HR Partner

Location - This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

Under the leadership of a Senior HR Partner, the HR Service Partner acts as a strategic partner to university leadership, delivering expert HR solutions and guidance to a diverse portfolio of faculties and service units.

Drawing on your vast experience, you will act as a professional advisor to the dean, faculty general manager, or other senior leaders within your portfolio. You will collaborate with your fellow partners, Shared Services, and the centers of expertise (COE's) within HRHSE. You will foster collaborative relationships, lead and deliver on strategic initiatives, and maintain a large breadth of client services.

You will leverage your position as an integrated resource and subject matter expert to understand your client’s goals and objectives and apply a strategic problem solving and consultative mindset to deliver the following: Advising and providing support on complex employee/labour relations matters, HR operational support, providing advice on the application and adherence of collective agreements/handbooks; consultation on job design and organization development, talent acquisition, performance development, learning and development, and disability management.

• Provide HR advice and implement solutions for your clients to best support their academic, teaching and service missions.
• Actively participate in your client’s leadership teams to proactively identify HR needs, challenges and opportunities and work closely with the leadership to deliver effective solutions.
• Foster collaborative relationships with your clients, acting as a first point of contact on all operational and strategic HR matters.
• Work with Labour Relations Officers to collaboratively resolve issues.
• Analyze clients’ business needs and make recommendations to COEs to ensure programs and services evolve to meet organizational needs.
• Provide input into university, college, faculty, unit and HRHSE strategic planning processes and HR program development.
• Work with Employee and Labour Relations and/or Faculty Relations, implement effective employee/labour relations procedures, counsel clients on employee relations matters, conduct investigations and recommend plans of action.
• Provide advice and guidance to clients on the application of collective agreements, policies and procedures.

• Related university degree and/or Human Resources diploma.
• 5+ years experience as a Human Resource Business Partner/Consultant in a large, multi-union environment managing multiple priorities, deadlines and deliverables.
• Experience coaching and supporting leaders through employee issues such as progressive discipline, terminations and layoffs, safety violations and performance issues.
• Experience conducting workplace investigations.
• Evolved problem solving and critical thinking skills to analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, assess consequences of proposed actions, choose the most appropriate solution and implement successfully.
• Flexibility, adaptability and resiliency in ambiguous and complex situations.
• Fluency in French, both spoken and written, is an asset.
• Equivalent combinations of experience and education may be considered.

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This position is excluded from the bargaining unit.

In accordance with the Handbook of Terms and Conditions of Employment for Non-Union Employees, this position has a comprehensive benefits package and an annual salary which will be commensurate with qualifications.

Shared Services is a close-knit community of smart, approachable people who collaborate, exchange knowledge and identify solutions. Our team of experts problem-solves by collaborating with Centres of Expertise (centres providing strategic expertise and specialized services in specific functional areas), faculty and staff in order to see the whole end-to-end process and find a solution that works for the entire community. We provide advice, guidance and leadership in process, quality and accuracy.

Shared Services is a highly educated, integrated team that provides service excellence in delivering and innovating the diverse catalogue of services we are responsible for. Ultimately, we create a human, positive experience when it comes to problem-solving.

The staff who are joining Shared Services can expect to feel empowered in the service they provide and look to grow their careers with critical thinking, relationship building and ongoing learning opportunities.

The University of Alberta, its buildings, labs and research stations are primarily located on the territory of Néhiyaw (Cree), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, Nakoda (Stoney), Dene, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and Anishinaabe (Ojibway/Saulteaux), lands that are now known as part of Treaties 6, 7 and 8 and homeland of the Métis. The University of Alberta respects the sovereignty, lands, histories, languages, knowledge systems and cultures of all First Nations, Métis, and Inuit.

The University of Alberta is a community of knowledge seekers, change makers and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to over 14,000 faculty and staff, more than 40,000 students and a growing community of 300,000 alumni worldwide.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross-section of people - from our students and community members, to our renowned researchers and innovators, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger and more just. Learn more.

At the University of Alberta, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring process for all candidates. If you require accommodations to participate in the interview process, please let us know at the time of booking your interview and we will make every effort to accommodate your needs.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

All University employees have a responsibility to foster a workplace that prioritizes safety in all its forms—physical, cultural, and psychological. This is achieved by promoting a safe environment, adhering to all safety laws, policies and procedures, completing all required safety training, identifying hazards and implementing controls, reporting incidents, and contributing to a culture of belonging and respect, while endeavoring to ensure that all colleagues feel valued and safe to express their thoughts, perspectives and concerns.

The University of Alberta is committed to creating a university community where everyone feels valued, barriers to success are removed, and thriving connections are fostered. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women, First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons, members of visible minority groups, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression, and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply.

L’Université de l’Alberta s’engage à créer une communauté universitaire où chaque personne se sent valorisée, où les obstacles à la réussite sont éliminés et où des connexions enrichissantes peuvent se développer. Nous accueillons les demandes de toutes les personnes qualifiées. Nous encourageons les femmes; Premières nations, Métis et Inuits; membres des groupes minoritaires visibles; personnes handicapées; personnes de toute orientation sexuelle ou identité et expression de genre; et toutes les personnes qui peuvent contribuer à la diversification des idées et à l'université à postuler.