People & Culture Initiatives Advisor

Are you a client-focused human resources professional with a passion for supporting initiatives that impact employee engagement and performance?  Are you ready for your next critical endeavor in supporting one of BC’s Top Employers’ People and Culture programs? If yes, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Our People & Culture (P&C) Program Integration team is looking for a People & Culture (P&C) Initiatives Advisor to join its team and play a key role in helping to plan, develop, deliver, and evaluate P&C programs that address the varying and complex P&C needs of WorkSafeBC. 

In this role, you’ll provide daily program and administrative support services in a range of areas including onboarding, performance management, workplace culture, and other programs that support our People and Culture initiatives. You’ll build excellent relationships with internal partners and clients, partnering closely with various P&C teams, Communications and Marketing, Business Advisory Services, Payroll, and other key stakeholders.   

This is a temporary opportunity of approximately 12-month.

How you’ll make a difference: You’ll support and empower teams that serve workers and employers across B.C.

Where you’ll work

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines working remotely, and in our offices based on the operational needs of the position.

• Participate in the planning, execution and delivery of complex P&C projects as well as the administration of ongoing programs that support employees through the full employee life cycle.
• Coordinate program and project delivery, including project management, communication, change management, and program evaluation activities.
• Research information and prepare detailed written reports and documentation.
• Liaise with staff and management as well as other internal and external subject matter experts, initiate and maintain contact with internal and external program partners, and develop and facilitate presentations to employee groups.
• Respond to information requests from internal stakeholders and provide consistent and clear information and advice to clients and stakeholders.
• With the direction and support of the P&C Specialist or Manager, may identify new and existing P&C program needs, provide recommendations, and support the development, implementation, and administration of new and revised initiatives.
• Consistently models the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, and forward thinking.

We’re looking for someone who can:

• Develop and maintain knowledge of operational policies, procedures, guidelines, programs and systems. 
• Promotes a client-focused and service-oriented approach in providing program services to employees, raising complex matters to the P&C Specialist or Manager for resolution. 
• Effectively manage and prioritize their workload in alignment with departmental and organizational priorities. 
• Proactively identify opportunities for improvement and take a creative problem-solving approach. 
• Work collaboratively within a team environment. 

Your background and experience

• A degree in human resources or a related discipline
• A minimum of three years of related experience

We’ll consider equivalent combinations of education and experience.

Important to know

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

• Confirm you’re legally entitled to work in Canada

Who we are   

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We’re honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.  What’s it like to work at WorkSafeBC?  It’s challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.  Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflect the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self. 

Learn more: Discover who we are.