Fractional HR Director / Senior HR Partner

Job summary

Advise senior leaders on employee relations, performance management, and sensitive workplace matters, while coaching managers on feedback, difficult conversations, and team development. Strengthen engagement, retention, performance review, and accountability practices, and translate organizational values into practical leadership behaviours.

Job details

Location: Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, or Vancouver, Hybrid/Flexible. Preference for candidates available on-site one day per week. Language: Strong written and verbal English communication skills. Duration: 6-month contract, approximately 8 hours per week. Background Check Requirement: Criminal background check and professional references required. About the Opportunity Altis Recruitment is partnering with a national nonprofit organization seeking an experienced HR professional to strengthen leadership effectiveness, employee engagement, and organizational performance. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a collaborative, values-driven team. Working closely with senior leadership, you'll provide strategic guidance and hands-on support to help build a culture of accountability, constructive feedback, and professional growth. You'll help turn organizational values into practical people-management approaches that support both employees and organizational goals. What's In It for You Flexible, part-time consulting engagement with potential for extension. Opportunity to influence organizational culture and leadership practices. Direct collaboration with senior executives who value your expertise. A supportive workplace that values curiosity, respect, flexibility, and continuous improvement. Your Responsibilities You'll advise senior leaders on employee relations, performance management, and sensitive workplace matters. You'll help strengthen annual performance reviews, goal setting, and accountability frameworks. You'll coach managers on delivering constructive feedback, navigating difficult conversations, and developing their teams. You'll support employee engagement and retention initiatives, including career development opportunities. You'll review employee survey feedback and recommend improvements to communication and engagement across geographically dispersed teams. You'll help translate organizational values into measurable expectations and practical leadership behaviours. Skills and Qualifications 10–15 years of progressive HR experience, including senior advisory or leadership responsibilities. Proven experience coaching executives and improving performance management practices. Strong employee relations expertise, sound judgment, and a practical, collaborative approach. Experience supporting employee engagement, retention, and organizational development initiatives. Working knowledge of Canadian employment practices, ideally across at least two of British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. Ability to work independently in a fractional consulting capacity while building credibility with leadership teams. Strong communication skills, curiosity, and confidence navigating sensitive conversations. Why Partner with Altis If you’ve never worked with a staffing agency before, we make it easy. We work with top employers across Canada who have great jobs to fill, each vetted and verified by our team. When you apply for a job with Altis, we get to know you as a candidate and learn what your strengths are. Then, if you’re a solid match, we handle all the logistics, advocating for you as a candidate for the role, providing access to coaching and connecting you directly with the hiring manager. And rest assured, all our services are free of cost for candidates.

What you’ll do

Advise senior leaders on employee relations, performance management, and sensitive workplace matters, while coaching managers on feedback, difficult conversations, and team development. Strengthen engagement, retention, performance review, and accountability practices, and translate organizational values into practical leadership behaviours.

Requirements

Requires 10–15 years of progressive HR experience, including senior advisory or leadership responsibilities, with proven executive coaching and performance management expertise. Candidates should have strong employee relations judgment, experience with engagement and organizational development, and working knowledge of Canadian employment practices, ideally in at least two of British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec.

Benefits

• Flexible Part-Time Consulting Engagement
• Potential For Contract Extension
• Opportunity To Influence Organizational Culture And Leadership Practices
• Direct Collaboration With Senior Executives
• Supportive Workplace

Listed skills

• Leadership · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Coaching · Preferred
• Retention · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• collaborative · Preferred
• Flexible · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• English · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Strategic HR Advisory
• Executive Coaching
• Employee Relations
• Performance Management
• Constructive Feedback
• Difficult Conversations
• Employee Engagement
• Employee Retention
• Organizational Development
• Career Development
• Goal Setting
• Accountability Frameworks
• Employee Survey Analysis
• Canadian Employment Practices
• Leadership Development
• Change And Culture Management

Job areas

• Human Resources
• Management & Leadership
• Consulting
• Social Services

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