Junior HR Consultant - Halifax, Canada - HRO Core Inc.

Description

The HR Consultant at HRO Core works directly with HRO Core clients and their senior leadership to develop and direct an HR agenda that closely supports organizational goals.

This is a virtual position, with some required onsite visits to clients and occasional in person meetings with HRO Core team in Halifax.

Supervisory:
This role includes possible oversight of 1 or more Junior HR Consultants.


Travel :25%


About the Company:

HRO Core Inc.

is a rapidly growing National HR company based in Halifax focussed on providing
Dedicated Fractional HR services to the hospitality, non-profit and startup/technology sectors.

We work with small to medium sized businesses and non-profit organizations, offering team-based, fractional, dedicated HR support, benefits and training services.

We are nimble and creative while also grounded in core HR,Benefits and Mindfulness/Performance Training expertise.

Our mission is to _Support the Health, Wellness and Mindfulness of Individuals and Organizations_.

We know that Mindfulness and Psychological Safety are key determinants of high performing teams and keep this top of mind in all our work.

HRO Core offers the following services

• Dedicated Fractional HR providing a team to fulfill the HR function
• HR advisory consulting on a range of HR issues including HR audits and assessments, employee handbooks, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, occupational health and safety, employment standards, records management, exit management and other special projects that arise.
• HR consulting on HRIS considerations, assisting with needs assessment, review of top HRIS systems, selection and decision making considerations, and implementation.
• Group Benefits as a licensed Benefit Advisor across Canada

- advising organizations on group health benefits and group savings plans

• Wellness providing wellness support and programming in collaboration with our benefits partners and providers to organizations
• Performance Improvement through Mindfulness we deliver training focussed on improving individual and team performance. Our training provides practical tools for performance, focus, selfawareness and resilience core content for these programs comes from the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute

About the Position
We require a senior, versed consultant full time. This role leads HR support and delivery to our clients and their teams by providing HR.

This is an hourly position, ranging from 20-30 hours per week, with great opportunities for learning, growth, and long term advancement.

Initial responsibilities will differ from week to week, based on client needs and may include:

• Auditing current HR functions and needs and creating recommendations for fractional HR processes and procedures in alignment with the clients budget
• Full scale Employee Relations support, including supporting with progressive discipline, investigations and terminations while ensuring proper documentation in accordance to local labour law and company policy
• Staying up to date with and advising on best practices with regard to all areas of HR
• Advising on current compensation best practices and creating pay bands as needed
• Writing, auditing and implementing employee handbooks, and adhoc policies
• Creating, implementing and training client leadership teams on performance management process and procedures
• Full scale recruitment as needed
• Preparing employment surveys from existing templates, and collecting and compiling survey information
• Creating and/or updating existing employment contracts based on existing templates
• Researching and summarizing employment standards and employment legislation information in clear, succinct quick reference guides

Other Responsibilities might include:

Benefits Administration

• Answering quick client inquiries by reviewing benefit plans, checking benefit portals, and liaising with benefits providers
• Assist clients with benefits enrolments and updating member information upon changes to salary, promotions, and upon life changes
• Liaising with GroupQuest on renewals, reports and other benefits issues
• Liaising with PPI on individual business as required
• Liaising with Insurers for client issues as well as for Pension plan issues which do not go through GroupQuest or PPI

About You:


Application Process:

• At HRO Core, we hold a firm commitment to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion, and value all individuals equally. We strive to create a sense of belonging for staff members in all areas and we believe in respecting, reflecting, and responding to the variety of communities and people we serve. Different backgrounds, talents, skills, experiences, and perspectives strengthen our organization and the communities in which we work and live. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that enables collaboration and creativity—empowering our employees to