Northern HR Specialist
Terms: Full-time (37.5 hours/week), Permanent
Salary: $101,000 + Isolated Post Allowance of $4,040-$55,178 ( location- and dependent-based ) - range for Yellowknife is $11,978-$19,963
MakeWay is looking for an experienced HR professional to provide relational and responsive people support to our Northern staff and Shared Platform projects. You'll help navigate complex people matters, build leadership capacity, and strengthen people practices that reflect the unique realities of Northern communities while ensuring MakeWay meets its responsibilities as an employer across multiple jurisdictions.
Please note, MakeWay’s HR department is referred to internally as People, Engagement and Learning (PEL). Specialist, People, Engagement, and Learning (Northern Region)” to reflect our organizational language and values. For external recruitment, we’ve used “Sr. Northern HR Specialist” to provide a clear, recognizable, and searchable title that will help applicants find the posting and understand the chance.
Serve as the primary People, Engagement, and Learning (PEL) contact for Northern Shared Platform projects as well as the Foundation’s Northern Program team
Provide guidance on employee relations matters fostering resolution strategies rooted in justice, equity, diversity and inclusion from a Northern context
Work closely with the Northern Program team to provide coordinated and relational support to Northern Shared Platform projects and staff, including:
Supporting Shared Platform projects in navigating complex and sensitive situations using a trauma informed approach; Providing advisory support in areas of recruitment, people planning, and performance management
Working with Project Directors and Steering Committees to ensure appropriate HR policy and governance structures are in place for Shared Platform projects
Helping to build Project Director capacity in people management through coaching, guidance, tools, and proactive support
In collaboration with the Senior Manager,



PEL, support compliance with employment legislation and PEL policies across the Northern Territories
Working closely with the PEL team, support the implementation of PEL policies, procedures, process improvements and initiatives in ways that are practical and accessible for Northern projects and teams
Identify trends, risks, and support needs across Northern Projects and teams and provide recommendations to the Senior Manager, PEL and Senior Manager, Northern Program
Collaboration: You build strong relationships and work effectively across teams and projects
Conflict Resolution : You are strong at facilitating difficult conversations, are solutions focused, and able to help individuals and teams navigate conflict in a way that maintains trust and accountability.
Decision Making: You use sound judgment when navigating complex people matters, balancing organizational requirements, legal considerations, relationships, and the unique realities of Northern communities.
Post-secondary education in Human Resources or a related field, or an equivalent combination of lived and professional experience

- 3-5 years’ experience working with Northern and Indigenous communities providing human resources and employee relations support
- Experience working with Indigenous, community-based, or nonprofit environments

~ It Would Be a Bonus if You Have:

- The opportunity to have an impact on communities from coast to coast to coast.
- Full-time annual salary of $101,000 ($80,000 base + $21,000 MakeWay Northern top-up).
- consistent with rates established by the National Joint Council ).



Comprehensive employer-paid extended health, vision, and dental benefits package, including an annual $300 Health Spending Account starting on your first day of employment.
- Pregnancy and Parental/Adoption Leave top up (subject to eligibility).
- Three weeks’ vacation (increases with tenure) plus statutory holidays. MakeWay has implemented a Substitution Statutory Holiday policy which allows employees the flexibility to substitute another day for a statutory holiday.
- Winter break office closure and 9-day summer fortnight program.
- 10 annual sick and personal days.
- Flexible work environment with remote working.
- An Indigenous Employees Network.
- Opportunities and support for professional learning and development.

We encourage candidates to apply as early as possible as applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Preference will be given to Indigenous candidates.
Application Review: We will review applications as we receive them and invite shortlisted candidates to the phone screen stage.
Phone Screen: We will conduct 30-minute phone screening calls with the shortlisted candidates.
Interview 1: Candidates selected to move forward from the phone screen will be invited to participate in a first-round panel interview on Microsoft Teams.
Interview 2: Candidates selected to move forward from Interview 1 will be invited to participate in a second-round panel interview on Microsoft Teams.
Supporting Equity in Our Hiring Process:
MakeWay is strongly committed to equity and creating a diverse workplace community. We recognize that our recruiting and hiring processes are key to this commitment. We strive to reflect the diversity of our society on our teams and to provide a respectful workplace and equal working opportunities for all employees and applicants. This role is for a current vacancy and MakeWay does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants.

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