SituatedonthepicturesqueGrandRiver,theCityofBrantfordisarapidlygrowingcommunityofover100,000residents,locatedintheheartofSouthern OntariowithdirectaccesstoHwy.403andisincloseproximitytotheGTHA,WaterlooandNiagararegions.Asasingle-tiermunicipality,Brantfordisresponsibleforthefullspectrumofmunicipalserviceareas.Weinviteyoutojoinour#TeamBrantfordcorporateculturewithmanyprogressiveinitiatives,includingourhybridworkenvironment.AttheCityofBrantford,westrivetoreflectourvaluesofIntegrity,Collaboration,ContinuousImprovement,RespectandInclusionineverythingwedo.TheCityiscommittedtotheprofessionaldevelopmentofourstaffandinviteyoutocome,growwithus!

ReportingtotheManagerofTotalRewards,theCompensationSpecialistisresponsiblefortheadministrationandimplementationoftheCity'scompensationprogramswhichinclude,jobevaluation,marketcompensationreviewsandsalaryadministration.TheCompensationSpecialistwillprovideadviceandguidanceoncompensation,jobevaluation,maintainstheintegrityoftheCitycompensationprogram,andparticipatesinthecreationofnewprogramsandpoliciestoenhancethecompensationstrategyandcompetitivepositioningwhileensuringdataintegrityandconsistency.Dutiesincludebutarenotlimitedto:

CoordinatestheCity'scompensationprogramandproceduresandprovidesdata-drivenrecommendations

Servesastheprimarycontactforallcompensationrelatedmattersforallfulltimeandpart-timestaffensuringappropriatepayrates,progressionandapplicablecompensationeligibilityisapplied

Coordinatesthejobevaluationprocesses(unionandnon-union),includingeducatingmanagersandemployeesontheprocess

Investigatesandresearchesjobfactsheetsorroleprofilesasrequired

Assistsintrainingcommitteemembers,processesresultsandmaintainsalljobevaluationrecords

ConductsjobevaluationfornewandrevisedrolesusingtheexistingJEmethodology

Providesadviceonjobdesignandorganizationalstructureasitrelatestojobevaluation





LeadPayEquitycomplianceactivitiesandinitiativesinconjunctionwiththeManager,includingworkforceanalysis,jobclassificationcomparisons,reportingandongoingprogrammaintenance

Assistswithannualsalaryreviews,benchmarkingandcompensationsurveys

Assistswiththeadministrationoflargecompensationstructureredesign/PayEquityprojectsforemployeegroups(e.g.Exempt,PartTime,CUPE,IBEW,ATU,Firecompensationreviews)

Ensuresemployeesarefullyinformedandupdatedoncompensationrelatedmatters,respondstoemployeeinquiries/concerns,monitorsissuesandprovidesprocesssupport

Provideswageadministrationresearchtosupportthecollectivebargainingprocess

Maintainscurrentjobdescriptions,withaccurateinformation

Stayscurrentonindustrytrends,bestpractices,andregulatorychangesrelatedtocompensation

Otherdutiesasassigned

Qualifications

Mustpossessadegreeand/ordiplomainrelatedfieldsuchasHumanResources/BusinessAdministrationand/orotherrelatedprogram

Minimumthree(3)yearsofprogressivehumanresourcesexperiencemanagingjobevaluationandcompensationprogramsandadministration,preferablyinamunicipalunionizedenvironment

Minimumtwo(2)yearsexperienceinresearchandjobanalysis,jobevaluationprinciples,compensationstructuresandfacilitatingcommitteemeetings

Demonstratedknowledgeof

oJobanalysisandjobevaluationprinciplesforpayequitycompliance oStatisticaldatacollection,entry,andanalysisusingExcel oPreparationofaccuratejobdescriptionsformultipleuses

CertifiedCompensationProfessional(CCP)designationisanasset

CertifiedHumanResources(CHRL)designationisanasset





Knowledgeofprevailingemploymentlegislation,suchasEmploymentStandardsAct,PayEquityAct,andHumanRightsCode

Highlevelofresearch,problemsolvingskillsandsuperiorattentiontodetailwithanemphasisondataintegrityarerequired

Demonstratedabilitytoidentifyprocessimprovementopportunitiesandimplementpractical,effectivesolutions

Possessessoundjudgmentanddiscretionwhenhandlingsensitiveandconfidentialinformation

Strongmathematical,analyticalandcriticalthinkingskills(dealingwithnumbers,complexcalculations,formulasandcosting)

Advancedstatisticsandforecastingskills

Strongrelationshipmanagement,communicationandinterpersonalskills

AdvancedcomputerskillsincludingExcel(advancedformulas,pivottablesandlookups),Word,PowerPointandJDEEdwardsandcomplexreportingskillsqueries,formulas)

Solidintegrityanddemonstratedabilitytomaintainhighlevelsofconfidentiality

Abilitytodomodelingandforecasting,andtolinkandworkwithmultiplespreadsheets

Abilitytoadheretostrictdeadlines

ThesuccessfulcandidatemustholdavalidclassGOntarioDriver'sLicenseingoodstandingandhaveaccesstotheirowntransportationtotravelbetweencorporatefacilities

Toapplyon-line,pleasevisittheCityofBrantfordwebsiteathttps://brantford.ca/careersandclickonCurrentOpportunities.

Closingdateforapplications:Thursday,October8,2026,at4:30p.m. Informationgatheredrelativetothispositionwillonlybeusedforcandidateselection.

Wethankeachapplicantfortakingthetimeandefforttosubmityourresume,however,onlycandidatestobeinterviewedwillbecontacted.

Ourorganizationiscommittedtopromotingtheindependence,dignity,integration,andequalityofopportunityofpersonswithdisabilitiesbyensuringtheaccessibilityofourfacilitiesandservices.Accommodationsareavailableforallpartsoftherecruitmentandselectionprocess.Applicantsneedtomaketheirrequiredaccommodationsknowninadvance.

📌 Compensation Specialist (Winnipeg)
🏢 Owen Sound
📍 Winnipeg