Schedule Monday to Friday; 7 hrs day /35 hrs a week

Education Level University Degree in related field and CHRP/CHRL designation is preferred

Career Level 5-7 yrs of experience

Vacancy This is to replace an existing role

Term Limited Term; Start Date Immediate

Job Description

At McMaster University, we strive to attract, develop, and retain talented faculty and staff, and to foster inclusive excellence which values the strengths, perspectives, and contributions of each individual. McMaster is one of the Top 70 Universities in the World and is recognized as Canada’s Most Research-Intensive University.McMaster continues to be recognized as one of the top employers in the Hamilton/Niagara region and one of Canada ’ s Top Diversity employers.

The Faculty of Health Sciences, the largest Faculty within McMaster, is unique as the only Canadian university that combines schools of medicine (including two regional campuses), nursing, rehabilitation science, and the programs of midwifery, Bachelor of Health Sciences, physician assistant and postgraduate health sciences education within one faculty.Our pioneering approaches to education and our reputation for world-class research has consistently placed McMaster and the Faculty among the top 50 universities in the world for health and medicine.

Those who join FHS will find a community of 5,400 talented individuals who are inspired by the faculty’s commitment to our values of interprofessional collaboration, commitment to our communities, accountability, innovation, excellence, integrity, respect, and optimism.

DepartmentDescription:

The Faculty of Health Sciences Human Resources Office (FHS-HR) provides leadership, advice,



support and resources to faculty and staff to foster the creation of an environment that is inclusive, diverse, and engaging. Working with our partners within the Faculty and beyond, we are responsible for recruiting a large and diverse number of individuals locally, nationally, and internationally. We support the over 2000 staff members as well as, 890 full time and 2800 part-time faculty members who help the Faculty to accomplish its mission and vision. These are dispersed amongst the Schools and Departments in the Faculty of Health Sciences.

As value-added service partners we cultivate human potential and champion an inclusive culture by: Enabling FHS-HR and University strategy; Collaborating with our community; Delivering service excellence; and Empowering learning & growth.

The HR Partner would provide focused leadership and coordination for one or more clinical or academic departments for all comprehensive human resources functions, working within a collaborative environment to ensure an inclusive, positive and productivity.

Job Summary:

The HR Partner provides a full range of Human Resources management services and support to the one or more clinical departments within the Faculty of Health Sciences to optimally support its diverse activities in administration, education and research.

Reporting to the Senior HR Strategic Partner, the HR Partner provides full-cycle HR support to designated client groups,



and is responsible for providing guidance and advice for TMG and staff, in the areas of employee relations, compensation and advantages, recruitment and selection, training and development, health and safety, orientation, terminations, retirement, human resources planning, leaves of absence, return ‑ to ‑ work, accommodation, and performance coaching and management.

This position is responsible for ensuring compliance with, and/or advocating for continuous improvements in, HR policies and procedures, requiring extensive knowledge of university policies and procedures as well as relevant external legislation (e.g. Employee Standards Act, Canada Human Rights Code, WSIA, etc.) and best practices. The incumbent partners with Faculty leadership and Departmental operational leaders to inform the Department’s strategic initiatives from the perspective of Human Resources planning, programs and initiatives ‐ providing expertise and advising on the impact of HR decisions within the Department.

Accountabilities:

Employee Relations

- Serve as a trusted advisor to managers and employees on human resources and organizational issues.
- Provides advice and guidance on employee and labour relations issues for unionized and TMG staff, engaging E/LR partners as required.
- Provides support to the Departmental leadership and staff with regards to human resources policies and procedures, and interpretation of the Unifor Unit 1 collective agreement and all other relevant employment agreements.
- Consults with the Faculty leadership team and supervisors as appropriate when employee issuesor concerns are brought forward, advises on complex employee relations issues.

Orientation

📌 HR Partner (Canada)
🏢 McMaster University
📍 Canada