Senior HR Specialist, Northern

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🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $80k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 Human Resources (HR)

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51 - 200 employees

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MakeWay is a philanthropic organization focused on supporting Indigenous-led and environmental initiatives. The organization’s strategic priorities emphasize healthy lands and waters, Indigenous authority and cultural resurgence, shared wealth and economic wellbeing, transformed Indigenous food systems, climate action, and an equitable charitable sector. MakeWay appears to fund, convene, and strengthen community-led projects and policy work to advance healing, justice, and ecological stewardship.

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary People, Engagement, and Learning contact for Northern Shared Platform projects and the Foundation’s Northern Program team • Provide guidance on employee relations matters using justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion principles from a Northern context • Support complex and sensitive situations, including leaves, accommodations, workplace conflict, and employee concerns, using a trauma-informed approach • Provide advisory support for recruitment, people planning, and performance management • Work with Project Directors and Steering Committees to establish appropriate HR policy and governance structures • Build Project Director capacity in people management through coaching, guidance, tools, and proactive support • Support compliance with employment legislation and PEL policies across the Northern Territories • Support implementation of PEL policies, procedures, process improvements, and initiatives for Northern projects and teams • Connect Northern PEL with cross-organizational PEL initiatives and support alignment and participation • Identify trends, risks, and support needs and provide recommendations to senior leaders

🎯 Requirements

• Post-secondary education in Human Resources or a related field, or an equivalent combination of lived and professional experience • 3–5 years’ experience working with Northern and Indigenous communities providing human resources and employee relations support • Experience working with Indigenous, community-based, or nonprofit environments • Knowledge of employment legislation across Canadian jurisdictions • Ability to navigate complex and sensitive conversations • Ability to facilitate difficult conversations and resolve conflicts • Sound judgment balancing organizational requirements, legal considerations, relationships, and Northern community realities • Comfort working in complex environments and identifying practical solutions amid ambiguity or competing priorities • CPHR designation or in process, or willingness to obtain designation (bonus)

🏖️ Benefits

• Isolated Post Allowance of $4,040-$55,178 (location- and dependent-based; Yellowknife range is $11,978-$19,963) • Comprehensive employer-paid extended health, vision, and dental benefits package • Annual $300 Health Spending Account starting on the first day of employment • Year-end RRSP contribution • Pregnancy and Parental/Adoption Leave top up (subject to eligibility) • Three weeks’ vacation, increasing with tenure, plus statutory holidays • Flexible statutory holiday substitution policy • Winter break office closure • 9-day summer fortnight program • 10 annual sick and personal days • Flexible work environment with remote working • Indigenous Employees Network • Professional learning and development opportunities and support • $75 compensation for panel interviews and assignments (if applicable) • High level of responsibility and autonomy • Collaborative, caring, and learning-focused culture

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