About The Position
Equestrian Canada (EC) is seeking proposals from qualified human resources (HR) consultants for ongoing services. EC uses external HR consulting support to advise its CEO, leadership team, and staff, as well as the Board's HR Committee. The selected consultant will be EC’s primary professional HR advisor, working closely with the CEO or their designate, the HR Team, leadership team, and staff. The engagement is anticipated to be remote, with an estimated annual workload of approximately 271–385 hours per year.
Requirements
- Senior-level Canadian HR experience
- Knowledge of Ontario employment standards, human rights, and workplace legislation
- Executive and managers experience
- Experience with employee relations, performance management, accommodation, terminations, and workplace investigation
- CHRP, CHRL or equivalent credentials preferred
- Confirmation of availability for bi-weekly, monthly, and semi-annual meetings
- Disclosure of any actual or potential conflicts of interest
- Confirmation of professional liability insurance
- An approach to response times, urgent matters, confidentiality, risk escalation, and coordination with EC’s HR Team and legal counsel, when needed
Nice To Haves
- Relevant experience with not-for-profit or national sport organizations
Responsibilities
- Provide professional advice on employee relations, compliance, and other matters requiring HR expertise.
- Attend bi-weekly HR Team meetings to review HR priorities and open items.
- Attend monthly all-staff meetings.
- Advise on recruitment strategy, job descriptions, compensation, interview methods and questions, selection, and employment contract terms.
- Advise managers throughout the performance cycle, including probation, goals, semi-annual reviews, coaching, performance concerns, improvement plans, documentation, and progressive discipline.
- Conduct exit interviews and summarize findings.
- Prepare and present semi-annual HR reports for senior leadership and the HRC, including analysis of relevant surveys and meeting findings.
- Support the President and HRC through the annual CEO performance evaluation and the quadrennial 360 review.
- Provide timely and confidential HR advice and guidance to the CEO or designate, Directors, and Managers on employee relations, policies, employment standards, accommodations, leaves, organizational change, and compensation.
- Advise and coach managers on attendance, conduct, conflict, difficult conversations, and documentation, identifying matters requiring escalation or legal advice.
- Advise EC on applicable employment standards, human rights, workplace requirements, and material changes affecting EC’s employment practices.
- Review employment agreements and changes to terms; advise on termination, documentation, and severance, coordinating with legal counsel as appropriate.
- Advise on accommodation, disability statutory leaves, complex attendance matters, and return-to-work plans.
- Advise on workplace complaints, harassment, or other employee workplace concerns; recommend appropriate response processes; support or conduct HR investigations where appropriate; and advise when independent investigation or legal counsel should be engaged.
- Lead or provide professional HR input into the development, interpretation, and review of HR policies and procedures.
- Conduct an annual HR compliance review to identify policy/practice gaps, emerging risks, and recommended updates or actions.
- Advise on job evaluation, salary benchmarking, compensation, and material organizational changes.
- Train and coach managers; flag material HR risks and advise when legal counsel, an independent investigator, or another specialist is needed.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
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