Job Description

Status: Contract (Up to 12 Months)
Working Conditions: Hybrid
Education Level: 4 Year University Degree in Social Sciences, Business, and/or Human Resources or a related field with relevant experience
Base Location: Oshawa, ONTemporary Work Location: Whitby, ON
Shifts(s): Days
Travel: 10%
Deadline to Apply: March 25, 2025
Salary Range: $1,651.02 - $2,492.48 Per WeekElectrify your career and help build a brighter tomorrow.Every generation has a challenge that defines them. At OPG, we are calling on all innovators, disruptors, thought leaders and change-makers. Join us as we work to electrify life in one generation and build a sustainable future powered by our electricity, our ideas, and our people. Join OPG and make history.Whether you work in the skilled trades or are a business professional, a career at OPG is an opportunity to electrify your life on -- and off -- the job.JOB OVERVIEW
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Talent Acquisition Specialist.Reporting to the Manager, Recruitment, the Talent Acquisition Specialist will be responsible for the hiring of full-time and temporary employees with a focus on the hiring manager and candidate experience. The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for engaging with talent to meet the organization's needs while ensuring processes and governance are followed.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support Business Leaders: Assist line clients; hiring managers with their talent requirements; build networks to source the best talent possible while ensuring that recruitment processes and best practices are followed; while all providing the best level of service and support to the business; ensuring the business is leveraging and aware of the support the R&O team can provide.
• Hiring Needs Assessment: Assist in defining hiring managers' search requirements, the scope, and understanding of roles and responsibilities. Ensure service is delivered within a clear understanding of timelines and the support provided through the recruitment and candidate evaluation processes.
• Candidate Screening: Review and screen candidates; evaluations including resume screening
• Recruitment Strategy & Approach: Establish recruiting and onboarding requirements by understanding organizational plans and objectives, reviewing job descriptions and consulting with hiring managers to ensure a clear understanding of recruitment needs and the effective sourcing strategy that will be taken.
• Equity & Diversity Recruitment: Support various diversity hiring initiatives to support further equity recruitment throughout the business; across all skills disciplines.
• Business Change & Continuous Improvements: Help to drive changes to improve support to the business, extend our reach into the market, and help improve the way we work and the overall recruitment process.
• Industry Best Practices: Participate in appropriate networks and forums to maintain knowledge of leading practices in recruitment, contractor and talent attraction management
• Compensation & Negotiations: Review internal compensation equity; help guide leaders on fair and equitable pay principles; negotiate the pay rate with talent and provide a clear understanding of OPGs employee value proposition and total compensation offering.
• Applicant Tracking System (ATS) utilization, Data and Metrics: Continuously utilize an applicant tracking system throughout the recruitment process; to ensure our R&O dashboard is accurate; effective for recruitment reporting and tracking.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 4 Year University Degree in Social Sciences, Business, Human Resources, or a related field with relevant experience
• Minimum of 4 years of recruitment experience required
• Strong recruitment advisory capabilities, providing advice and counsel to hiring managers and candidates throughout the recruitment process.
• Strong interpersonal skills: the ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships across the business internally and externally with talent in the candidate market; act as an OPG representative and brand ambassador.
• Experience recruiting and working with equity deserving candidates; building a welcoming environment; demonstrating trust and support; supporting and providing candidates with necessary accommodations.
• Experience with ATS systems, specifically SAP SuccessFactors
• Previous experience recruiting for a wide variety of roles, not limited to (i.e. engineering, skilled trades, and corporate positions).
• Experience working in/for/on behalf of highly regulated industries such as energy, utilities, power, mining, or manufacturing.
• Experience recruiting for or on behalf of a unionized environment; understanding collective agreement recruitment protocols and processes.

The successful candidate will exhibit uncompromising integrity and commitment to upholding corporate values, and the OPG Code of Business Conduct.OPG is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment. If you require accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact .This position is moving to OPG Corporate Headquarters: In Summer 2025, OPG will officially welcome employees to our new Corporate Headquarters located at 1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario. This position will be temporarily based in Whitby, ON until the move to Headquarters in the Summer of 2025.What makes a career at OPG different?
With operations across Ontario and the United States, OPG is one of the most diverse power producers in North America. As the largest generator in Ontario, we meet approximately 50% of the province's electricity needs, largely from low-carbon sources like nuclear and hydro.As we work to achieve our vision of Electrifying life in one generation, OPG and our family of companies are also helping advance the development of new low-carbon technologies such as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), refurbishment projects, and electrification initiatives to help power the growing demands of a growing economy. Join OPG and make history.Please submit your application online at . OPG thanks all those who apply; however, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. #LI-Hybrid.The base salary range considers many factors including, but not limited to experience, education, and training, including any collective agreement requirements for union represented positions. It is not typical for the salary to be offered near the top of the range, and salary is dependent on numerous factors. For management roles, the base salary range does not represent the total compensation package. The total compensation package for regular full-time management roles includes pay-for-performance programs for annual and medium time periods. Maintaining a high-performance culture and excellence is a core expectation of every member of our leadership team and is rewarded through the established compensation framework.OPG is committed to employment equity. As such, we encourage applicants from equity-seeking communities (Indigenous Peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and women). We strongly believe that alleviating the under-representation of equity-seeking individuals will create a stronger OPG team and allow us to better serve the needs of our diverse communities.In order to fulfill the above-mentioned purpose, priority in hiring may be given to qualified persons who self-identify as a member of equity-seeking groups as identified in the application process. This initiative constitutes a special program under the Human Rights Code/Canadian Human Rights Act.

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