Business Partner, People & Culture; HRBP

Business Partner, People & Culture (HRBP) The Opportunity

Empower Excellence:
Join Us as a Business Partner Driving Culture and Success! Are you passionate about education and people’s success? Do you have the drive for building strong relationships and providing strategic HR support? If this sounds like you, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Note:

this is not a remote or hybrid work opportunity, you will be required to work on campus and relocate to Fort McMurray, AB.

Keyano College is a comprehensive post-secondary educational institution located in Fort McMurray, nested in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo on traditional Treaty 8 territory. We are a strategic community partner that meets both the training and talent upgrading needs of industry, as well as the personal enrichment and cultural needs of the Wood Buffalo community. We take pride in offering a safe work and study environment that embraces Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging.

Our students and customers come from all walks of life and so do we. That is why we are committed to hiring great people from a variety of backgrounds because it makes our employee community stronger.

Reporting to the Manager, People & Culture, the Business Partner (HRBP) will play a key role in driving HR initiatives and providing strategic support to designated business units. The HRBP will act as a consultant to management on employee and labour relations related issues, serve as an employee champion and a change agent. The HRBP will proactively work to align business objectives, contributing to the achievement of the organization's goals through our most valuable resource – our people.

We are looking for an experienced HR professional who can effectively handle a broad range of HR/LR functions. If you have a strong background in HR and a desire to contribute to the success of our organization, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

How you’ll make a difference:

• Develop a strong understanding of the needs of assigned organizational units to be able to provide consultative support and coaching on a variety of Human Resources issues.
• Support the implementation of effective employee lifecycle processes (workforce planning, organizational design, total rewards, recruitment, and performance management).
• Support leaders in the performance review process, including goal setting, feedback, and performance improvement plans. Encourage a culture of continuous feedback and development.
• Provide recommendations/solutions to leaders in the interpretation, application and preparation of documentation and other related correspondence to meet legal requirements (Employment Standards Act, PBCO/Ministerial orders; Human Rights) as well as comply with the College’s Collective Agreements and the Policies and Procedures.
• Interact with union representatives, prepare grievance hearing documentation, and provide recommendations on formal and informal solutions.
• Conduct workplace investigations including the development of high-quality reports and recommendations that are legally sound and inclusive of approaches to restore teams.
• Conduct full cycle recruitment, selection and onboarding of new hires; lead/participate in recruitment initiatives and career fairs.
• Tracking and reporting on recruitment and other related HR KPIs; proactively analyzing trends and providing suggestions for improvements.
• Align organizational strategy to operational execution in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Act within our values of Accountability, Respect and Empathy and promote those values in everything you do.

• Completion of a university Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Industrial Relations, Organizational Development, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Public Administration, or other relevant discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in a Human Resources Generalist/Advisor role, with at least 3 years as an HR business partner in a unionized environment or similar position.
• 2 years supporting recruitment and onboarding activities.
• Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation is…