Director, Human Resources

About the position:

Reporting to the Commissioner of Corporate Services, the Director of Human Resources provides strategic leadership, planning and service delivery to over 800 employees in multiple work sites. You lead a broad portfolio that comprises; recruitment and selection, employee and labour relations, collective bargaining, health, safety and wellness, disability management, compensation and benefits, HRIS management, training and development and volunteer services.

Your ability to contribute to and influence the development of sound programs and policies and best practices in a highly consultative work environment is key. As the corporate consultant on HR you act as an advisor to the senior management group. Building on your past successes you position the HR team as a value-added business partner and engage the team to deliver excellent employee and volunteer services. Working with various stakeholders and the senior management team you maintain strong relationships built on credibility. You enable Human Resource as a strategic partner by building business plans that contribute to the development of the organization in areas such as succession planning, talent acquisition, leadership development, employee learning and development and engagement and change management.   

Providing employee services to over 800 employees in three bargaining units and volunteer services to support arts and culture events and other community programs, your ability to coach and develop a team of 11 is based on realizing efficiencies and effectiveness in program offerings and leveraging information technology.   Although hours of work are scheduled as 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Monday to Friday, flexibility of hours is required.

Qualifications/Preferred Background:

·         Degree from a recognized university with specialization in a field relevant to Human Resources

·         Human Resource Professional designation is preferred

·         A minimum of 8 years of related progressive management experience in complex public or private sector unionized work environments;  municipal experience is preferred

·         Demonstrated ability to use both strategic approaches and operational understandings to devise innovative solutions and deal with complex human resources issues

·         Strong project management leadership skills working with multi-disciplinary teams

·         An ability to develop and execute HR programs to drive the achievement of HR business plan objectives

·         Strong communication and analytical skills to prepare and present strategic issue papers and reports

·         A valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle.

·         A satisfactory police criminal and judicial matters check will be required as a condition of hire

·         Applicants may be required to undergo testing as part of the recruitment process

Online Application Process:

Interested and qualified candidates must submit their resume and cover letter in one document through the online application process at:  www.waterloo.ca/careers

The City of Waterloo is an equal opportunity employer.  Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment process.  Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.