Associate Human Resource Director

What We Can Achieve Together:

As a key member of the Western United States and Canada (WUSCAN) HR team, the Associate Human Resource Director (AHRD) builds strategic partnerships with leaders and HR team members and collaborates across multiple Business Units to implement human-centered and impactful HR initiatives that support The Nature Conservancy’s mission, values and organizational goals. This role is instrumental in fostering an inclusive, high-performing, and equitable culture across the WUSCAN Division. The AHRD leads service delivery and strategic direction in the following human resource functions: employee relations, compensation, talent management, benefits, payroll, staff development and training, organizational development, performance management and recruiting for Canada and the United States. Reporting to the HR Director, the AHRD will manage a team of HR professionals located in multiple locations.
We’re Looking for You:

Are you looking for work you can believe in? At TNC we strive to embody a philosophy of Work that You Can Believe in where you can feel like you are making a difference every day. We’re looking for someone with strong experience in leading a geographically dispersed HR team. The ideal candidate develops business partnerships with senior leaders to establish and implement strategic HR direction to meet TNC's organizational goals and conservation mission. The AHRD works closely with all HR functions to integrate services and deliver timely support to business units. The AHRD also plays a leadership role implementing People strategies in support of ongoing operational improvements and to foster an open, inclusive, transparent, and equitable organizational culture. They will partner with other members of the WUSCAN HR team and People Team to collaboratively share responsibility for designing, developing and implementing innovative People practices aligned with TNC values, strategies and goals. They are experts in Canadian employment law and HR practices and are accountable for delivering relevant support and counsel for the full employee lifecycle in assigned Business Units that are geographically dispersed across Canada and the Western United States. They implement these People Team initiatives to ensure consistency in support of a global, decentralized and geographically dispersed enterprise. This role will supervise a small team of HR professionals supporting WUSCAN and leading the optimization of a new HR operating model in service of the business units. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the ongoing mission of conservation by directing and shaping the work of our divisional HR team!

We currently have one vacancy for an Associate HR Director.

Responsibilities & Scope:

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Strategic HR Partnership and Consultation

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Serve as a primary liaison between the People Team and Business Unit leaders to align HR priorities with business objectives and deliver consistent, high-quality HR practices.

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Provide strategic counsel on organizational design, workforce planning, operational efficiencies, job creation or elimination, and resource optimization.

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Advise managers on TNC policy and SOPs, HR processes, employment law and policy requirements, employee engagement, and effective management practices.

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Employee Relations and Performance Management

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Promote positive employee relations by facilitating conflict resolution, conducting investigations, and recommending remedies aligned with Conservancy policies, SOPs, competencies, and values.

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Coach managers and staff on goal setting, timely feedback, continuous development, and high-performance practices.

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Advise on complex performance management, employee relations, and separations, including voluntary and involuntary terminations, in partnership with HR Legal and senior HR staff as appropriate.

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Compensation, Equity, and Talent Practices

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Support job design, job description development, salary guidance, r