Strategic Business Partner Services Team
The Strategic Business Partner Services team provides proactive HR support, working closely with leaders and their units to deeply understand their unique needs. We provide a wide variety of HR guidance and support including workforce planning, organizational design, employee engagement, recruitment, retention and advice and coaching to leaders. We are the first point of contact for leaders and bring in specialized expertise as needed from the centres of excellence within HR.
Strategic Business Partners, Human Resources
Your Strategic Business Partner is here to provide HR planning guidance and support to align people strategies with business objectives.
- Formulates partnerships across the HR function to deliver value-added services to leaders and employees that reflects strategic and operational priorities
- Works closely with leaders to develop people plans that closely supports the overall University objectives
- Participates in leadership and employee development, workforce planning, performance management, employee relations and workplace health and safety
- Guidance in organizational design, change management and implementation of restructuring initiatives
Specialists, Human Resources
For day to day HR advice and support for front-line people leaders, your Specialist, Human Resources, is your primary contact for questions relating to a variety of HR matters such as:
- Recruitment and selection processes and resources
- People movement (leaves, extensions, temp promotions/overloads etc.)
- Navigating HR systems, policies, collective agreements
- New supervisor orientation
- Probationary periods, foundational performance management
- Various HR forms and processes
- Job description revisions and submission requirements
Human Resources Associates
Please contact your Human Resources Associate for the following:
- Employee Benefits
- Vacation entitlements
- Maternity, Parental and Unpaid leave process
- New Employee Onboarding
- Letter of Employment
Temporary Support Services
For your short-term temporary staffing needs (CUPE work that is less than 3 months in duration) please contact our Coordinator, Temporary Support Services. For more information on Temporary Support Services, please click here.