Job Description

Apply By: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Talent Pool - Advisor

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Job ID:

231807

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ontario Provincial Police

Division:

People Operations Bureau - People and Business Strategy

City:

Orillia

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Permanent

Job code:

I0902A - Human Resources42

Salary:

$82,217.00 - $121,155.00 Per year


Are you passionate about driving organizational excellence through people-centric strategies?



Consider this exciting opportunity with the People Operations Bureau within the Ontario Provincial Police, Ministry of the Solicitor General. As trusted advisors, you will have an opportunity to demonstrate your human resources, labour relations, strategic planning and project management expertise.



This position requires a high level of engagement with managers and stakeholders. The successful applicant will be required to report to 777 Memorial Avenue, as per the OPP/OPS workplace policies. Consideration may be given to deployed position(s) within the Regional Headquarters.



Headquarter Locations:



777 Memorial Ave, Orillia, ON L3V 7V3 - General Headquarters 911A Gormanville Road, North Bay, ON P1B 8G3 - North East Region Headquarters 615 James St South, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6P6 - North West Region Headquarters 6355 Westminster Drive, London, ON N6P 1T2 - Western Region Headquarters 525 Queen Street, Smiths Falls, ON K7A 5K8 - East Region Headquarters 1 Hurtubise Drive, Orillia, ON L3V 0C8 - Central Region Headquarters

About Us:

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is one of North America's largest deployed police services with more than 5,800 uniformed officers, 2,400 civilian employees and 830 Auxiliary officers. We provide essential services that ensure the safety and security of the people of the Province of Ontario. The OPP is a division of the Ministry of the Solicitor General, the largest operational ministry in the province with a presence in every community across Ontario. We are the largest police service in Ontario and the second largest in Canada.



People Operations provides executive leadership and direction in human resources strategies and workforce development to meet the bureau business plan, and OPP strategic direction and goals. People Operations includes: Abilities Management, Workplace Safety & Claims Administration, People and Business Strategy, Talent Services and Workforce Analytics and Labour Relations.



People and Business Strategy team serve as trusted advisors and manager's first point of contact to provide strategic, proactive, people-centric advice and support in a variety of areas including organizational design, job evaluation and classification, change management, employee engagement, performance management and employee relations matters.

Note:

Talent Pool may be used to fill substantially similar vacancies in other program areas within People Operations Bureau.



The OPP Values promote always doing the right things for the right reasons, by:



Serving with PRIDE, PROFESSIONALISM and HONOUR.

Interacting with RESPECT, COMPASSION and FAIRNESS.

Leading with INTEGRITY, HONESTY and COURAGE.

About the job

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Working as an Advisor to managers and senior leaders, you will:



Provide HR advice and expertise, strategic planning and project management services in the areas of strategic labour relations, talent and performance management, workforce and human capital planning and strategies, organizational capacity and engagement and organizational health, safety and wellness. Lead OPP projects and HR initiatives, developing strategies and processes to implement, assess and recalibrate to meet client needs. Develop, monitor and evaluate human resources impacts associated with achieving OPP business plans.

What you bring to the team

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Mandatory requirements

Ability to pass an OPP background/ security investigation.

Human Resources Knowledge and Advisor Experience

You have experience providing strategic and tactical labour relations and HR business advice, management services and supports to Senior Management. You have demonstrated experience advising on staffing, business transformation, talent and performance management, workforce and human capital planning and strategies, and organizational capacity and engagement. You have knowledge to provide strategic advice, expertise, and develop recommendations, strategies and action plans to meet business needs. You can interpret and apply human resources policies, directives and guidelines, collective agreements and related legislation.

Analytical Skills

You can identify and assess, develop, monitor and evaluate overall business impacts and risk management strategies associated with achieving ministry business plans. You apply conceptual and analytical skills to identify and assess business requirements and complex and/or contentious strategic, policy, and business issues. You can research, review and analyze various human resources management issues, trends, problems, systemic issues, and policy/process concerns. You can support operational and policy implications for unit's work and collaborate with the HR team to formulate solutions and approaches to management. You demonstrate political acuity to recognize and consider sensitive political situations and develop appropriate responses for clients.

Planning and Organizational Skills

You can develop and recommend changes in organizational capacities and competencies, restructuring and organizational and business changes. You can plan and manage projects focused on change and enhancement of current HR practices in a business context, having organizational impact. You participate in the client business planning processes by assessing workforce and workplace implications related to human resources needs.

Relationship Management and Communication Skills

You can initiate and develop internal and external partnerships, for the development of an inclusive approach to program development and implementation. You can develop and maintain effective business partnerships and communication lines with senior executives. You have demonstrated consultative, interpersonal and communication skills. You can advise on and influence complex and/or contentious organization and HR issues. You can develop communication strategies for managers and staff to communicate HR program directions, policies and initiatives.

Don't meet every qualification?

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If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

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We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.



Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.



Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives accessibility Anti-Racism Policy

Additional information:

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Apply by:

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

1 English Permanent, 777 Memorial Ave, Orillia, Central Region, Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (Fingerprint Based)

Compensation group:

Management Compensation Plan

Work hours:

Schedule 6

Category:

Human Resources

Posted on:

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Note:

The number of positions to be filled has not been identified at this time. This competition will be used to create an eligibility list to fill upcoming opportunities within the next twelve months.

About security checks:

A criminal or other federal offence record

does not automatically disqualify you

from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.

If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.

Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.
The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions. These positions may be of various tenures including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.

How to apply:

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You must apply online.

Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.

Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.

Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.

OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

Language requirements and assessment:

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matiere de langue et evaluation:

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichees en francais et en anglais. Consultez la section Langue du ou des postes en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaitre les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont evalues en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/francais), vous devrez egalement passer un test de competences linguistiques en francais.

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