Location: Kingston, Ontario – Hybrid (4 days on-site)
Language: English (strong written and spoken communication required)
Duration: 18-month contract
Background Check Requirement: Criminal background check required

About the Opportunity
This is a unique opportunity to step into a senior HR leadership role supporting a large, dynamic employee group with a diverse workforce. In this role, you’ll work closely with leaders across the organization to create a culture of engagement, inclusion, and high performance. You’ll be responsible for driving HR initiatives, providing strategic guidance, and ensuring that day-to-day HR operations run smoothly, all while supporting a team of HR professionals.

The role offers exposure to complex organizational environments, including unionized and non-unionized employees, and the chance to contribute to meaningful change. You’ll collaborate with a central HR team on initiatives that improve processes, enhance employee experience, and support long-term organizational goals. This is a people-centric position where your expertise directly impacts leaders, employees, and the overall effectiveness of the faculty.

What’s in it for You
You’ll join a supportive workplace that values innovation, collaboration, and professional growth. With mentorship opportunities, access to a professional development fund, and exposure to high-level HR strategy, this role provides both challenge and reward. Benefits include a defined pension plan, health and dental coverage from day one, generous vacation, and unique perks such as tuition and daycare support.

Your Responsibilities

• You’ll lead the HR function for the faculty, supporting both academic and non-academic employees, including unionized teams.

• You’ll act as a trusted advisor to managers, providing guidance on employee relations, performance management, workforce planning, and compliance.

• You’ll oversee recruitment, organizational design, and succession planning, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

• You’ll coach leaders on HR best practices, change management, and team effectiveness to foster engagement and high performance.

• You’ll contribute to HR projects and initiatives that improve processes, implement innovative solutions, and enhance the employee experience.

Skills and Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of progressive HR experience, including leadership experience in a complex, unionized environment.

• Strong generalist HR knowledge, including compensation, organizational development, performance management, and employee relations.

• Experience managing change and driving HR initiatives that improve organizational effectiveness.

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and coach leaders.

• Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to thrive in both fast-paced and complex environments.

Why Partner with Altis
If you’ve never worked with a staffing agency before, we make it easy. We work with top employers across Canada who have great jobs to fill, each vetted and verified by our team. When you apply for a job with Altis, we get to know you as a candidate and learn what your strengths are. Then, if you’re a solid match, we handle all the logistics, advocating for you as a candidate for the role, providing access to coaching and connecting you directly with the hiring manager. And rest assured, all our services are free of cost for candidates.

We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals. All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.