Senior HR Business Partner Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 52864)

Description

Shape the organization's future by translating business strategy into impactful people strategies!

We are seeking an HR/LR professional to join our multifaceted team. Reporting to the Director, HR Business Partners, the Senior HR Business Partner operates in an integrated and dynamic business model to provide strategic-level human resource services to internal clients. 

The Senior HR Business Partner collaborates with the department's senior leadership team to understand business strategy and priorities and translates those business needs into effective people strategies. This position guides a team of human resource professionals in building organizational capacity, structures, and processes, supporting business areas to lead their workforce, and increasing organizational effectiveness. It also provides comprehensive labour relations services in a demanding, fast-paced environment. 

What will you do?

• Lead a team of HR professionals, ensuring communication and integration of information to ensure client service delivery while gaining an in-depth understanding of our partners unique operational needs and challenges to provide strategic and impactful advice
• Drive the strategic alignment of HR initiatives with overarching organizational goals and objectives
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing expert guidance on complex HR challenges and opportunities
• Mentor and guide a team of HR Business Partners and HR Consultants to advise on collective agreements, effectively manage workplace disputes and provide sound performance management advice to clients in a portfolio-based model
• Apply advanced understanding of Alberta labour legislation including the Labour Relations Code, the Employment Standards Code, and the Alberta Human Rights Act to provide expert advice, identifying risks and develop mitigation strategies
• Provide strategic advice and guidance on organizational development & design, change leadership, issues management, talent management, and roll-out of corporate HR initiatives for their clients, including designing and implementing team effectiveness strategies
• In collaboration with colleagues across Employee Services, deliver on key corporate projects and initiatives (lead and/or participate in the development, implementation, and communication of corporate human resources related programs, projects, initiatives, policies and processes)