Human Resources Business Partner

Posting Reason:

Replacement of a regular position

Job Type:

Employee

Anticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments):

N/A

Job Family:

Human Resources Advisory

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partnerships

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

N/A

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/02/13

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/03/02

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

Non-Union Grade NM1

Salary Range:

$104, $131,101.00About Human Resources
Our Human Resources team is recognized for its collaboration and service excellence. Through the development of strategic partnerships, our dynamic team supports uOttawa's vision and strategic plan by creating and delivering high-quality, innovative, and client-centered HR programs and services. Our focus is to attract, develop, retain, and inspire a talented, diverse, healthy, and engaged workforce. If you want to be part of an impactful team, work in a rewarding and enriching environment and have an innovative mindset, our HR team is the place where you belong

Position Purpose:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partnerships, responsible for collaborating with all levels of management, as an HR expert consultant, to provide relevant and added value advice to meet faculty, services and the research community's objectives.. Champions long-term integrated solutions for optimizing productivity and for positive work climates towards the attainment of objectives in designated client portfolios. Maintains an ongoing working and in-depth knowledge of the faculties, services and research community's operations including literacy about its short, medium and long-term plans, its culture and its future talent needs while playing an integral role in promoting continuous improvement and service excellence. Collaborates with the HR Managers in faculties and services to develop consistent approaches on common University priorities and joint problem-solving, and seeks expertise from subject matter experts across various human resources disciplines to offer value-added holistic solutions to clients.

In this role, you will :

• Needs Analysis: Work closely with managers and researchers to understand the core business of their sector in order to align human resource strategies with their short, medium and long term objectives. Work with management to ensure continued productivity improvements in resource optimization by analyzing short, medium, and long-term factors and impacts on workforce and succession planning.
• Management Consulting: Provide innovative solutions and advice to managers to ensure effective leadership on complex HR issues, including risk mitigation, employee engagement and productivity optimization. Instill the importance of HR best practices and influence the decision-making process of managers facing HR challenges.
• Change Management: Develop change management strategies for sectors affected by restructuring and provide managers with the tools they need to manage expectations and implement positive change.
• Acting as the voice of the client: Identify the needs of faculties and departments by observing trends and opportunities for action in order to work with various HR centers of expertise to develop and propose initiatives or actions aimed at meeting management needs.

What you will bring:

• Sound theoretical and procedural knowledge of Human Resources, normally acquired through a university degree in Human Resources Management or a related field.
• Human Resources designation or near completion (e.g. CHRP, CRHA)
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in different Human Resources disciplines in a large and complex unionized organization, with at least 5 years in a progressive leadership capacity
• Deep knowledge of the labour relations and organizational development field
• Sound knowledge of current provincial legislation, best practices and employment standards in Ontario and Canada
• Ability to contribute to the team through a result-oriented approach and building and maintaining productive and trusting relationships
• Knowledge and expertise in process improvement frameworks (e.g. Six Sigma)
• Knowledge and expertise in organizational design and change management frameworks (e.g. Prosci)
• Ability to influence, to be recognized and accepted by upper management for human resources expertise
• Strong communications, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to propose creative solutions to complex human resources challenges
• Bilingualism – French and English (spoken and written)

Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.

If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.