Human Resources Manager, Total Rewards

Sinai Health is a leading academic health science centre and a trailblazer for integrated care across the health continuum. Our fusion of science, innovation, care and learning has earned us international, national and provincial leadership for unique programs and compassionate care. Since 2015, Sinai Health has delivered excellent care in hospital, community and home. Comprised of Mount Sinai Hospital, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and our system partner Circle of Care, Sinai Health discovers and translates scientific breakthroughs, pushes boundaries for health solutions, and educates future clinical and scientific leaders.

At Sinai Health, we care, create possibilities and offer hope. We are looking for a respected and progressive leader with a skilled combination of advanced HR generalist and total rewards experience aligned to this purpose to join our team.

The HR Manager will support the integration of Total Rewards policies and procedures with the broader HR team and be pivotal to proactive risk mitigation and optimized operational efficiency. The HR Manager will also be responsible for portfolio change and project management and well as vendor and contract management.

**Benefits**:

- Manages health, dental, insured benefits and retirement plan operations and delivery including program administration (open enrollment, new hires, and terminations), benefit communications, compliance and reporting, vendor management, process management and improvement, policy and contract negotiations, claims and financial analysis, renewal management, project management, etc.
- Acts as SME and supports various Sinai Health stakeholders in handling benefits-related issues including issue resolution and escalations, benefits navigation, market trends
- Reviews policies, program processes in tandem with monitoring market best practices, recommending and implementing changes while maintaining best practices’ continuous improvement
- Performs ongoing audits of benefits data to ensure accuracy of data within the payroll systems and benefits vendors
- Coordinates and facilitates employee benefit education, information and wellness sessions for employees
- Monitors legislative and collective agreement changes that affect the benefit programs, recommends and implements required program and administrative change
- Oversees the development and maintenance of employee benefit communications including legally required plan documents, summary plan descriptions, enrollment communications, and notifications as well as the execution of employee benefit campaigns, resources, marketing material, and benefits web site content
- Manages and provides guidance to the internal benefits team

**Internal Recruitment**:

- Ensures consistent and integrated internal recruitment practices across Sinai Health
- Interprets and applies legislation and policies, consulting with broader HR team to ensure effective integration and best practices
- Supports effective employee and labour relations through knowledgeable interpretation and implementation of collective agreements
- Serves as an escalation point for complex problems or concerns; partners with the broader HR team to support issue investigation, complaint resolution, policy and process improvement
- Liaises with Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Diversity, Wellness & Inclusion and the broader HR team to manage escalated issues e.g. accommodation, etc.
- Provides advice, direction and counselling to management, the Human Resources team and other employees about relevant HR policies and procedures, ensuring that Sinai Health complies with legislation, collective agreements and the Recruitment and Fair Employment Opportunity policies
- Manages and provides guidance, development and support to internal recruitment processing team
- Job Requirements- Successful completion of a University degree in a related field from an accredited educational institution; Master’s Degree and/or CHRL is preferred
- Minimum of five (5) years’ progressive recent and related HR experience in several functional areas required
- Minimum of two (2) years’ recent and related HR Managerial/Supervisory experience
- Experience in a large, complex, unionized environment required; experience in healthcare preferred
- Applicants with proven equivalent recent and related training and experience may be considered
- Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, interpret and administer HR policies involving a variety of situations
- Comprehensive knowledge of employment legislation, including Employment Standards Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Pay Equity and relevant Collective Agreements
- Knowledgeable about current best practices and trends in Human Resources
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills; professional, diplomatic and confident with a proven ability to w