Manager, Human Resources

Title: Manager, Human Resources Department: Health Community: Iqaluit Requisition Number: 1103 Type of Employment: Indeterminate Salary range: $128,392 to $145,662 per year, 37.5 hours/week Northern Allowance: $16,328 per year Housing: Subsidized Staff Housing is not Available Union Status: Excluded Closing date: November 27, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m. eastern time This employment opportunity is open to all applicants. Applicants must be currently eligible to work in Canada.

An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director Human Resources, the Manager Human Resources (Manager) is responsible for partnering with management, in the designated region (Iqaluit), to provide operational, frontline HR expertise in support of key HR processes focusing on but not limited to; employee relations and performance management. The position provides counsel and coaching to managers and employees, effectively diagnosing and resolving complex HR issues with the desire to continuously improve labour relations in the workplace. The Manager supports the entire territory as a subject matter expert in employee relations.

The key responsibilities of the Manager are but are not limited to:

• Leads and provides expert level employee relations advisory services territory-wide by conducting investigations related to clinical misconduct, facilitating discipline/termination processes, and ensuring that the collective agreement, GN HR policies and applicable legislation are adhered to.
• Provides territory wide subject matter expertise on all matters of employee discipline and dispute resolution arising out of the interpretation of the collective agreement, including fact-finding meetings, arbitrations and mediations.
• Represents the Department of Health on all Disability Management and return to work programs requiring accommodation and follow-up and liaises with the Dept of HR on matters that pose liability or risk to the GN.
• Leads and provides HR subject matter expertise for the Iqaluit region by providing consulting advice and training to managers and directors on HR best practices, employee expectations, leadership best practices, and conducting research on HR issues.
• Supports the senior management team by ensuring newly hired Iqaluit region staff are appropriately oriented to the organization and by supporting recruitment activities, including screening, interviewing and relocation arrangements for nurses.
• Supports the department's HR strategy by identifying mechanisms to modify the workplace for a northern workforce, consulting with management on strategies to improve working conditions, and delivering HR related training/information sessions.
• Supervise and develop staff by leading hiring, performance management and imposing progressive discipline, monitoring staff leave and attendance, evaluating staff performance, addressing development and training needs, and preparing a sectional work plan.

Qualifications

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a recognized:

• Undergraduate degree in human resources, business administration, or related field;

• Three years of experience in human resources with an emphasis on employee relations including at least two years of supervisory experience;

• An acceptable combination of education and experience may be considered;

• The ability to communicate in more than one of Nunavut's official languages is an asset;

• A Professional designation as a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) or similar is an asset.

• Experience in the health care sector or health care facility is an asset;

This is a Highly Sensitive Position and a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, along with a clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required.

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. Fluency in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages would be considered an asset. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered assets.

Acceptable combinations of education and experience may be considered for this position. We encourage you to apply if you have equivalent years of education and/or experience equal to the education and experience requirements listed above.

• The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a representative workforce; therefore, priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit who self-identify as being enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement in accordance with the Priority Hiring Policy.
• Government of Nunavut employees serving a probationary period must obtain and provide written authorization from the deputy head of their employing department. The authorization from the deputy head must accompany your application for your application to be considered. 
• Possession of a criminal record may not disqualify candidates from being considered. An assessment of the criminal record will be measured against the scope and duties of the position. This is only a requirement for positions that require a satisfactory criminal record or vulnerable sector check.  
• Applicants may submit their resume in any of the Official Languages of Nunavut.
• Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
• The onus is on candidates in receipt of foreign post-secondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognized Canadian education institution.  Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application