Human Resources Business Advisor - Edmonton

Full job description
Job Posting Title
Human Resources Business Advisor - Edmonton
Job Category
HR Business Partner, Professionals
Language Requirements
English / Anglais
Flexible Work Agreement Type
Hybrid / Hybride
Posting End Date
2025-07-23
Job Grade
P3
Pay Range
Commensurate with Experience / Selon l’expérience
Job Summary
The Human Resources Business Advisor role provides guidance and advice on the administration, interpretation, and application on a wide range of human resources policies, procedures, processes and compliance.

You will work closely with People Managers at all levels of management within the Edmonton Flight Information Region (FIR) on HR-related matters in the areas of Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Acquisition & Organization Health, Total Rewards, Labour Relations (LR) and Human Resources (HR) Operations.

As a successful candidate, you thrive in a fast-paced and challenging environment, have a passion for building and refining processes and practices, are strong in influencing and mentoring others and can gain trust and build strong relationships with leaders and employees. You are confident and can have tough conversations when needed. You are efficient in your work with great time management skills. You are tactical, use good judgement and are ok with not having all the answers and coming to solutions together.
Job Description
What NAV CANADA offers you:
Challenging, team-oriented work environment
Competitive compensation and flexible benefits
Defined benefit pension plan
Opportunities for growth and development
Flexible work arrangements
Diverse and inclusive workforce
In this role you will:
Partners with the HR Business Partner to assist the Edmonton FIR to meet its strategic goals and objectives through management and enhancement of existing HR programs and practices, and implementation of new programs and procedures that reflect best practices, legislative requirements and NAV CANADA’s corporate culture.
Participates in corporate and regional projects or initiatives that have significant impact on organizational policies and organizational change within the region.
Works daily with local Managers to provide coaching and effective implementation of NAV CANADA programs
Supports the HR Business Partner on proper and consistent application of corporate policies and practices.
Interprets applicable policy/program or practice and complex collective agreements related to organization restructures, staffing policies, procedures and processes.
Provides support to HRBP by participating in complaint stage discussions with employees and union partners aimed at resolving employee and union concerns.
Provides research and recommendations to assist HR Business Partner with investigations and resolution of employee relations matters.
Conducts research and analysis using internal and external resources to gain insight of current program/project, processes and practices to assist management. Participates on other HR or cross-functional teams and projects as required.
Partners with the Centres of Excellence (CoEs) to support the learning and development needs of the region based on the performance assessments of employees.
Understands and interprets Employment Legislation in order to support and guide compliance with the following Legislation: Canada Labour Code, Human Rights Act, Employment Equity Act, Privacy Act, etc.
Maintains a network of internal and external contacts to regularly benchmark and remain current on demographics, future trends and developments related to talent acquisition, government standards, industry practices, legislation, guidelines and programs related to HR.
Participates in external networking events, associations and career fairs to promote the NAV CANADA brand.
What you bring:
Bachelor degree or equivalent in Human Resource or a related field, or professional Human Resources certification
3 to 5 years experience in a similar role
Experience in performing investigations and report writing
Experience in a unionized environment.
Thorough understanding of HR best practices and strategic programs
Thorough understanding of Labour Relations and legislated requirements
HR systems experience, such as Workday.
Experienced MS Office User (Word, Excel, Sharepoint, One Note)
How others describe you:
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
Ability to apply HR knowledge / experience across all HR policies, programs, processes, and functions
Strong HR analytical skills
Demonstrated internal consulting and advisory capability
Proven ability to exercise sound judgement and discretion
Ability to coach employees and managers through difficult situations
Working Conditions:
This position is a hybrid position with a minimum – 4 days per week on site
Occasional travel required
NAV CANADA is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. If you do not believe that you match every job requirement listed on this job posting, we still encourage you to apply. NAV CANADA encourages a culture of learning and growth, and recognizes that although some technical skills are mandatory, many others can be taught.
Our Company strives to create an inclusive and barrier-free selection process and work environment. If you require accommodations during this competition process, please ensure that you inform the interview coordinator or hiring manager of any accommodation measures you may require. NAV CANADA will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities as required.
The successful candidate must meet the security requirement of the position and be legally able to work in Canada.
We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for next steps will be contacted.