Professional Practice in Human Resources

* Contributes to the development of the organization’s vision, goals, strategies – with a focus on human capital
* Interprets and communicates business strategies and plans
* Guides and facilitates change in organizational culture and/or values consistent with business strategies
* Contributes to improvements in the organization’s structures and work processes
* Directs the organization in ethical HR practices, and application of conflict of interest guidelines
* Leads in the development of HR initiatives which support the organization’s strategic directions
* Collects data, analyzes and reviews the organization’s existing HR programs to ensure they are consistent with business activities
* Monitors HR activities of the organization, identifies problem areas, initiates responses, and resolves issues that stand in the way of business success
* Evaluates the effectiveness of HR strategies using various measurement, assessment and accountability approaches
* Applies business fundamentals of production, operations management, finance, information technology, marketing and strategic planning to people management issues
* Applies measurement, evaluation and assessment processes to business situations
* Develops business cases for HR activities (eg. Return on Investment (ROI) evaluations, data collection and assessment)
* Sets clear goals and objectives for the HR activities of the organization, maintains evaluation measurements of all HR activities against goals and objectives of the organization
* Communicates information to serve current and future needs of the organization
* Establishes goals, deliverables, timelines, and budgets
* Assembles and leads teams to achieve established goals
* Identifies relevant legislative jurisdictions and legal jurisprudence associated with the organization’s operations (includes global perspective)
* Analyzes and provides advice on employment rights and responsibilities
* Provides advice on policy, monitors activities – and if required – initiates corrective action related to the organization’s practices
* Leads an appropriate organizational response to formal or informal complaints or appeals related to alleged human rights violations
* Manages the use of resources, assigns work, and gauges the effectiveness of teams, and individuals in meeting specific goals
* Provides performance feedback, coaching and career development to teams and individuals to maximize their probability of success
* Effectively handles disagreements and conflicts
* Provides support and expertise to managers and supervisors with respect to managing people