People and Culture Manager

If you believe that:

- Social change is possible
- Intersectional feminist principles and process can help change the world
- Social justice activists, in Canada and in the global South, can support and learn from each other
- You have a contribution to make in helping strengthen and manage a Canadian organization devoted to the promotion of social justice and human rights around the world

**The People and Culture Manager position**

Inter Pares aims to live out its politics and values in its institutional structure, policy, and processes, and the People and Culture Manager will play a coordinating role in ensuring this integration. This co-manager will be responsible for leading the human resources and related backbone systems work at Inter Pares, as well as coordinating staff learning and organizational processes on anti-racism, anti-oppression, Indigenous rights, PSEAH, and staff wellbeing. They will work alongside other co-managers in the development and implementation of policies and procedures. This position is full-time, based in Ottawa.

**Responsibilities of the People and Culture Manager**
- Monitors HR legislation and Global Affairs Canada’s policy requirements to ensure compliance
- Leads the writing of HR policies and procedures, in coordination with other co-managers
- Ensures Inter Pares has all the backbone systems and processes required to maintain a healthy and safe workplace that includes staff engagement, healthy co-management, and staff wellbeing
- Coordinates the annual salary review process
- Liaises with the Board of Directors around HR policies that require Board approval
- Administers our Citation Canada account (formerly HR Downloads)
- Drafts LOEs, LOUs, and other documents related to hiring and staff leaves
- Coordinates recruitment, hiring, and integration processes
- Coordinates the peer-driven annual staff evaluation process
- Coordinates well-being initiatives as well as an annual survey on staff well-being
- Coordinates internal capacity-building and reflection opportunities for staff and the Board of Directors (e.g. on conflict resolution, consensus practices, PSEAH, anti-racism and anti-oppression, Indigenous rights)
- Leads the PSEAH workplanning, implementation, monitoring, and sectoral engagement
- Leads the Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression workplanning, coordination of implementation, and monitoring
- Leads the workplanning, coordination of implementation, and monitoring of the Indigenous Rights Action Plan
- Leads and/or participates in the following management committees: HR, Anti-Oppression, Health & Safety, Indigenous Rights, Coordinating Group
- Solid experience and/or aptitudes in all or most of the above responsibilities
- Demonstrable commitment to social justice, intersectional feminist principles, equity, anti-racism, and anti-oppression
- Demonstrated HR experience (either relevant education or work experiences), including knowledge of HR legislation, policy and procedure drafting, hiring, integration, evaluations, resignations, and protected leaves
- Good interpersonal skills and experience with and/or enthusiasm for consensus decision-making and group process
- Experience nurturing, supporting, and/or developing a work environment that prioritizes well-being promotion and burn-out prevention
- Commitment to collective work and the ability to work in a team and without direct supervision; experience in a non-hierarchical structure a major asset
- Experience working in a values-led organization
- Excellent writing skills and attention to detail
- Analytical abilities and capacity to think and work strategically and creatively
- Financial management, administrative, and organizational skills
- Experience with HR management platforms (especially Citation Canada) an asset

**Language requirements**
- Good listening, speaking, and writing skills in English are required
- Good listening skills in French are required
- Excellent writing, speaking, and editing skills in either English or French are required
- Good to excellent speaking skills in French are a major asset
- Excellent writing and editing skills in French are an asset

**Salary and benefits**

Inter Pares’ 2024 co-management salary starts at $78,166. 2025 salary levels are pending approval by the Board of Directors, and will be in place prior to the position’s start date. The position also comes with a generous benefits package that includes extended health and dental coverage, life insurance, retirement planning benefits, and a staff wellbeing fund. All new staff begin with four weeks of vacation, which increases with seniority.

**Location of work**

The position is based in our office in Ottawa, which is centrally located close to downtown and is readily accessed by public transit and bike lanes. (Note that the building is not currently fully wheelchair-accessible, but the upper floor is accessible via an elevator lift.) Inter Pares has a hybrid work model. For newly hired staff, in-office presenc