Total Rewards Analyst

**Position Title**:Total Rewards Analyst (12 - Month Contract)

**Division**: People & Culture

**Reports To**:Director, Total Rewards & HRIS

**Location**:Toronto, Yonge & Eglinton (Hybrid Work - 3 days in Office)

TVO Media Education Group (TVO.me) is a social impact organization at the intersection of digital learning, journalism, and immersive storytelling. As creators of award-winning content, we are on a journey to build a more informed, knowledgeable, and educated Ontario. We are unapologetic about our purpose — everything we do is about inspiring learning that changes lives and enriches communities. That is our why.

**A Culture of Inclusion and Belonging**

At TVO we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring. We foster an environment where everyone is heard, feels valued and has an equal opportunity to reach their full potential. We are committed to learning, and we learn better together with a diverse team of employees that are respected, valued, and encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work every day. With this goal in mind, at TVO we celebrate individual differences, knowledge, self-expression, and talent. At TVO, we recognize the importance of using anti-oppression practices, both within our organization and in our content.

**Who We Are**

As part of an ambitious new strategic vision, TVO.me is transforming itself and the digital learning and media landscapes. We know we are a better organization when we honour our commitments, when we thrive with diverse voices, when we value bold thinking, and embrace change. We understand and celebrate that we are better together.

We are proud to be named a Greater Toronto Top Employer of 2023, recognized for our work-life balance, mental health supports, company culture and flexibility. This is a testament to the impactful work we do for Ontarians everyday. It is also a reflection of how quickly we have responded to employee feedback about how, when and where they want to work.

**The Opportunity**

TVO is seeking a Total Rewards Analyst to join our People & Culture team. This position will be responsible for supporting various processes and programs within Compensation, Benefits and Pension including market research, data analysis, benefits program support as well as assisting with the development and management of other Total Rewards Initiatives. If this sounds like you, read on

**How you will make an impact**
- Support in analyzing, implementing, administering and communicating day-to-day administration of Total Rewards programs
- Assist in the annual compensation cycle including market research, creating and administering merit increase, pay for performance data files and contributing to the continuous improvement of the compensation process
- Provide support in designing, conducting and participating in salary, benefits and related surveys that support the ongoing development of our Total Rewards strategy. Provide analytical and modelling support; present data to show overall market trends and competitiveness
- Conduct job evaluations for new/revised roles. Support the job evaluation process, maintain job evaluation database and related documentation
- In preparation for collective bargaining negotiations, gather and analyze total rewards data, conduct cost modelling, compile reports and documentation
- Work with service providers and Labour Relations team to implement collective bargaining agreement changes related to total rewards; calculate wage rate increases per collective bargaining agreement and update pay scales
- Audit/maintain HRIS table data such as pay scales, job codes, implementation of changes resulting from changes to collective agreements, policies and legislation
- Provide advice and guidance to managers, People and Culture Business Partner and employees related to our total rewards program and processes
- Respond to and investigate complex benefit related queries from staff and management. Work with service providers to resolve claims, coverage and service issues
- Calculate Pension Adjustments (PA) and create PA files for reporting purposes
- Serve as back up for:
- Payroll Specialist in processing and running regular bi-weekly/monthly payroll and administering payroll deductions and remittances
- HRIS Analyst in HRIS administration including developing ad hoc reports, performing statistical analyses to identify trends, preparing dashboards on HR metrics, ad hoc reports generation, mass data uploads etc.
- People & Culture Coordinator in responding to employees’ inquiries regarding paid time off, benefit entitlements etc.
- Other duties as assigned

**What you will bring to TVO**
- A degree in Human Resources Management with a minimum of 3 years experience in Total Rewards or as an HR Analyst
- Professional designation (CCP, CEBS or other equivalent designation in progress or completed) is an asset.
- Advanced MS Excel (i.e. pivot tables, VLOOKUP’s, advanced formulas) and modelling with large and complex HR/Fi