Recruiter- Agency Account Lead (24 Month Contract -Durham Region, Hybrid)

Status: Contract 24 months

Working Conditions: Hybrid Working Environment - 2 days from home

Education Level: 4 year University Degree in social sciences, business, and/or human resources or a related field with relevant experience

Location: Durham Region – Whitby

Shifts(s): Days

Travel: Yes- 10% within the GTA and Durham region.

Deadline to Apply: June 22, 2023

BE THE GENERATION to help build a brighter tomorrow.

OPG continues to set the bar for environmental protection, community involvement and economic impact—all while safely keeping the lights on.

Now we’ve set our sights on being a net-zero carbon company by 2040 and a catalyst to help the economies where we operate achieve net-zero by 2050.

OPG operates a diverse portfolio of generation assets including nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass and solar. We are also a cleantech leader and innovator, offering challenging and unique work opportunities. Help us use our power to change the world.

NEW CAMPUS: In late 2024, OPG is establishing our new campus at 1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario. The new campus will provide a cutting-edge work environment that fosters collaboration and innovation.

Job Overview

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Recruiter (Agency Account Lead).

As part of our Human Resources – Recruitment and Onboarding (R&O) team, you will be responsible for the hiring of full-time and temporary employees with a focus on the hiring manager and candidate experience.

The Recruiter engages talent to meet the organization's needs while ensuring processes and governance are followed.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in an environment where you will contribute to OPG’s public outreach, engagement and education efforts as part of the company’s commitment to growing its social license.

Key Accountabilities

• Equity & Diversity Recruitment: Support various diversity hiring initiatives to support further equity recruitment throughout the business; across all skills disciplines.
• Applicant Tracking System (ATS) utilization, Data and Metrics: Continuously utilize an applicant tracking system throughout the recruitment process; to ensure our R&O dashboard is accurate; effective for recruitment reporting and tracking.
• Support Business Leaders: Assist line clients; hiring managers with their talent requirements; build networks to source the best talent possible while ensuring that recruitment processes and best practices are followed; while all providing the best level of service and support to the business; ensuring the business is leveraging and aware of the support the R&O team can provide.
• Business Change & Continuous Improvements: Help to drive changes to improve support to the business, extend our reach into the market, and help improve the way we work and the overall recruitment process.
• Candidate Screening: Review and screen candidates; evaluations including resume screening
• Industry Best Practices: Participate in appropriate networks and forums to maintain knowledge of leading practices in recruitment, contractor and talent attraction management
• Hiring Needs Assessment: Assist in defining hiring managers’ search requirements, the scope, and understanding of roles and responsibilities. Ensure service is delivered within a clear understanding of timelines and the support provided through the recruitment and candidate evaluation processes.
• Vendor Management/Recruitment: Support the recruitment process when using third-party agencies for support.Ongoing monitoring rates and compliance through the process to ensure we have the best source of quality talent
• Recruitment Strategy & Approach: Establish recruiting and onboarding requirements by understanding organizational plans and objectives, reviewing job descriptions and consulting with hiring managers to ensure a clear understanding of recruitment needs and the effective sourcing strategy that will be taken.
• Compensation & Negotiations: Review internal compensation equity; help guide leaders on fair and equitable pay principles; negotiate the pay rate with talent and provide a clear understanding of OPGs employee value proposition and total compensation offering.

EDUCATION

• 4 year university degree in social sciences, business, and/or human resources or a related field with relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Possess strong influential leadership skills; ability to help train and motivate others; working with a small team of professionals and others across other areas of HR (HR Business Partners, Payroll, Talent, Compensation, etc.)
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently in a flexible hybrid office environment.
• A quick learner who can quickly understand complex and technical information and provide recommendations for solutions and a path forward.
• Experience working in/for/on behalf of highly regulated industries such as energy, utilities, power, mining, or manufacturing.
• Strong interpersonal skills: the ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships across the business internally and externally with talent in the candidate market; act as an OPG representative and brand ambassador.
• Strong vendor and contract management experience
• Five or more years of progressive experience in a corporate recruiting or agency environment.
• A passion for building interest, meaningful connections, networks and active participation through the recruitment process.
• Experience recruiting for or on behalf of a unionized environment; understanding collective agreement recruitment protocols and processes.
• Experience with managing service agreements, evaluating service delivery .
• Strong recruitment advisory capabilities, providing advice and counsel to hiring managers and candidates throughout the recruitment process.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills to effectively manage multiple conflicting priorities.
• Experience recruiting and working with equity-seeking candidates; building a welcoming environment; demonstrating trust and support; supporting and providing candidates with necessary accommodations.
• Experience with ATS systems, specifically SAP SuccessFactors
• Previous experience recruiting for a wide variety of roles, not limited to (i.e. engineering, skilled trades, and corporate positions).
• Effective written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate with a wide audience clearly and concisely;
• Organized, possess a positive attitude with a proactive approach. Someone who takes the initiative and has a strong passion and desire to succeed.
• A continuous learner who is forever curious seeks to innovate, challenge the status quo, and exceed expectations.

The successful candidate will exhibit uncompromising integrity and commitment to upholding corporate values, and the OPG Code of Business Conduct.

WHY OPG?

As Ontario’s largest clean energy generator, OPG offers an exciting combination of challenging opportunities and career diversity in a fast-paced work environment. Being an OPG employee means you can apply your knowledge, broaden your skills and make a valuable contribution to an organization that is vital to the province’s wellbeing.

At OPG, our values are our strengths. They are fundamental truths about our organization that don’t change. Safety. Integrity. Excellence. People and Citizenship.

Here's why OPG might just be the ideal workplace for you:

• Exceptional range of opportunities province-wide
• Long-term career growth and development opportunities
• Electricity is vital to the province and OPG’s clean electricity is helping decarbonize other sectors.

Our Promise To You

• We support employment equity, diversity and inclusion.
• We care about the safety and the well-being of our employees. It is our utmost priority.
• Opportunities to stretch and develop.
• Partner with Indigenous communities and support local businesses.
• A supportive work environment where you can be your best every day.
• Offer different ways for you to give back to communities where we operate.

If you are looking to learn from others and be part of something important, and you are excited about the future of power generation, you will find the right fit at OPG.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please submit your application online at https://jobs.opg.com/ by 11:59 PM E.S.T., June 22, 2023. OPG thanks all those who apply; however, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.

ACCOMMODATIONS

OPG is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported. If you require accommodation during the application or interview process, please advise us as soon as possible so appropriate arrangements can be made.

If you require information in a format that is accessible to you, please contact [email protected]

To be drafted following the approval process

External posting will not go up until we can confirm there were no successful internal candidates