Senior Human Resources Officer

Senior HR Business Partner

In collaboration with Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) | Labrador City, Newfoundland & Labrador

The opportunity

Partner directly with senior leaders at IOC to shape workforce, talent, engagement and organizational priorities.
Broaden your impact across workforce planning, employee and labour relations, talent management, organizational change and workforce insights within a large, complex mining operation.
Join an organization with a significant operational presence in Labrador City and play a key role in supporting its people and business priorities.
Permanent role based in Labrador City, NL.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior HR Business Partner to support the delivery of key workforce, talent, engagement and organizational priorities across a defined business area.
Working closely with senior leaders and management teams, you will translate business objectives into practical HR and workforce plans, helping leaders effectively manage both immediate priorities and longer-term people needs.
This is an opportunity for an experienced HR professional who enjoys trusted business partnering, navigating complex employee matters and using workforce insights to strengthen organizational effectiveness and employee experience.
The role offers significant exposure to senior leadership within a large and complex operational environment.

What you’ll be doing

Partner with senior leaders and management teams as a trusted adviser on day-to-day and strategic HR matters.
Translate business objectives into practical workforce and people plans aligned with operational needs.
Lead operational workforce planning and support staffing and workforce requirements across the business.
Provide guidance on complex employee and labour relations matters, including union-related issues, while partnering with specialist HR teams where required.
Support key performance, talent and compensation processes, helping leaders make fair, consistent and informed decisions.
Analyse engagement, workforce and employee relations data to identify trends and translate insights into practical actions.
Lead and support organizational change and restructuring activities, helping leaders effectively communicate and implement change.
Coach leaders on performance management, team effectiveness and employee experience while collaborating across HR functions to deliver consistent outcomes.

About you

We are looking for someone who combines strong HR business partnering experience with sound judgement, commercial awareness and the ability to operate effectively in a complex environment.
Required for success
Demonstrated HR business partnering and advisory experience, with the ability to build trusted relationships with senior leaders.
Experience translating business and workforce needs into actionable HR priorities.
Strong capability in employee and labour relations, including managing complex matters and appropriately identifying and escalating risk.
Experience supporting organizational change and implementing HR initiatives within complex environments.
Strong analytical capability, with experience interpreting workforce and HR data and translating insights into business actions.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functions and drive consistent execution of HR processes.

Helpful for success

Experience supporting unionized workforces and complex labour relations matters.
Experience interpreting labour or regulatory changes and advising leaders on business implications.
Experience supporting performance, talent, engagement or compensation programs across a business area.
Experience working within large-scale operational, industrial or multi-location environments.