Compensation Specialist

**Position Title**: Compensation Specialist
**Position Type**: Full time - Temporary
**Position Duration**: One (1) year
**Location**:Toronto, ON
**Job Grade**:6
**Salary Range**: $73,372 - $106,304 per annum
**Hours of work**: 36.25 hr/week

**Skilled Trades Ontario is a new Crown agency which replaced the Ontario College of Trades**. It is responsible for skilled trades certification in Ontario, which includes:

- **Establishing apprenticeship programs**, including training standards, curriculum standards and certification exams
- **Assessing experience and qualifications** of individuals who have not completed an apprenticeship program in Ontario
- **Issuing Certificates of Qualification** in all trades with certifying exams
- **Renewing Certificates of Qualification** in compulsory trades
- **Maintaining a Public Register** of people authorized to work in compulsory trades
- **Conducting research** in relation to apprenticeship and the trades

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Human Resources and Labour Relations, the Compensation Specialist plays an essential role in developing, communicating and executing Skilled Trades Ontario’s (STO) vision through Compensation programs and practices with a focus on creation of a compensation philosophy that positions STO to have an equitable compensation program that will attract, retain and lead STO to best-in-class programs.

The Compensation Specialist provides leadership in the area of Compensation strategy and administration. Responsibilities include assisting with analysis, development, implementation, and administration of compensation programs to meet organizational objectives and needs and providing excellent service to all levels with respect to compensation policy, practices, and administration. Working closely with internal stakeholders, you will assist with specific project work, maintenance of the compensation programs as well as daily ad-hoc requests. Each day will be fast paced, challenging, rewarding and meaningful.

The Compensation Specialist is accountable for providing guidance and direction to management to ensure that programs and practices are in place that support Skilled Trades Ontario objectives, are cost effective and in compliance with all workplace legislation. You will:

- Support the development and delivery of HR Compensation Processes
- Manage HR Compensation initiatives across divisions
- Build a strong business relationship with internal clients

**Responsibilities**:
**Compensation**
- Leads the implementation of STO’s Compensation Management program, including the development of compensation policies and procedures
- Facilitates the implementation and maintenance of compensation policies, programs and systems including supporting pay equity with respect to legislative obligation
- Completes benchmarking of new and existing roles
- Conducts and participates in compensation surveys
- Oversees organizational job descriptions; partners with stakeholders and HR BPs in the review of and approval of updated job descriptions to reflect position requirements and responsibilities
- Reviews and analyzes programs with the goal of continuous improvement in terms of design, administrative efficiency and costs optimization
- Plays a key role in interacting with Payroll and auditing data that requires confirmation
- Assists with conducting market pay analysis to determine the competitiveness of pay and makes recommendations for pay adjustments
- Assists with compensation reviews and play a key role in analyzing the data and administering compensation programs
- Responds to ad-hoc requests regarding matters of compensation

**HR Functional Initiatives**
- Participates on special projects pertaining to HR programs or operational initiatives; these may include competency frameworks, culture initiatives, leadership development and training initiatives, engagement initiatives, operational process improvements, systems enhancements, etc. where they pertain to the specialty of compensation
- Participates in HR business and strategy planning initiatives relating to compensation
- Facilitates the execution and implementation of new compensation program initiatives, ensuring consistent core messaging and process across divisions
- Leverages HR tools and systems working to generate and interpret data analytics aimed at driving business outcomes
- Continuously strives to develop and execute process improvements across the HR function
- Maintains strong partnerships across the HR team
- This position is responsible for advising and coaching management relative to human resources compensation policies, employment law and employment law compliance.

**Diversity and Inclusion**
- Assists in the design and implementation of diversity and inclusion programs relating to compensation
- Fosters relationships with stakeholders, provides guidance and expertise in promoting a positive working and learning culture that values diversity and fosters equity, fairness,