HR Manager

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff across the company.

• Oversees the daily workflow of the department.

• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.

• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Partners with the leadership team to understand and execute the organization’s human resource and talent strategy, particularly concerning current and future talent needs, recruiting, retention, and succession planning.

• Co-ordinates with the Company’s outsourced HR consultancy and provides support and guidance to internal HR administrators, management, and other staff when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions and issues arise; may be required to administer and execute routine tasks in delicate circumstances such as providing reasonable accommodations, investigating allegations of wrongdoing, and terminations.

• Manages the talent acquisition process, which may include recruitment, interviewing, and hiring qualified job applicants, particularly for managerial, exempt, and professional roles; collaborates with departmental managers to understand the skills and competencies required for openings.

• Analyzes trends in compensation and benefits; researches and proposes competitive base and incentive pay programs to ensure the organization attracts and retains top talent.

• Creates learning and development programs and initiatives that provide employee internal development opportunities.

• Oversees employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.

• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.

• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.

Performs other duties as assigned:

• Manage relationships with Avensure.

• Support and update the organization on all employee relations matters

• Proactive support of the delivery of HR processes

• Drive business performance

• Build a strong relationship with the internal & external clients

• Assess risk and identify gaps in employee relation processes

• Facilitate the management team to bring the best solutions for employee retention and development

• Design key job positions and succession plans

• Challenge organizational structure and actively design improvements

• Develop the HR team to increase competencies as HR Business Partners

• Work across business disciplines to lead and influence change at a strategic level

• Head up the operational function within the HR department

• Provide support and guidance for managers and staff on HR issues including employment legislation.

• To deputize for the Directors on HR matters where required.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrable experience in working with and influencing boards.

• Experience working with smaller enterprises and owner-managed companies.

• Experience in M&A situations is desirable but not essential.

• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate them when appropriate.

• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.

• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s HRIS and talent management systems.

• Able to advise and work at a board level while also prepared to get his or her hands into operational tasks