Human Resources Consultant

**Job Description**:
**Human Resources Consultant**
**Corporate Services**

**Contract Full-Time; 18 Months**

**Pay Band: $84,335 - $105,417 per annum**

This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference in supporting a dedicated client group at the Region of Peel.

Do you have **strong employee and labour relations knowledge** along with the ability to **provide sound advice and recommendations** based on HR best practices?

This may the opportunity for you

The Human Resources Consultant is viewed as the first point of contact in delivering HR services; working in partnership with the Centres of Excellence within HR to provide efficient, qualitative and effective service to their assigned client group. This will be achieved through consulting, coaching, guiding, and facilitating internal clients’ decisions to ensure business outcomes are achieved in accordance with relevant HR policies and processes, collective agreements, and applicable employment legislation.

This key human resources role provides employee and labour relations advice to clients with respect to employment legislation, collective agreements, grievances, mediations, and arbitrations. The role also provides assistance with recruitment, performance management, compensation, job evaluation, pay equity, benefits, training & development, and legislative & policy compliance.

The Human Resources Consultant supports the roll out of HR initiatives and projects. This role collaborates with internal partners to establish credibility and maintains effective working relationships with all levels of employees and union officials, sharing information, providing human resources advice, and resolving employee issues to ensure client and union needs are effectively managed.

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Responsibilities_**_:_**
- Proactively assists both union and non-union client groups with labour/employee relations matters including assisting with collective agreement interpretation, policy interpretation, grievance/mediation/arbitration preparation and resolution
- Provides guidance and advice to management and staff on the implementation of human resources/employment related programs
- Supports the Employee/Labour Relations Centre of Expertise during bargaining to draft proposals, prepare memorandum of settlements, prepares new collective agreements, and trains management on changes to the collective agreements, as required
- Provides guidance and assistance to management and staff to ensure compliance with legislative requirements, corporate policies, and collective agreements.
- May investigate and resolve employee conflicts, Human Rights and Employment Standards complaints.
- Consults with and advises management on addressing employee performance in accordance with defined policies and procedures.
- Advises, counsels, and guides management and employees in interpretation of human resources policies, plans, and programs
- Identifies and makes recommendations to management on operational HR issues (performance, staffing, workplace interactions etc.)
- May conduct or manage workplace investigations and prepares summaries with recommendations to resolve current and future issues
- Assists the organization as required in legal proceedings including Ontario Human Rights Tribunals, Arbitration hearings
- Provides and/or participates in the roll out of human resources programs and executes related strategies. Coordinates the delivery of corporate HR services and provides communication and training to management and staff related to HR programs and services
- Provides guidance and support to management and employees with respect to the job evaluation process and pay equity requirements/issues

**_ Qualifications_**_:_**
- Relevant post-secondary degree in Human Resources or Business Management
- At least 3-5 years progressive human resources experience in a unionized large sized public or private employer. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered
- CHRP designation would be an asset
- Demonstrated experience with labour relations matters such as grievances, mediations, arbitrations, and collective bargaining
- Proven experience in a related generalist role, including significant labour relations experience in a multi-union environment
- An understanding of applicable Human Resources legislation including the Employment Standards Act, Labour Relations Act, the Ontario Human Rights Code, Ontario Pay Equity Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, etc.
- Excellent communications skills both verbal and written and excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong consulting, interviewing, counselling, negotiation, mediation, problem solving and change management skills
- A proven self-starter with a demonstrated ability to work well independently
- Demonstrated tact and diplomacy
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Proven ability to handle conflict and competing priorities
- Builds and maintains strong working relationships
- Excellent