Overview
A federal government agency needs a Senior Human Resources Consultant to support its Corporate Staffing Manager on a contract running from approximately December 2026 to November 2027. You will review and update the agency’s staffing policies, directives, guides and tools so they stay compliant with the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA) and the Public Service Commission’s Appointment Framework, including the Appointment Delegation and Accountability Instrument. You will also monitor staffing files and practices, advise HR Advisors and management on complex staffing cases, and support reporting to central agencies.
Work can be done on site in the National Capital Region, from a business office, or from home. All services, reports and deliverables are provided in both official languages. This engagement is contingent on contract award.
Key Responsibilities
• Update or develop corporate staffing policies, directives, guides and tools, including HR delegation instruments, and make sure the updated materials are published to the agency’s intranet.
• Plan and run staffing monitoring exercises, including file reviews and practice assessments, and write monitoring reports covering observations, findings, risks and recommendations.
• Give expert advice on complex staffing cases, including staffing complaints and investigations.
• Support required staffing reports, including the cyclical staffing report to the Public Service Commission, and respond to information requests from central agencies and other stakeholders.
• Coach HR Advisors to build capacity and keep staffing authorities applied consistently.
• Design and deliver information sessions for HR Advisors and management, especially when central agencies or internal governance bodies change staffing policies or procedures.
• Attend Corporate Staffing Team, management and interdepartmental staffing committee meetings as needed, and give verbal progress updates to the HR Staffing Manager by phone or Teams.
• Send a weekly written update on work performed and a monthly timesheet, and take on other corporate projects assigned by the client’s project authority.
Qualifications & Experience
Required
• Certificate, diploma or degree in human resources, organizational behaviour, social sciences or a related field from a recognized Canadian post-secondary institution.
• Five years of experience within the last ten years in an HR unit performing corporate staffing functions, developing staffing policies, guidelines and tools, including at least one of: coaching or training content, monitoring staffing files, or preparing compliance or analytical reports.
• Recent experience (within the last two years) as an HR specialist in a public service HR branch, researching and analyzing staffing and recruitment matters and giving written or verbal recommendations to senior management, including executive-level officials.
• Fully bilingual in English and French, able to communicate orally and in writing without assistance and with minimal errors.
• Hold, or be eligible for, Government of Canada Reliability Status.
Considered an asset
• Experience writing or updating staffing policies, directives, procedures, guides, checklists and templates that support PSEA compliance.
• Experience advising on staffing complaints, investigations, corrective actions and risk management.
• Experience preparing reports for central agencies and taking part in interdepartmental committees or working groups.
• Experience designing and delivering staffing information sessions and coaching HR Advisors.
Interested candidates should be prepared to submit: a current curriculum vitae detailing education, training, and experience; proof of their post-secondary credential; documentation of English and French proficiency, such as language test results or certificates; a summary of recent HR staffing experience within a federal public service HR branch; and one professional reference from your most recent place of employment (name and phone number of your last employer/supervisor; additional references may be provided but are not required).
StafinGo is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Accommodations are available upon request at any stage of the hiring process.
