People & Culture Business Partner

Position: People & Culture Business Partner

Department:People & Culture

Classification: Level 6

Salary:Our salaries generally range from $80,500 - $91,500 and are based on qualifications and experience

Languages:Bilingualism (English and French) is required

Term:Permanent Full-Time

Location:Hybrid (Ottawa)

Background

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is the national voice of municipal governments, representing the interests of cities and communities with the federal government.

With over 2,000 members including Canada's largest cities, small urban and rural communities, and 20 provincial and territorial municipal associations, FCM represents over 90% of Canada’s population. As the national voice of Canadian municipalities, FCM is an organization that strives to make the communities Canadians live in more prosperous, sustainable, and equitable.

FCM aspires to be an organization that is deeply respectful, collaborative, empowering and transparent in our work. As the national voice for Canada’s local governments, FCM is committed to strengthening Canada by achieving results for Canadian communities and cities, and by sharing knowledge and experience on the world’s stage, so that others may improve the quality of life in their communities. All leaders in the organization are expected to lead in a manner that embraces these values, the corporate culture and the passion for FCM’s mission.

Major Purpose

Reporting to the Director, People & Culture, the Business Partner works to foster an inspired culture that drives exceptional individual, team and business performance through empowered leadership and human capital development, collaboration, and innovation. With FCM core values being the foundation, these collective efforts build a healthy workplace that respects and recognizes diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

In addition to being a results-oriented People and Culture Professional, the Business Partner’s demonstrated business acumen and depth of domain expertise builds credible and impactful relationships with all stakeholders. While the Business Partners’ client group may be specific, their strategic perspective is enterprise wide as to effectively develop, deliver, and contribute to value-add People and Culture programs, initiatives, policies, and technologies that serve  the entire FCM.

This incumbent pivots from the strategic to the operational and to the innovative with ease to meet the ever-changing demands and needs of FCM’s business and culture.

Ultimately, FCM is seeking an exceptional Business Partner who will continue to support FCM’s strategic objectives and continue building on its reputation as an employer of choice. 

The work at FCM includes FCM becoming an even more member-driven organization that balances the realization of its goals with a people-centered approach. The incumbent embodies FCM’s commitment to being a healthy, diverse, inclusive and anti-racist organization. The People & Culture Business Partner will maintain the highest level of confidentiality, professionalism and exercise good judgment including the ability to escalate to management when help is required and being able to meet deadlines as set out by their direct manager within a fast-paced corporate environment.

Key Responsibilities

The People and Culture Business Partner:

• Serve as the primary People & Culture partner for leaders and employees in designated business units. Provide P&C expertise and guidance at all stages of the manager and employee journey.  Provide advice and coaching to managers and employees on all employment matters including interpreting FCM’s policies, guidelines and practices.  Stay informed on the strategic landscape (business drivers, strategies, nuances, challenges) of the business units and proactively align P&C’s support to leaders and team members.  Provides counsel and direction to both employees and managers in order to address employment-related matters, conducts investigations in response to complaints, and consults with other members of the People & Culture team to develop resolution.  Participate in annual budget and workforce planning review working with the client groups and ensuring timelines are met. Define and deliver workforce planning communications, reporting and analytics plans. Lead employee engagement initiatives leading to trust and employee retention.   Collaborate with managers to identify and strategically meet individual and team learning and development needs.  Work with leaders to maintain a healthy work environment, prioritize employee engagement and support employee wellness initiatives.  Provide advice and expertise on a variety of complex HR matters and/or situations.  Monitors employment practices and decisions to ensure fair and ethical practices. Maintain knowledge of key employment legislation/trends and collaborate with team members to develop policies and procedures applicable to their needs. 

Knowledge, Experience and Skills

• You are an exceptional and experienced professional who has served as the primary P&C Business Partner for leaders and employees in a designated business unit. You have deep experience in providing P&C expertise and guidance at all stages of the manager and employee journey, with special emphasis in: strategic workforce planning and talent acquisition; performance success; total rewards, learning and development and employee engagement, wellness and belonging. You understand the complexities of managing cultural change in an organization and have experience in generating transformative actions through improved P&C strategies and processes. You bring forward and apply the lens of anti-racism, diversity, equity & inclusion in all work and communications. You have the right mix of strategic vision and operational know-how with a head for business and a heart for people. You build deep trust and credibility quickly with your peers and are able to influence at all levels of the organization. You are bilingual (oral and written) in both of Canada’s official languages. You possess sound knowledge of the Ontario Employment Standards Act, Human Rights Act and other relevant laws and policies. You are legally eligible to work in Canada on a permanent full-time basis without sponsorship.

Language Requirements

Bilingualism (English and French) is required

The benefits to joining the FCM team include summer hours (Fridays off between July 1st and Labour Day); office facilities located in the ByWard Market, FCM’s commitment to employee development and a competitive range of employee benefits and services.  FCM encourages flexible work arrangements to support the wellbeing and productivity of employees.

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is committed to fostering an organizational culture that embraces equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging, where individuals from diverse racial and ethnic identities, nationalities, social economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression and physical and mental abilities can thrive and be fully engaged at their best level.

FCM welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.

The future of work at FCM includes a hybrid work model; therefore, this role will be a combination of virtual and on-site work. The successful candidate is required live in and be authorized to work in Canada. They are also required to be able to work from home/remotely, from within Canada.  

For additional information on this posting, or for further information on FCM, access our website at www.fcm.ca. Visit the careers section of our website to apply. 

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, we will only contact those selected for an interview. All the applications will be kept on file for six months following the hiring.