Leave Administrator, Human Resources, Needed in Ottawa

Job Title: Leave Administrator, Human Resources
Job Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Job Ref.: J0114-0809
Company/Employer: The University of Ottawa
Job Type: Contract
Job Reports To: Assistant Director, Health, Wellness and Leave
Salary (Grade: NC5) Hiring salary range; $45,730-$56,457, Salary Range Max; $62,102
About Us
The University of Ottawa aspires to employing a staff that fully represents the diversity of Canada’s population. As a result, it is committed to employment equity principles and aims to provide an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Therefore, the University encourages you to fill out the optional section that covers employment equity when you create your profile.

Job Purpose:
Ensures sound management of leave processes, in accordance with provincial laws, regulations and collective agreements. Administers the online leave management system. Administers the section and coordinates dealings with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).

Job Requirements:

• Human resources and leave management knowledge and experience normally acquired through postsecondary studies or equivalent experience 
• Minimum of two years’ experience in leave management and compliance with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act 
• Experience with automation and large-scale human resource management systems (ERP or HRIM), and with software and computer systems such as spreadsheets, word processors, databases, email and the Internet 
• Experience in applying policies, procedures and collective agreements in a unionized organization 
• General knowledge of employment standards, benefits programs, collective agreements and leave management regulations

Key competencies required at the University of Ottawa:

• Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realise an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
• Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
• Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
• Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

Other competencies:

• Strong ability to analyze, summarize and solve complex problems.
• Organizational, time management and multitasking skills with ability to meet tight deadlines 
• Oral and written communications skills to deal effectively with employees, managers and external bodies to solve problems as required 
• Bilingualism – English/French (written and spoken)

Note: This position is excluded from all union accreditation units
Applicants holding regular positions or with more than a year of continuous service will be considered first. The University also accepts external applications, they will be selected in second place

Schedule with an average of 35hrs/week

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We thank all candidates for applying. We will only contact candidates selected for further consideration.
If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence.
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Deadline Date: 02/02/2014

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