Human Resources Advisor and Business Partner

Important messages

At Public Services and Procurement Canada in the Western Region, we are looking for dynamic and innovative HR professionals who are interested in a challenge and an opportunity to work in an environment of continuous innovation and improvement.

As an HR Advisor and Business Partner, you have the opportunity to be a subject matter expert within the organization and acting as an advocate for your clients to meet their business priorities. Opportunities exist in three (3) HR functions: Learning and Talent Management, Staffing, and Labour Relations. You will liaise with a number of HR teams to support the client and expand your knowledge of different HR disciplines.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:
- Providing guidance to clients by building a close relationship and understanding of their business
- Working in collaboration with other HR disciplines to develop integrated HR solutions that are relevant, responsive and timely
- Developing informed people management priorities to meet organisational needs

WHO ARE WE?
We are not your traditional HR office—you’ll have more autonomy, greater responsibilities. We are exploring different ways of working. We are responsive to our clients. We are a team with diverse experience and talents. We are confident in the value of HR and know that we make a difference.

Work environment

Did you know that Public Services and Procurement Canada was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2017? We invite you to join an organization that is committed to ensuring an inclusive workplace and respect for all!

Intent of the process

This anticipatory selection process will be used to create a pool of qualified candidates in order to staff future permanent or temporary vacancies at Public Services and Procurement Canada in Edmonton. Linguistic profiles requirement as well as tenures and/or security clearance may vary according to the position being staffed.

The pool could be used to offer acting appointments, assignments, secondments or deployments.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in human resources management, labour or industrial relations, psychology, public or business administration, organizational development, education sciences, social sciences, sociology or any other field relevant to the work to be performed.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Stream 1: Staffing
- Recent* and significant** experience in providing strategic advice and guidance to management on complex*** staffing issues.
- Recent* experience in identifying, developing and implementing staffing and recruitment strategies

Stream 2: Labour Relations
- Recent* and significant** experience in providing strategic advice and guidance to clients and management on complex*** labour relations issues
- Recent* experience in drafting labour relations documents for management (such as grievance responses, discipline letters, termination notices and/or briefing notes).

Stream 3: Learning and Talent Management
- Recent* and significant**experience in providing strategic advice and guidance to management on organizational learning issues and employee development.
- Recent * experience in conducting learning needs analysis and in working with internal and external stakeholders to identify, assess, negotiate and/or facilitate learning and development events or programs.

*Recent experience is normally acquired by carrying out those duties within the past three (3) years.
**Significant experience refers to the depth and breadth of the experience associated with having performed a wide range of complex tasks normally over a period of two (2) years.
***Complex is defined as having worked on a variety of files or projects which require research, analysis, consultations and consideration from the perspective of applicable legislation, policies and guidelines.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Education:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in human resources management, labour or industrial relations, business administration or organizational development.

Degree equivalency

Experince:
- Experience in Human Resources Planning.
- Experience in preparing and delivering information or training sessions to various levels of management.
- Experience with PeopleSoft

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
Various: English essential and bilingual BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
Knowledge of legislation, theories and trends in human resources management.

Ability:
- Business acumen
- Thinking things through
- Showing initiative and being action–oriented
- Working effectively with others
- Demonstrating integrity and respect
- Communications
- Problem Solving
- Ability to Transmit Information
- Client Service Orientation

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Organizational Needs:
Membership in one of the designated Employment Equity groups (women, Aboriginal, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities) may be considered during the appointment process.

Operational requirements:
- Willingness to work overtime on short notice
- Willingness to travel occasionally

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:
In addition to a resume, you must answer all screening questions demonstrating how you meet the education and experience requirements as well as the asset qualifications.

Please describe in detail using concrete examples, how you meet the experience and education required. Failure to do so in the prescribed manner may result in your application being rejected.

A random or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

Failure to respond to communications may be construed as a withdrawal from this process.

Please note that in addition to all assessment methods, correspondence and communication in relation to this selection process may also be used to assess certain qualifications.

A written exam will be administered.

Interviews will be conducted.

Reference checks will be conducted.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

All job applications must be submitted through jobs-emplois.gc.ca. Do not fax, email or mail hard copy documents as these will not be accepted. To submit an application online, please click on the button "apply now".

Should you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your application.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.