Employee Relations Advisor

What is the opportunity

As an Employee Relations Advisor you will be responsible to provide advice and counsel to people managers and employees on complex and high risk workplace situations providing a fair and transparent employee experience while managing risk to RBC by ensuring compliance with policy and business ethics practices regulatory requirements and applicable federal and provincial employment and human rights legislation.

Employee Relations Advisors are accountable to provide support in 3 areas: 1) performance absenteeism and behavioural issues business initiatives and restructures 2) Code of Conduct matters including Respectful Workplace Policy investigations or 3) escalated workplace concerns including in response to corrective actions and dismissals.

What will you do

• Provide timely advice counsel and information to people managers (including senior leaders and executives) to assist them in managing and resolving a high volume and wide range of complex employee issues and concerns.

• Simplify complex issues and provide proactive strategies for risk management and remediation.

• Proactively educate and train managers including through creating self-serve tools and resources and supporting COE partners to enable managers.

• Build and maintain key relationships with businesses and functions influencing and negotiating while being viewed as a true partner.

• Track cases identifying trends and emerging issues including identifying the root cause of the concerns to assist with incorporating lessons learned into future work.

• Manage risk and improve manager and employee experience through enabling and ensuring well informed fair and transparent decisions which place employees at the centre and focus on RBC Values while making recommendations for continuous improvement.

• Active involvement in broader Employee Relations projects and initiatives as applicable.

What do you need to succeed

Must-have

• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience (preferred focus in human resources management).

• Direct people leadership or HR experience.

• Knowledge of Canadian employment law and regulations.

• Demonstrated experience in aligning and integrating risk management with business and HR strategy as well as complicated risk analysis.

• Strategic thinking analytical and problem solving capabilities.

• Proven ability in establishing and managing relationships with senior level stakeholders.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Whats in it for you

We thrive on the challenge to be our best progressive thinking to keep growing and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other reaching our potential making a difference to our communities and achieving success that is mutual.

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.

• Work in an agile collaborative progressive and high-performing team.

• The opportunity to interface with senior level executives from many different parts of the organization.

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Additional Job Details

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best effectively collaborate drive innovation and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect belonging and opportunity for all.