Canadian Feed The Children Looking for HR Assistant (Summer Jobs) at Toronto, ON Full Time

Title: People and Culture Assistant – Summer Jobs Program

Type: Temporary (8 weeks), Full-time (35 hours per week)

Location: Flexible (Must be located in Canada)

Canadian Feed the Children’s vision is a world in which children thrive, free of poverty. For over 25 years, CFTC has been working with local partners in Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Bolivia, and with 26 Indigenous communities in Canada, to deliver programs that have positive, meaningful, and sustained impact on the health, education and well-being of children and the self-sufficiency of their families and communities. If you share our passion for bettering children’s lives, and you thrive in a collaborative, values-based culture please consider applying for this role.

Our head office is in North York, and we offer hybrid working arrangement.

About this Opportunity

Canadian Feed the Children (“CFTC”) has a Canada Summer Jobs opening starting in May 2022 for 8 weeks for a tech savvy, collaborative and organized applicant. As a People and Culture Assistant, you will be responsible for supporting the People and Culture department in all People and Culture areas, including orientation and onboarding, recruitment, health and safety, employee engagement and organizational development, diversity, equity and inclusion, learning and development, administrative support, including filing and data entry and other projects as assigned.

In this role, the successful applicant will be expected to exercise sound judgment and independence while managing the day-to-day related administrative human resource activities. The successful applicant will demonstrate a strong commitment to quality client service, applying excellent problem solving and communication skills to ensure the success of the department.

This position is made possible largely due to the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) grant, an initiative of the Summer Work Experience program. One of the priorities of the program is to support employers who intend to hire youth in underrepresented groups. Preference for this position will be given to an applicant who self-identifies as being part of an underrepresented group:

· Indigenous youth

· Visible minorities/ racialized youth

· Newcomer/refugee youth

To be eligible, a participant must:

• Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of employment;
• Be a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and;

· Be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial / territorial legislation and regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Provide assistance with day-to-day operations of the People and Culture functions and duties.
• Provide administrative support to People and Culture department, including preparing employment confirmation letters, data entry, and maintaining employee files.
• Provide assistance with full cycle recruitment.
• Support the delivery of employee engagement initiatives, recognition programs, and employee social events.
• Support the P&C department with the implementation and roll-out of new and existing HR Programs.
• Participate and provide support to the JHSC and assists with H&S activities.
• Assist with review and development of policies and programs.
• Track and record performance evaluation completions.
• Support onboarding and orientation process for new staff.
• Create reports, forms, spreadsheets, and general correspondence.
• Research P&C best practices.
• Perform additional duties as required.

Qualifications:

· Post-secondary education in Human Resources and relevant experience.

· Previous experience working in non-for-profit and/or international development is a plus.

· Excellent written and communication skills.

· Proficiency with the Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, Forms and PowerPoint is required.

· Ability to analyze information, problem-solve and make good decisions

· Strong organizational and planning skills; and excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

· Willingness to work flexible hours, as may be required.

· Sound judgement and ability to maintain confidential information.

· Ability and willingness to demonstrate the CFTC values in every aspect of work.

· Ability to multitask and handle a variety of requests simultaneously.

· Ability to work independently.

· Proven experience and ability to manage agenda.

· High degree of tact, diplomacy, and ability to deal with a variety of stakeholders in a discreet professional manner.

How to apply:

Please quote the position title in the subject line.

Please submit your resume and cover letter by April 29, 2022

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those under consideration will be contacted.

Canadian Feed The Children (“CFTC”) is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage and welcome applications from qualified applicants reflective of the diverse population we serve including members of visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Accommodations are available on request to the People and Culture department throughout the recruitment and employment process.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 8 weeks

Salary: $15.00 per hour

Schedule:

COVID-19 considerations:
COVID related policies and H&S program has been implemented.

Application deadline: 2022-04-29