Manager, Total Compensation
Competition Number: 2024-053
Job Code: 0282
Posting Date: February 1, 2024
Closing Date: February 16, 2024 (at 6:00pm)
Job Status: Permanent Full-Time
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The City of Kitchener is a vibrant and dynamic city of approximately 270,000, in the heart of southwestern Ontario. As the largest municipality in Waterloo Region, Kitchener continues to be poised for development and growth, enhancing its reputation as a leader in city-building and innovation, with nationally recognized strategies to build its neighbourhoods, its digital infrastructure and its diverse economy.
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Position Overview:
Reporting to the Director, Human Resources, this role is responsible for the City of Kitchener’s overall compensation strategy including salary administration, pay equity, job evaluation, HRMS, benefit and pension administration, and related compensation programs and services. As an experienced, strategic and innovative leader, the Manager, Total Compensation acts as a strategic partner and expert advisor while collaborating with other HR leadership to develop and maintain an effective total rewards strategy.
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Responsibilities:
Leads a dynamic team responsible for compensation, benefits and employee services, job analysis and evaluation, and the human resources management system (PeopleSoft). Develops strategy and makes recommendations to the Director, HR, Corporate Leadership Team and Council regarding all areas of responsibility.
Compensation:
• Designs, develops, implements and manages the maintenance of the City’s compensation strategy to address legislative changes, market comparisons and collective agreement obligations.
• Designs structures for base pay; develops and maintains equitable and competitive classification and compensation programs including implementing salary plans for the City and for the City’s arm’s-length organizations.
• Ensures integration of salary plans to Human Resources Information System (HRIS).
• Provides interpretation, advice and support to supervisors, payroll and human resources staff on all matters related to compensation.
• Plans, develops and conducts compensation information sessions.
• Facilitates discussions concerning, and collection of, CUPE 68 step progression criteria; and prepares and updates step progression document.
• Seeks to improve processes with consideration given to risk mitigation, audit protocol and system automation.
Job Evaluation:
• Designs and implements job evaluation systems, processes, and procedures to ensure pay equity compliance as well as internal equity reviews.
• Participates as subject matter expert in formal pay equity tribunal hearings.
Benefits and Employee Services
• Provides strategic leadership and guidance to the Supervisor, Benefits and Employee Services in the administration and delivery of employee benefit programs and the OMERS defined contribution benefit plan.
HRMS
• Develops strategic recommendations relating to leveraging the HRMS to best meet corporate and divisional needs
• Oversees the optimization, design, development and performance of PeopleSoft HCM and related business data and processes
• Defines requirements for core HRMS systems and oversees implementation projects
• Provides leadership and guidance to HRMS Specialist (PeopleSoft) regarding business requirements and implementation of multi-year and tactical system implementation plans
Committees
• Chairs the Job Evaluation Maintenance Committee (JEMC), CUPE 68 Maintenance Committee, and CUPE 68 Advisory Committee and is a member of the KPFFA Steering Committee.
• Participates as a management member of collective bargaining teams as required
• Provides information and guidance concerning salary administration to the management negotiation team to inform collective bargaining
Budget
• Collaborates with the Director of HR and Financial Analysts to prepare, administer, and monitor the Human Resources operating and capital budgets.
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Requirements:
• 3-year degree or diploma in a related field.
• 4-7 years of related experience including salary administration, benefits management, pay equity, job evaluation, and HRMS.
• Experience leading a team.
• Certified Compensation Professional and/or Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) certification is preferred.
• Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP or CHRL) designation is an asset.
• Strong leadership and change management skills with the ability to work independently to implement best practices and process improvements.
• Strong knowledge of the Pay Equity Act, Employment Standards Act, Labour Relations Act, Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, Pension Benefits Act, Human Rights Code and other legislation related to benefits administration in union and non-union settings.
• Analytical/conceptual thinking: Strong skills in numeracy, mathematics and analytics, with the ability to analyze large amounts of data, identify trends and provide succinct explanations behind the data.
• Project management: Well organized with strong project management skills and able to adapt to changing priorities within a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
• Learning agility: A self-initiated learner who actively seeks out experiences, enjoys complex problems and leverages a combination of theory and experience to quickly solve complex problems.
• Persuasive communicator: Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to use data to create persuasive recommendations.
• Accountability & Ownership: Someone with a focus on accuracy, who sees a job through right to the end and owns the results.
• Process Efficiency: A focus on building models / processes to help complete deliverables in a quick and efficient manner.
• Teamwork & Relationship Building: Interacts with others in an inclusive, collaborative and respectful way that creates effective working relationships and advances corporate priorities and interests.
• Accountable & Results Oriented: Demonstrates ethical behaviour and accountability, aligns with City values, and abides by relevant policies and legislation.
• High level of proficiency in software programs such as Microsoft Office and Outlook, Excel, and HRIS systems (Peoplesoft preferred).
• Excellent facilitation skills to present issues and reports, to explain processes, and to make presentations and chair various committees.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and collaboration skills to advance key projects and work effectively with internal and external partners.
• Critical thinking skills using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Must be reliable with a good attitude and employment record.
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Note: All interested applicants are encouraged to apply. In the event there is no successful applicant with the stated level of education and experience, other applicants will be considered if a combination of their education and experience meets the following pre-determined equivalency:
• 2-Year Diploma (or 2-Year Specialized Post-Secondary Program) with minimum 7 years related and relevant experience OR
• 4-Year Honours Degree with minimum 2 years related and relevant experience
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The City of Kitchener is committed to an equity-driven, inclusive, accessible, and barrier-free recruitment and selection process, and to ensuring our workforce reflects the full diversity of the community we serve. We welcome applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ persons, as well as other equity deserving groups.
We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Human Resources at recruitment@kitchener.ca, or 519-741-2200 ext. 7261 to make your needs known, so that we can support your full and equal participation throughout the hiring process.
We appreciate the interest of all applicants. Only candidates whose skills, experience and qualifications meet the requirements of the position will be contacted.
Please note that as per Human Resources Policy HUM-HIR-110, "Employment of Relatives of Staff Members and Elected Officials":
"The immediate relatives of staff of the Human Resources Division, all Directors, General Managers, or the Chief Administrative Officer and Elected Officials shall not be employed by the City in any capacity.
The immediate relatives of all other Management personnel shall not be employed where such employment would be:
1. within the same Department in the case of permanent full-time, temporary full-time and part-time classifications.
2. within the same Division in the case of students."
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Department: Corporate Services
Division: Human Resources
Union Affiliation: Non-Union/Management
Number of Positions: 1
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location
Initial Location: City Hall
City: Kitchener
Compensation
Salary Range: $98,278 - $122,849
Eff Apr 1, 2024, $100,145 - $125,183
Eff Nov 1, 2024: $103,829 - $129,788
Grade/Band: 11 (under review)
