HR Advisor and Recruitment Specialist
About the Opportunity
A growing HR consulting and recruitment firm is seeking an experienced HR professional to join its team.
This is not a traditional internal HR role. You will manage a portfolio of clients, providing practical HR consulting and full-cycle recruitment support across a variety of industries.
Recruitment will be a significant focus of this role, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and presenting candidates for positions ranging from frontline staff to senior leadership. You will also support clients with employee relations, workplace investigations, performance management, policy development, legislative compliance, accommodations, and workplace conflict resolution.
Are you someone who picks up the phone instead of sending another email?
Do you enjoy building relationships, solving problems, and becoming a trusted advisor to clients?
Can you confidently communicate with business owners, managers, candidates, and employees while delivering practical solutions that work in the real world?
If so, this may be the role for you.
The successful candidate is proactive, service-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple clients and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Exceptional client service, strong communication, and sound judgment are critical to success in this role.
This is an in-office position based in the Hamilton Area, Ontario. Regular attendance in the office is required, as the role involves collaboration with team members, client support, and recruitment activities.
Key Responsibilities
HR Consulting
- Manage a portfolio of client accounts, serving as a trusted advisor and primary HR contact.
- Provide practical guidance on employee relations, performance management, attendance, workplace conflict, and policy interpretation.
- Support workplace investigations and prepare related documentation.
- Draft employment agreements, policies, handbooks, letters, and other HR documents.
- Provide guidance on employment legislation, HR best practices, and compliance requirements.
- Support accommodations, disability management, leaves of absence, and return-to-work planning.
- Lead onboarding, offboarding, and other employee lifecycle activities.
- Identify workplace challenges and recommend practical, business-focused solutions.
- Participate in HR projects, training initiatives, and process improvements.
- Travel to client sites as required to provide onsite HR support and consulting services.
Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
- Manage full-cycle recruitment for a variety of client positions.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop recruitment strategies.
- Create and post job advertisements across multiple platforms.
- Source, screen, interview, and present qualified candidates.
- Coordinate assessments, reference checks, offers, and onboarding activities.
- Build talent pipelines and maintain a positive candidate experience.
- Provide clients with hiring recommendations, market insights, and recruitment guidance.
Qualifications
Required
- Diploma or Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of progressive HR experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle recruitment.
- Strong knowledge of Ontario employment legislation and HR best practices.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- High level of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Valid Ontario driver's licence and reliable transportation.
- Ability to travel to client sites on an occasional basis.
- Legally eligible to work in Canada.
Preferred
- CHRP designation or working toward completion.
- Experience working within an HR consulting firm, recruitment agency, or other professional services environment is strongly preferred.
- Experience using HRIS and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).
- Experience supporting employee relations matters and workplace investigations.
- Experience developing HR policies and procedures.
The Ideal Candidate
- Takes ownership and follows through on commitments.
- Communicates confidently and professionally with clients, candidates, and employees.
- Is adaptable, resourceful, and comfortable with competing priorities.
- Delivers exceptional client service and responds proactively to client needs.
- Provides practical, business-focused solutions rather than textbook answers.
- Enjoys building relationships and acting as a trusted advisor.
What We Offer
- Full-time permanent position
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Professional development opportunities
- Supportive and collaborative team environment
- Meaningful and varied work across recruitment and HR consulting
- Opportunity to contribute to a growing organization
Confidential Search: Additional details regarding the organization will be shared with selected candidates during the interview process.
Pay: $60,000.00-$70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
