Division

Human Resources

Important Notices & Amendments

This position currently falls within our hybrid model**, allowing the employee to** typically work a minimum of 50% of your time at your regular work location and the other 50% of time at home.

As an employer of choice, Niagara Region offers competitive salaries and benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, a corporate wellness centre, access to the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), mentorship and training programs, employee recognition programs, and more. In addition, the Region recognizes the value of having flexible work arrangements to support better work-life balance for our employees. Hybrid work arrangements may vary from one employee to another and may also differ in the number of remote workdays. These opportunities remain subject to the alignment of operational needs, business requirements, and customer service expectations.

About Us

Serving a diverse urban and rural population of more than 475,000, Niagara Region is focused on building a strong and prosperous Niagara. Working collaboratively with 12 local area municipalities and numerous community partners, the Region delivers a range of high-quality programs and services to support and advance the well-being of individuals, families and communities within its boundaries. Nestled between the great lakes of Erie and Ontario, the Niagara peninsula features some of Canada’s most fertile agricultural land, the majesty of Niagara Falls and communities that are rich in both history and recreational and cultural opportunities. Niagara boasts dynamic modern cities, Canada’s most developed wine industry, a temperate climate, extraordinary theatre, and some of Ontario’s most breathtaking countryside. An international destination with easy access to its binational U.S. neighbour New York State, Niagara attracts over 14 million visitors annually, as well as a steady stream of new residents and businesses.

At Niagara Region, we value diversity - in background and experience. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aspire to hire and grow a workforce reflective of the diverse community we serve. By doing so, we can deliver better programs and services across Niagara.

We welcome all applicants! For more information about diversity, equity, and inclusion at Niagara Region, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Niagara Region, Ontarioor email related questions to diversity@niagararegion.ca. To send input on reducing barriers in the current hiring process, please email myhr@niagararegion.ca

For the Region's full employee equity statement, Working at Niagara Region - Niagara Region, Ontario.

Don’t have every qualification?

You may be hesitant to apply if you do not have every qualification listed in the posting. While specific qualifications are important for certain roles, we invite individuals from diverse backgrounds and varying levels of experience and education to apply. Our recruiters will evaluate your suitability for the role.

Please note that for unionized roles, we must follow collective agreement requirements. However, we encourage all interested candidates to submit their applications. We believe success in a role can extend beyond meeting every single requirement.

Job Description

Job Summary

Reporting to the Associate Director Talent Acquisition, Development and Rewards, the Talent Acquisition Manager is responsible for providing strategic leadership for talent acquisition and employee onboarding programs and services including the related processes, policies and tools. As an advocate for recruitment, ensures excellence in candidate and hiring manager experience. Works to establish, operationalize and analyze key metrics and performance indicators. Initiates and leads projects that initiate effective and efficient recruitment practices and strategies.

Education

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Business Administration, Human Resources or related field
• A combination of education, knowledge and experience may be considered.

Knowledge

• Minimum 3-5 years leadership level experience overseeing the implementation and delivery of talent acquisition programs, processes, systems and strategies in a unionized environment, with a focus in developing and leveraging recruitment data to support decision making, mass/ high volume recruitment, and the development of attraction, recruitment, and onboarding strategies leveraging social media and other platforms and sources
• 7-10 years of experience in Human Resources
• Experience leading and developing employer branding and outreach programs
• Certified Human Resources Professional/Leader Designation preferred

Responsibilities

Develops, Leads and Oversees recruitment strategy and related approach ensuring a transparent, consistent standard for the recruitment and selection practices at Niagara Region. Ensures inclusive and equitable recruitment practices and excellent candidate and hiring manager experiences enabling the achievement of business goals (40% of time)

• Leads the development and execution of the recruitment strategy on both a corporate level and for targeted roles or business partners as well as just in time requirements to meet emerging business needs.
• Oversees the ongoing development and implementation of attraction/employer branding, social media, careers website, recruiting marketing, channel development, and comprehensive recruitment campaign planning.
• Develops and implements a multi-medium attraction and employer branding strategy with options for external job searches and optimizes region social media platforms and other current job seeker platforms.
• Develops programs, processes and tools that support candidate and hire quality by ensuring productive sourcing, effective screening, interview and pre and post-hire processes and practices.
• Works directly with organizational invested parties to understand the needs of the business and develops recruiting plans supporting current hiring needs, recruitment challenges and future growth while creating partnerships that yields results.
• Oversees the development and implementation of attraction and selection events.
• Serves as a lead for third party temporary recruitment agency activities.
• Engages in recruitment for high profile/Executive level recruits, whether recruiting or sourcing third party vendors.
• Reviews workforce planning and succession planning initiatives in consultation with Talent Acquisition Advisors, Human Resources Consultants and business clients to assist with forecasting needs within their departments and building talent pools for future vacancies in critical roles.

Leads and oversees the Talent Acquisition service delivery aimed at ensuring fair, transparent and consistent hiring practices designed to attract candidates who will support and contribute to the business achieving its goals. (25% of time)

• Researches, develops and implements innovative and best in practice technology, tools and methods.

• Explores and implements programs, processes and tools to continuously improve recruitment processes, policies and initiatives, including leading projects/reviews in these areas with the goal of improving efficiencies and effectiveness.
• Ensures recruitment and onboarding practices, policies and programs are aligned to Diversity and Inclusion principles and best practices.
• Assesses and implements new/trial sourcing methods and advertising techniques when appropriate
• Upholds quality and consistency of application of candidate documents, hiring manager communications protocols, and development of general HR/organizational information necessary for the recruitment process.
• Works directly with Total Rewards and Organizational Development to ensure alignment with strategy, policy, and procedures.
• Ensures effective use of HRIS system.
• Monitors recruitment activity to determine areas for streamlining recruitment processes.
• Leads technological changes to support the recruitment process.
• Ensures compliance with hiring practices and all applicable laws and regulations, and communicates changes in legislation, policies and procedures to the Talent Acquisition team.

Manages people resource planning for the division or operating unit, determining ideal organizational structures, identifying desirable role and skill mix requirements and ensuring ongoing work quality and deliverability of results. (15% of time)

• Enables results with the organization’s human capital strategy to foster employee engagement.
• Directs and provides leadership for the activities and coaching of direct reports, providing work direction, setting priorities, assigning tasks/projects, determining methods and procedures to be used, resolving problems, ensuring results are achieved, and managing staff recruitment, performance, and skill development activities.
• Ensures alignment and coordination of activity and quality of output between teams under their direction.
• Ensures focus is service excellence, communication/transparency, innovation, and data integrity and work flow integration.
• Ensures staff has the information and resources to make successful plans and decisions.
• Ensures all people related issues, including recruitment, grievances and labour relations issues, are aligned to HR and Corporate standards and practices.
• Helps to break down barriers to employee success, ensuring collaboration and cooperation with other teams within their division and department.
• Ensures Occupational Health & Safety policies, programs and practices are implemented, and maintained. This includes workplace inspections, monitoring, accident reporting and investigations, and ensuring any observed hazards or lapses in the functioning of OH&S processes, and other OH&S concerns are responded to promptly.
• Ensures all individuals under supervision have been informed of hazards and instructed on the necessary risk control and emergency response measures.

Ensures effective reporting and metrics that meet corporate requirements and allows for the effective analysis of team performance (10% of time)

• Develops and reports on recruitment metrics to ensure effectiveness and measure efficiency and to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Coordinates, operationalizes and analyzes key metrics and performance indicators.
• Leads or coordinates projects that initiate effective recruitment practices and strategies
• Communicates and provides feedback and coaching to Talent Acquisition team on key metrics and performance

Develops, manages, and administers annual and multi-year Capital and Operating budgets for the operating unit ensuring support of Council’s objectives, financial transparency and accountability, monitoring budget adherence, identifying and explaining variances, and financial reporting is effectively managed in compliance with corporate financial policies. Ensure goods and services are acquired in accordance with the procurement policy. Authorize, and administer the acquisition of goods and services for the operating unit and direct reports in accordance with the procurement policy and procedures. (10% of time)

Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned or required.

Special Requirements

• In accordance with the Corporate Criminal Record Check Policy, the position requires the incumbent to undergo a Criminal Records Check and submit a Canadian Police Clearance Certificate.
• Must maintain ability to travel in a timely manner to other offices, work locations or sites as authorized by the Corporation for business reasons.
• Regional staff strive to enable the strategic priorities of council and the organization through the completion of their work. Staff carry out their work by demonstrating the corporate values.

Closing Statement

Uncover the wonder of the Niagara Region and join a team dedicated to meeting tomorrow’s challenges TODAY!

Let us know why you would be an excellent team member by submitting your online application.

We thank all candidates for their interest however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

We confirm that we do not use AI in screening of applicants, and this position is an existing vacancy.

If you require an accommodation for the application process in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the alternate formats for contacting us are as follows:

• Email: myhr@niagararegion.ca
• Phone: 905-980-6000 or 1-800-263-7215
• Bell Relay: 1-800-855-0511
• In-person: Sir Isaac Brock Way, Thorold, ON L2V 4T7 – Human Resources Department