People Business Partner

5 days ago

Greater Toronto Area, Canada Quark Expeditions Full time

Quark Expeditions is the leading polar expedition travel company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. We operate cruises to Antarctica and Arctic regions (Greenland, North Canada, Svalbard) on board of 3 modern polar expedition ships - Ultramarine, Ocean Explorer, and World Explorer. Since 1991, Quark has been establishing a tradition of firsts in polar travel: as the first to transit the Northeast Passage with adventure travellers; the first to take travellers to the far side of Antarctica; and the first to circumnavigate the Antarctic continent with guests. Quark Expeditions is part of Travelopia, the world's leading experiential travel business, owned by KKR.


We are on-the-hunt for a collaborative, intuitive People Business Partner with a consultative and collaborative approach to employee relations, employee engagement, process, and policies. In this role, you'll leverage a knack for strategic planning and a flair for critical thinking to counsel and advise employees and leaders. As an innovative thinker with an innate drive, you'll deploy critical thinking and thought leadership skills to strategically learn our business and internal customers, while working hand-in-hand with the VP of people to lead the people agenda and strategy.


You'll have the unique opportunity to operate both strategically and tactically to deliver goals and deliver change. Think you've got the knowledge, philosophy, and vision to drive the people strategy for a booming brand? We encourage you to apply


Benefits: Paid time off (PTO), healthcare benefits, company discounts, and travel opportunities.


What You’ll Do:

  • Leading on cyclical activities such as Employee Engagement, Reward, and Performance Management in partnership with the People Centres of Excellence
  • Conduct employee relations investigations, analyse organizational issues, and work in partnership with HR leadership to develop and execute plans to address problem areas
  • Dealing with all people related queries related to topics such as but not limited to interpersonal concerns, under-performance and employee relations
  • Support recruitment as needed, own and lead new hire orientation and successful onboarding
  • Building people leadership capability in the business by coaching, challenging and influencing managers as they create a high-performance culture and drive high levels of employee engagement in their teams
  • Own and execute HR policies and procedures for Canada, ensuring appropriate legal (ESA, HSA) and organizational compliance
  • Partner with larger HR organization to understand, communicate and uphold local policies and procedures in operating countries outside Canada
  • Leave management: manage short term and long term, parental leaves supporting employees as required
  • With support from the VP, People - driving local People initiatives i.e. around well-being and diversity & inclusion, and creating training material to support development
  • Supporting Performance Management (improvement plans, performance review process, manager coaching)
  • HR Analytics and reporting through HRIS system. Partner with stakeholders to understand and deliver needed information


What We Want From You:

  • In-depth understanding of current employment law and HR best practice
  • Experienced in working as a partner to managers on all aspects of the employee lifecycle
  • Solid understanding of current employment law and HR best practices
  • Experience supporting managers with confidence in partnering and advising. A good level of experience of ER and advising. Ability to confidently support, mentor and challenge managers as they experience ER challenges within their team
  • A natural authority with good judgment; quick thinking, results-orientated, and pro-active
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, comfortable with changing priorities and ability to work closely with leadership and pivot with momentum.
  • Effective communicator (written and verbal) with strong influencing skills and the ability to establish trust and respect at all levels
  • Evidence of independent working and decision making with the ability to identify priorities and act upon them in a timely manner
  • Excellent analytical, planning and organizational skills
  • A track record of introducing new initiatives, reducing cost, managing change and delivering tangible results to the business
  • Attention to detail – in order to drive continuous improvement in day-to-day practices and processes


We believe people are happier and perform best when they are able to be their true self, and that diverse teams deliver better results.


Together we will cultivate a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment, where everyone can flourish. We are committed to driving change through increasing awareness of, and counteracting, unconscious bias; building an inclusive culture, and embracing diversity in all its dimensions


Travelopia is committed to ensuring a work environment that is open, accessible, and inclusive, removing barriers for all individuals. If you require accommodations/additional support to participate in the recruitment and selection process, kindly inform us. Our hiring team will work with you to provide suitable accommodations/additional in a timely and confidential manner. Information received will be handled with the utmost discretion.


To request accommodations, please contact our team at


We look forward to getting to know you


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