The Petawawa Military Family Resource Centre (PMFRC) has an exciting opportunity for an Administrative Assistant / HR Generalist. The PMFRC provides the military community with a diverse range of programs, services, and special events; we are looking for a hands-on, forwarding thinking individual that will help us support the agency’s goals by coordinating and executing a broad range of human resources and administrative activities.

Benefits for full-time employees include:

Salary: $19.74 per hour.
MFRC matches up to 2% of your annual income for RRSPs after your first year of employment.
Vacation entitlement of up to 15 days per year.
Sick day entitlement of up to 10 days per year with the opportunity to use sick leave for medical appointments as needed.
Free access to the confidential Employee Assistance Program.
Benefits including extended health, dental, long-term disability, life insurance for the employee 100% paid by MFRC.

Responsibilities
The key focus of this role is to provide support on all HR administration and to provide administrative support to the Business Manager and Executive Director. Responsibilities include administering records in accordance with employment legislation and PMFRC policies.

Qualifications

Diploma in Human Resources, or a related discipline and 3 years’ experience in Human Resources; OR 3-5 years of previous work experience in Human Resources and Finance;
3-5 years’ experience at a senior administrative level;
Extensive knowledge of Ontario Labour Standards;
Advanced knowledge and skills with the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access);
Demonstrated organizational skills to handle several projects simultaneously and work with multiple teams and prioritize workload, responding to constantly changing needs or schedules; and
Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.

Core Competencies
Under the guidance of the Business Manager, the Administrative Assistant / HR Generalist will possess the following:

Maintain a solid understanding of all policies and procedures, assist supervisors and employees with benefits, orientation and employee status change as well as support with the interpretation of HR policies, benefit programs and procedures;
Provide general HR support for workflow related to employee management;
Coordinate the new hire process with applicable supervisors, preparing the offer package, processing paperwork and assisting with the orientation as required;
Maintain the HRIS database;
High degree of personal initiative with good planning and organizational skills; multi-tasking is essential; and
Complete, edit, proofread and finalize correspondence, reports, presentations and other documents as requested.

Special Requirements
Please note the selected candidate will be required to have the following:

Current Police Records Check (within 6 months)
Valid driver’s license.
Ability to travel both locally and within the province to attend events and conference.

How to Apply
For more information and a full job description visit https://www.familyforce.ca/sites/petawawa

Applicants should send a resume and cover letter outlining how they meet the specific requirements of the position to recruitment@pmfrc.org by Tuesday, September 1, 2015, no later than 4:00 pm. (Interviews will be conducted on September 4th and 5th).

Please quote competition number AAHRG0819-CB when applying.

While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted.