Human Resources Business Partner

**Company Bio**
- Southlake is building healthy communities through outstanding care, innovative partnerships, and amazing people. We deliver a wide range of healthcare services to the communities of northern York Region and southern Simcoe County. Our advanced regional programs include Cancer Care and Cardiac Care and serve a broader population across the northern GTA and into Simcoe-Muskoka._
- Our team of nearly 6,000 staff, physicians, volunteers, students and Patient and Family Advisors are committed to creating an environment where the best experiences happen. As a recognition of our commitment to quality and patient safety, we have received the highest distinction of Exemplary Standing from Accreditation Canada._

**Job Summary**

We are seeking an experienced Human Resources Business Partner with a passion for helping our clients achieve their business goals. You serve as a strategic consultant and coach to leaders and employees on engagement, workplace culture, talent management, workforce planning, organizational design, performance management, change management, and employee and labour relations. As a Business Partner, you are an integral part of the organization; you are seen as a trusted advisor and problem-solver to your client group. Utilizing a consultative approach and drawing on your broad HR knowledge, the Business Partner supports the operational and strategic objectives of the Hospital through the provision of HR best practice.
You are a client centered individual with a passion for enhancing the employee experience. You perform at an exemplary standard and keep current on talent trends, business challenges and people priorities.

**Qualifications**

What Do You Bring to the Role?
- Post-secondary education in Human Resources Management and/or Industrial/Labour Relations or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Progressive experience working in a client focused HR consultant/business partner role preferably in a complex unionized public sector organization
- You bring a strong consulting approach, with demonstrated experience recommending and implementing strategies to enable the successful delivery of progressive and proactive human resources programs and solutions.
- Demonstration of strong judgement, influencing and coaching skills, paired with a proven ability to initiate, build and nurture strong business relationships.
- You are strategic, flexible and solutions focused, with the ability to communicate with confidence at all organizational levels.
- You have advanced knowledge of employment legislation and labour relations practices
- Superior conflict resolution and creative problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated analytical, research and probing skills to seek out and obtain information from a diverse cross-section of sources

**Closing Statement**

Don’t Meet Every Requirement?

At Southlake, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live and serve, including those with disabilities. Southlake is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the hiring process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

It is the responsibility of all Southlake employees to work in a safe manner and promote health and safety in the workplace.

**Primary Responsibilities**

What Will You Do?
- Provide expert advice, consultation and planning services on people matters that influences change and delivers solutions.
- You will coach and develop leaders to deliver effective people management capabilities and practices that increase employee engagement and leadership effectiveness.
- You will identify opportunities for continuous improvement of people systems, processes and practices, shaping and driving projects to address opportunities.
- You will demonstrate commitment to diversity, human rights, accessibility and equity, recognizing and leveraging individual and team differences as sources of strength, innovation, ideas and insights.
- You will analyze workforce data to formulate key insights and recommendations that enable leaders to make effective data driven and strategic operating decisions.
- Lead investigations and dispute resolution management