Human Resources Director

Tim Hortons® Foundation Camps (THFC) help youth from underserved communities achieve their full potential.

At Tims Camps, we are catalysts for helping our youth participants and teammates be the best they can be, developing personal and career growth. We empower young people with skills to open doors to their future. That is our North Star and, together, we help shape leaders that build stronger communities.

Work Location: This role will be based out of the THFC Home Office located in St. George, Ontario. Travel is expected 15% of the time.

Posting Type: External

The role of Director of Human Resources is key to the success of the Foundation, requiring an individual who combines strong HR generalist skills with a passion for making a difference in the lives of young people.

The scope of the HR function includes health and safety; performance management; talent management; training and development; compensation; benefits; recruitment and selection; organizational effectiveness and development; change management; employee relations; talent acquisition, compensation planning and administration and payroll. As part of the senior leadership Team, the Director will play a key role with staff in shaping, communicating, and implementing the Foundation’s organizational culture, vision, values, and strategy in order to best serve youth from lower income households.  

 What would you be doing?

• Support the development and execution of the strategic and operational plans to achieve identified key performance targets through the establishment of enhanced HR practices.
• Ensure the execution of all aspects of the THCF Human Resources Program.
• Lead and develop the HR / Talent Acquisition/Payroll/ Administration team.
• Develop programs and processes to ensure compliance with provincial and/or state legislative requirements.
• Create and manage the HR budget.
• Lead the annual performance management cycles for both salaried and hourly staff.
• Ensure staff have appropriate development plans, succession planning is completed, and a comprehensive talent management system is in place.
• Through periodic market reviews, ensure salary ranges, total rewards, wage scales and pay/premiums remain competitive.
• Maintain the job evaluation system to ensure compliance and equitable pay systems.
• Implement employee opinion/engagement survey and other staff survey processes and executes on results.
• Organize annual staff Retreat ensuring that agenda supports Foundation objectives.
• Ensure processes are in place for effective new employee onboarding and offboarding.
• Manage employee relations issues to mitigate the risk to the Foundation.
• Responsible for the management of LTD, STD and return to work programs.
• Responsible for all HR technology systems including payroll, applicant tracking systems and HRIS.
• Oversee payroll and all related payroll processes.
• Oversee the Organizational health and safety program.
• Direct the development, delivery and evaluation of HR policies and programs in response to identified business requirements.
• Accountable for operationalizing a comprehensive HR strategy that enables the Foundation to attract, motivate and retain top talent and enhance employer of choice recognition opportunities.
• Design and delivers an effective HR communication plan.
• On-going environmental scanning and research to stay abreast of emerging trends in employee HR design and relevant legislation, identifying opportunities that may be appropriate for THFC to consider.

Does this sound like you?

The ideal candidate will bring extensive HR generalist experience, with a particular emphasis on developing robust employee relations strategies and streamlining the recruitment process to attract top talent.  THCF is seeking an individual with a proven track record of successfully managing employee relations issues, fostering a culture of open communication and inclusion while developing programs to retain top talent

• An undergraduate degree with a concentration in Human Resources (or equivalent).
• CHRP/CHRL (or equivalent) certification is strongly preferred.
• Senior progressive hands-on HR experience within a fast-paced, innovative environment - non-profit experience is considered an asset.
• Deep knowledge and experience in human resources planning, organizational design and effectiveness, all aspects of recruitment, training and talent management programs and processes, total rewards, and HRIS.
• Strong knowledge of Canada (and US) employment standards and legislation, in addition to HR regulations and best practices.
• Bilingual French and English preferred.
• Ability to exercise decision making with a moderate level of risk and ambiguity – ability to make complex decisions for which there may be no set procedures based on systematic analysis, experience and judgment.
• Ability to plan, work autonomously and to coordinate and manage complex projects, at times with multiple competing priorities or perspectives.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, risk, and changing direction of projects and strategies.
• A natural communicator, with the ability to tailor your style to suit all types of audiences.
• Demonstrates a passion for high performance; supports and encourages the team to achieve excellence consistently.
• A proactive results-oriented individual who can balance strategic responsibilities with day- to-day tactical responsibilities and anticipate and address emerging business needs and issues.
• Comfortable communicating with senior leaders, Board members and key external stakeholders.

Application Instructions:

 Applications are encouraged immediately and should be submitted online. To apply and submit your resume, please go online to: https://careers.odgersberndtson.com/en-ca/job/29663/

 Tim Hortons Foundation Camps is an equal opportunity employer.  In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, upon request, accommodation will be provided by both Odgers Berndtson and Tim Hortons Foundation Camps throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.

Odgers Berndtson is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all the work that we do. As part of our efforts to better understand our ability to reach as broad a pool of candidates as possible for our searches, our DEI team would like to encourage you to take a moment and access our Self-Declaration Form

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