support of improving employee relations
- Document the “as is” process models, compare them to the “to be” process models and determine the necessary steps for change

Other duties as assigned

**Position Requirements**

**Competencies**:

- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information in a professional manner
- Proven ability to build positive customer relationship at all levels
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to take initiative, prioritize and organize multiple tasks effectively and to see them through to timely completion
- Experience with conflict resolution
- Experience facilitating engagement events
- Experience in with working with C Level Employees
- Strong Excel and Power Point knowledge
- Experience with graphic design and/or Canva an asset
- Excellent time and self-management
- Relevant Recruitment Training

**Education and Experience**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with HR concentration
- Minimum 2+ years of HR Administrative experience
- General understanding of employment standards and legislation
- CPHR preferred
- Experience in full cycle recruitment

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
- Wellness program
- Work from home

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Are you legally authorized to work in Canada?

**Experience**:

- Human res