Strategic HR Consultant

Strategic HR Consultant

Ward & Uptigrove is the premier professional services firm in the heart of rural Ontario.  We bring small town values and downtown expertise with over 60 years of caring for each other and clients so we all succeed.

Ward & Uptigrove Human Resources Solutions supports employers to maximize their business through their people. We provide knowledgeable advice and strategies based on our clients’ specific needs, only when they need it. 

The Strategic HR Consultant will intuitively provide guidance to our small business and municipal clients by becoming a trusted advisor, establishing themselves as leaders in their field, understanding the client’s business and key challenges, then providing innovative human relations and business strategy advice.

Be Part of a Team Where You Can Expect:

• Collaboration: We are a group of highly skilled Human Resources professionals who work together and support each other.  We focus on the human element, contemplate issues, keep on the forefront of HR and provide creative solutions.
• Trust, Respect & Communication: We believe these traits are essential to our success and key to caring for our team and our clients.  We are sought to provide guidance and advice on complex issues; our contributions are valued.
• Agility: We are there for our clients’ on all things people, our flexible services are designed to fit our clients’ unique, diverse and time sensitive situations.  We are dynamic and fast paced.
• Flexibility: We have ebbs and flows, though we value personal time and hard work pays off. Outside of reasonable core hours, you have flex time to decide what hours work best for you and your clients.
• Culture: We are big business meets small town.  Our environment is relaxed.  We are open and approachable. Our friendly team enjoys several company social events throughout the year.
• Lifestyle:  You can enjoy small town living or an easy 35 minute drive from Waterloo - no traffic, just the odd horse and buggy.  Our community offers quality English Public and Catholic school options, a new recreational complex and state of the art medical facilities. We are a Community of Character. Visit www.opportunityliveshere.ca to learn more about our thriving community.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Analyze client’s operational and strategic direction and needs, provide responsive and customized recommendations that address risks and opportunities. Lead and manage large, complex projects including developing timelines, costing, identifying needed resources and support that will output customized reports, products and services. Manage your own schedule, as well as the satisfaction and expectations of your own clients, travel and make public presentations as needed. Identify business development opportunities and activities by building relationships, networking and developing new services based on client demand or changes in the HR/business context as aligned with the firm’s strategies.
• Team mentoring and workload support, champion the development of internal and external tools while engaging the team in high quality outputs.
• Act as a human relations expert, assisting clients with understanding and managing human behavior within the business environment, including supporting conflict resolution and using critical thinking to effectively determine client needs and approaches.

What We’re Looking For:

• Post-secondary education in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field, MBA beneficial. CHRL designation, working towards CHRE. Minimum 5 years’ experience in an operations / strategic / visionary leadership role, previous consulting experience an asset. Able to self-manage in an unpredictable, fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines.
• Expert communicator, both written and verbal, with ability to adapt styles and influence results. Public speaking ability/experience.
• Lifelong learner that keeps up to date with current HR and business issues as well as all employment-related legislations. Ability to visit clients on-site (use of personal vehicle and must possess valid driver’s license) and potentially outside of working hours as needed i.e. Municipal Council evening meetings.

The full job description is available upon request. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete on-site testing and work samples. For more information about our firm, please visit: https://wardanduptigrove.com/HR-Solutions.htm

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your resume and cover letter in confidence before September 3, 2019.

Ward & Uptigrove is committed to providing a barrier-free workplace.  If accommodation is required for the selection or interview process it will be available upon request.  This job posting is available in an accessible format upon request.