Manager, Talent Acquisition - Halifax, Canada - Nova Scotia Power Inc.

Nova Scotia Power Inc.

Verified Company

Halifax, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Title:
Manager, Talent Acquisition

Company, Department:
Nova Scotia Power - Human Resources

Location:
Halifax, NS - Hybrid

Type of Employment:
Regular, Full Time

Closing Date:
March 9,2023

Reference Number: 10991

The opportunity:

We are looking for a
Manager, Talent Acquisition to join Nova Scotia Power's Talent Acquisition team.

Our downtown based corporate head office is located along the Halifax waterfront, where we offer a hybrid work option enabling you to work from home 2 days each week.

Reporting to the Director, Talent and Change, you will lead a team of five Talent Acquisition Professionals in the implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of our talent attraction and retention programs and processes.

As a key member of our Talent team, you will bring a strategic lens and take ownership of advancing our existing talent acquisition practice including proactive search, talent pipeline development, job posting optimization, recruiting marketing and employer branding, comprehensive recruitment campaign planning, and building relationships with academic and community partners.

Key elements of the role include:

Leading a Talent Acquisition team focused on understanding the talent requirement across the business, partnering with the business to secure the best talent.
Working with our hiring managers and community partners to enable diversity, equity and inclusion, creating transparency and remove barriers from our talent acquisition processes.
Leading Senior Leadership Recruitment with a key focus on building strong internal stakeholder relationships.
Relationship management and collaboration with external partners including vendors, community group, recruitment agencies and academic partners.
Providing leadership and support for team members.
You will be responsible for your personal safety and that of your team and coworkers, by observing all Occupational Health and Safety Rules and Regulations.

What skills will make you successful?

These responsibilities require attention to detail, ability to take ownership and the ability to work with all levels of internal management and staff, as well as outside partners.
You have a minimum of 10 years of experience across multiple HR functions. Previous experience in Proactive Recruitment/Talent Acquisition with a strong emphasis on strategic sourcing and pipeline development would be considered an asset.
You bring strong experience coaching, leading, and developing teams as well as business acumen skills.
You thrive in an evolving and fastpaced environment and have strong organizational skills.
You have the natural ability to exercise initiative, sound judgment, tact, and diplomacy.
You bring exceptional interpersonal, and relationship building and influencing skills.
Previous experience in recruitment marketing, including leveraging social media is considered an asset.
Proficiency with Microsoft suite of products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint is required.
We use Taleo, experience in using a similar applicant tracking systems (ATS) is considered ideal.

At Nova Scotia Power, our employees are our greatest strength.

Our Leadership Competencies set standards that advance our business strategy, deliver results for customers, and provide career development for employees.

We expect members of our leadership team to implement safety, health, and environmental standards.

The successful incumbent will be one who drives operation excellence for customers and builds strong collaborative relationships with a commitment to a respectful, inclusive and productive work environment while demonstrating integrity and a commitment to operational excellence for our customers.

Why join our team at Nova Scotia Power?
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Flexibility:Hybrid work model with flexible remote workdays.
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Health & Wellbeing:A comprehensive benefits plan, access to a free on-site fitness centre. Employee and Family Assistance Program, Perkopolis Membership, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
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Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
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Community Engagement & Care:Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching & volunteer programs, and scholarships for children of employees.
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Competitive Compensation: A comprehensive benefits plan, short-term incentive plans and employer matching RRSP contributions.

At Nova Scotia Power, we're committed to providing safe, reliable electricity so that our customers and communities can thrive.

We work across the province, from Yarmouth to Wreck Cove, to prevent power outages and to strengthen our electrical system—for today, and for the future.

As a subsidiary of Emera Inc, we provide 95% of the generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical power to approxima