Officer, Pension and Benefits

Position Information 

Reporting to the Manager, Total Compensation, the Officer, Pension and Benefits is the subject matter expert who administers The Ottawa Hospital’s benefits and pension plans. 

Basic Requirements 

• Three-year college diploma in Business Administration, Human Resources or a related field; 
• Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in human resources, with at least three (3) years in pension and benefits administration; 
• Experience with interpretation and application of collective agreement provisions; 
• Knowledge of Federal and Provincial legislation around pension and benefits, including the Ontario Employment´s Standards Act (ESA); 
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills and problem solving skills; 
• Strong communication and writing skills are required to deal effectively with all work related contacts, as well as to support the development of presentations, briefing notes, communications to staff, etc.; 
• Strong investigative skills to resolve issues with employee pension and benefits, to grievances/arbitration, etc.; 
• Team player with proven ability to manage change, pressure and deadlines in a very fast-paced environment; 
• Advanced skills in MS Office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook; 
• Ability to organize work effectively to deal with multiple demands and changing priorities; 
• Ability to exercise sound judgement, discretion, initiative, tact and a high degree of confidentiality; 
• Ability to organize and compile data and work with large amount of detail and produce concise and accurate reports; 
• Experience working with extracting data from an HRIS (PeopleSoft, SAP, etc).  

Preferred Qualifications 

• Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute (CPBI) Ontario Benefits Certificate;
• Proficiency in English and French – oral expression (advanced level) and comprehension (advanced level).  

How to Apply 

If you are passionate about what you do, motivated by improving the health of the community, excited by leading-edge medical technology, and as committed to excellence, quality and patient safety as we are, we would like to hear from you. Please submit an on-line application for the position you are interested in.  We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

The Ottawa Hospital is an equal opportunity employer.  Upon request, accommodations due to a disability are available throughout the recruitment  process.