Total Rewards Specialist

**Job Posting**

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Develops compensation strategies and frameworks that support HRM’s goals and objectives and drive total compensation solutions.
- Develops, improves, and directs the annual non-union Individual Salary Administration (ISA) program including communications, ISA and performance matrix, support tools for Human Resources Business Partners (HRBP’s), and briefing notes for senior leadership and the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO).
- Supports the development of compensation skills in the business units through active participation, consultation, and SME in job evaluation, performance development, total rewards, and compensation; develops and provides hands on training in job analysis, compensation structure, evaluation and compensation administration and related issues.
- Collaborates with HRBP’s to manage relationships with business unit leaders, conducts root cause analysis, negotiates, and helps find win/win solutions.
- Conducts complex compensation research using a variety of methods including market studies and reports and keeping current with compensation best practices at a local, regional, and national level.
- Conducts complex compensation reviews and analyzes the impact of proposed new and proposed changes to pay programs (for example, senior leader job evaluation, new and custom pay plans, pay equity, compression, salary administration practices).
- Evaluates opportunities to mitigate risk and build systems controls to ensure compliance and improve processes related to total compensation.
- Acts as resource for management bargaining team or bargaining advisory team as required where compensation issues are impacted.
- Leads the job evaluation program by establishing guidelines for the evaluation of union and non-union positions and participates as senior job evaluator at the Job Evaluation Committee meetings; acts as SME for JE program across all HRM Business Units.
- Provides functional guidance to the compensation team to achieve collective performance objectives and provides coaching and support in team development.
- Responds to performance or service delivery issues as required.
- Creates a healthy workplace culture through establishing open and constructive communication, promoting diversity & inclusion, teamwork, as well as individual growth and development.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Education & Experience**:

- University Degree in Human Resources or related discipline.
- Compensation designation such as Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) with demonstrated experience in compensation design and administration, and job evaluation including leadership.
- Minimum 7 - 8 years’ experience in compensation management, design, and analysis.
- Experience with job evaluation tools and systems.
- Experience in a related fast paced and demanding environment.
- Experience working in a diverse and decentralized organization, ideally in the public sector is an asset.
- Experience working in a multi unionized environment.

**Technical / Job Specific Knowledge and Abilities**:

- Current knowledge of HR trends and advanced understanding of compensation philosophies, principles, practices, and techniques.
- Effective at building partnerships, both inside and outside the team, and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Advanced proficiency in using Excel.
- Understanding of total reward practices, and other applicable municipal, provincial, and federal legislation.
- Ability to communication complex compensation matters to audiences across HRM.
- A strong knowledge of labor laws, compensation, and privacy standards are beneficial.
- Expert knowledge of the various job evaluation systems, including Korn Ferry Hay.

**Security Clearance Requirements**: Applicants may be required to complete an employment security screening check.

**COMPETENCIES**: Valuing Diversity, Communications, Customer Service, Organizing & Planning, Teamwork & Cooperation, Value & Ethics, Organizational Awareness, Analytical Thinking

**WORK STATUS**: Full Time, Permanent

**HOURS OF WORK**: 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday to Friday; 35 hours per week. Flex options to work outside of these hours and hybrid may be available.

**WORK LOCATION**: Purdy’s Tower II, 1969 Upper Water Street, Halifax, NS.

**CLOSING DATE**: Applications will be received up to** 11:59 PM on Friday, September 5, 2025**

**Please note**:We thank all applicants for their interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for interview/testing will be contacted.

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