Full-Time 5 Month Contract Human Resource Manager

Embrave Agency to End Violence is a dynamic anti-violence organization providing shelter, counselling and advocacy supports for women, Two-Spirit, gender queer, trans, and non-binary folks and their children experiencing any form of violence in the Region of Peel. Embrave is committed to ending gender-based violence by acknowledging and addressing the multitude of barriers facing survivors who have experienced violence and by providing crisis intervention and a range of supports and services. Embrave works within a feminist, anti-oppressive, anti-racist, disability justice, harm reduction framework.

To learn more about Embrave, visit: http://www.embrave.ca

We require candidates to fulfill the position of a Full -Time 5 Month Contract Human Resource Manager at Embrave will help to manage and create smooth processes and systems that are the key to our success, operation, and day-to-day functioning within the HR department. Reporting directly to the CEO, this position oversees the HR department, including developing HR strategies, operations, safeguarding employee wellbeing, and ensuring organizational regulatory compliance. They are big on psychological safety and support the human first in ‘human resources’, lead HR initiatives, and provide overall guidance related to HR.

Purpose of Position: The Human Resource Manager provides human resource support and organizational support to the leadership team. The candidate also provides some office support, technology support, donor and stakeholder’s support.

Duties and Responsibilities

Recruitment and Onboarding

• Provides support and advice to senior management throughout the recruitment process

• Supports Managers to implement the recruitment and selection guidelines

• Oversees onboarding and offboarding for staff

• Assists with workforce planning to identify future staffing needs and succession planning

• Coordinates posting of available positions and related follow up

• Participates in interview panels

• Manages the onboarding process exemplifying a welcoming culture

Training and Development

• Responsible for overseeing the implementation of organization’s professional development and performance evaluation program

• Makes recommendation for training programs and facilitators

• Works with the CEO and senior management team to support the implementation of the organization’s talent management program including leadership development program

• Support the development of tools and training opportunities for Member Associations (MAs), as requested and needed

HR Support, Coaching and Performance Management

• Provide counsel and expertise to people leaders on managing HR issues

• Provide coaching to people leaders in the resolution of employee relations’ situations

• Respond to all internal (employees and people leaders) HR related inquiries or requests

HR Administrative Support

• Work on implementing and updating systems, processes and operations for Human Resource related matters

• Ensures all policies and practices in place are compliant with statutory requirements provincially, and federally, as required

• Provide guidance and interpretation to employees and people leaders of Embrave’s policies and procedures Develop and monitor Performance Management, Attendance Management and Labour Relations matters

• Create, maintaining and update staff vacation time, sick time, comp time and float time accrual

• Ensures adherence to the policies and procedures of Embrave’s policy manual as well as funder’s guidelines as required

• Prepare new employee letters and monitor probationary requirements as needed

• Update, create and maintain HR Files

• Oversee the staff recognition and appreciation program (Social Wellness Committee)

• Work with the CEO and members of the leadership team to plan, formulate and recommend enhancements to HR, operational and administrative processes along with the necessary policies, which will further the objectives of the agency

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of HR management normally acquired through completion of an undergraduate degree in Human Resources Management or Labour/Industrial Relations (Cases for Equivalency will be considered)

• 2+ years of progressive human resources experience including experience in recruitment, compensation administration (including job evaluation)

• Strong working knowledge of employment and workplace health and safety legislation

• Experience working in a social service/social justice organization and within a feminist, anti-racism and anti- oppression, harm reduction and disability justice framework.

• Understanding of gender-based violence as a complex social problem and the intersectionality of sexism, racism, classism, colonialism, homophobia, transphobia, islamophobia, etc on survivors and their children’s lived experience of violence.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

• Exceptional communication, verbal, and written skills

• Superior organizational and administrative skills

• Superior knowledge of current computer applications including word processing and spreadsheet software

Scope and Accountability

Hours of Work: (5 Months) Contract Full-Time 37.5Hours Per Week (5 days a week; 7.5 hours per day), including occasional Weekends and Evenings

Expenses: Embrave will reimburse you for all approved business expenses incurred in the course of your employment. Mileage will be paid at the rate of $0.60 per kilometer for business use of your personal vehicle.

Salary Range:    $82,060

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To Apply:

Please email your resume and cover letter in a PDF format with the subject line: Full-Time Human Resource Manager, to Andrine Johnson, CEO at [email protected]

We will provide employment accommodation (i.e., an accessible location, technical aids, accommodation during the interview, rescheduling of interviews that fall on religious holidays, etc.) if we are advised of an applicant’s needs in advance of any part of the selection process.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Embrave is committed to the development of an organization that reflects the communities it serves. We actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including: 

• First Nations, Métis or Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples. 
• Members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion, spiritual beliefs or place of origin. 
• Persons of marginalized sexual orientations. 
• Persons with visible or invisible disabilities. 
• Survivors of the psychiatric system/consumer survivors. 
• Two-Spirit, genderqueer, trans and non-binary people. 

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