Position Title: Senior Generalist, Business Consulting (People & Culture) (Telework/Hybrid)Status of Employment: PermanentPosition Language Requirement: EnglishLanguage Skills: English (Reading), English (Speaking), English (Writing)Work at CBC/Radio-CanadaAt CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.Unposting Date: 2026-04-29 11:59 PMThis role is a hybrid work arrangement. Work schedule to be discussed with the Hiring Manager according to the guidelines defined by the department.CBC/Radio-Canada is an essential national public service media organization that serves and listens to the people across Canada. Reporting to the Senior Manager, HR, you are part of the English Services, People & Culture team providing direct Human Resources/Industrial Relations support to leaders of CBC News. Your clients, CBC News, strive to inform Canadians through verified and reliable news, provided with accuracy, impartiality, integrity and independence. You will be part of a team of passionate professionals who are dedicated to driving exceptional employee experiences and fostering a culture of respect, engagement, and inclusivity.As a Senior HR Business Partner, you will work collaboratively with CBC News leadership teams to ensure the success of their operational and people strategies. To do this, you provide dynamic strategic HR/IR consultation and coaching, provide recommendations and analysis to proactively address key business and people challenges, and partner with internal centre of expertise. This role requires you to communicate effectively and exercise influence, provide IR support in a unionized environment, exercise strong judgment, discretion, and make decisions effectively.This role is based in Toronto.Key tasks:As the first point of HR/IR contact, provide creative and strategic advice to leaders on a full-range of complex HR/IR issues;Establish a strategic consultative approach that aligns HR best practices, industrial relations challenges, and the reality of the digital world;Spearhead key HR/IR initiatives with an eye for aligning HR practices with the specific needs and reality of CBC News;Support leaders in matters such as performance management, industrial relations, organizational development, change management, compensation, and workforce planning;Ensure productive union-management relations by maintaining effective working relationships with union representatives locally and nationally;Establish strategic partnerships and set priorities in a fast paced environment;Using sound judgment make decisions and recommendations to resolve complex issues;Ensure highly effective union-management relations and strategically manage complex industrial relations matters to resolution;Support clients in locations across Ontario, requiring some travel.We are looking for a candidate with the following:Bachelor's degree in human resources management, industrial relations or a related discipline;A minimum of five years of experience of progressive HR experience;Professional designation, CHRP or CHRL, is preferred;Experience in a unionized work environment, is preferred;Ability to build strong working relationships with leaders, developing mutual understanding and exercising influence;Proven ability to resolve complex HR/IR issues;Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to support and influence leaders and employees at all levels;Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently;Ability to make difficult decisions to solve complex problems and support recommendations;Bilingualism, English and French, is an asset.Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the nextstep will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:A mandatory Criminal record check.Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to .You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our . All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on . In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.Primary Location: Broadcast Centre 205 Wellington St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3G7Number of Openings: 1Work Schedule: Full time
