HR Business Partner Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 53075)

Description

Drive strategic HR impact by empowering leaders. As an HR Business Partner, you will serve as a vital strategic partner, delivering comprehensive human resource services and expert labour relations advice to support leaders in resolving complex business challenges, enhancing organizational effectiveness, in a dynamic, multi-union environment. Lead, mentor, and innovate to foster a positive employee experience and influence tangible change.

What will you do?

• Strategically partner with Department and Branch leadership to translate operational needs into effective HR strategies

• Act as the primary HR contact for Branch Managers and Directors, ensuring seamless access to HR programs, services and support

• Support highly complex or high-profile labour relations cases, including working with Legal Services on overall strategy

• Provide expert workforce-related advice and strategies to leadership teams

• Apply an expert understanding of the 6 City's Collective Agreements, the Employment Standards Code, employment case law,  and the Human Rights Act to provide clients with labour relations advice on a wide range of employment related matters, identifying risks and providing advice and strategies to overcome risks

• Assist in developing strategic practices that will standardize delivery of labour relations services throughout the City of Edmonton

• Assist Legal Services on Mediation, Arbitration or Labour Relations Board proceedings

• Manage grievance disputes to conclusion, including representing the City's interests in the application of dispute resolution techniques to resolve disputes between management and employees/unions

• Lead transformational program and people development projects, from concept through implementation and evaluation

• Drive organizational design projects with significant impact across branches, departments, or the entire city

• Develop comprehensive change management strategies to ensure the successful adoption and sustainment of new initiatives

• Coach, mentor, and guide a team of HR Consultants, ensuring the provision of expert advice and interventions