About Durham College:

Durham College (DC) is leading the way as a post-secondary institution, offering an innovative and transformative student experience and hands-on learning opportunities. With this focus top of mind for our students and our employees, DC is proud to be one of the fastest-growing colleges in the province and annually ranked as one of the GTA’s Top 100 employers. 

The college offers a wide range of market-driven programs across multiple disciplines, including culinary management, farming and horticulture, business, IT, construction and trades, science and technology, health care, engineering, social and community services, justice, media, art and design.

With a focus on experiential learning, DC graduates are known for having the skills and knowledge employers need. More than 104,000 alumni represent the college, both locally and around the world. 

Serving the Durham Region and community for over 50 years, with campuses in Oshawa and Whitby, the college offers over 12,500 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students access to more than 145 full-time post-secondary programs – including 5 honours bachelor degrees and 11 apprenticeship programs. Led by over 1,860 full- and part-time staff, DC has an estimated annual economic impact of more than $913 million on Durham Region. 

Reporting to the Director, Human Resources, the Senior Job Evaluation Consultant will provide senior level expertise in the areas of job design, analysis, evaluation, and compensation. The incumbent will work collaboratively with the Director and HR Generalist team to consult and lead the job evaluation process including working with supervisors on the creation, maintenance and review of position description forms and job fact sheets. 

Key Responsibilities

·         The successful incumbent will provide a customer service approach and act as a consultant to managers on job design, job documentation, job evaluation and compensation issues for support staff and administrative staff positions.

·         For new and existing positions, ensure the integrity of the job evaluation programs by providing consultation and advice to managers on appropriate job design, utilizing job data collection and analysis techniques to ensure job documentation is complete and appropriate.

·         Provide senior level expertise to the job evaluation process by consistently applying established job evaluation criteria under the plans, and in accordance with job evaluation principles.

·         Using a consultative approach, identify and document relevant issues and recommend appropriate solutions that are consistent with internal policies, and applicable collective agreements.

·         Support job evaluation tracking data and pay grid maintenance.

·         Support and maintain a regular job evaluation review schedule for each staffing group to ensure all jobs are reviewed in accordance within the appropriate timelines.

·         Provide consultation to the HR team on process improvements as they relate to the job evaluation process. 

The successful candidate will possess a minimum 3-year degree/diploma in Human Resources or Business Administration. With a minimum of 5 years progressive HR experience related directly to job design, analysis, evaluation, and compensation in a unionized environment. Experience must include job design and documentation of unionized jobs and evaluating jobs applying a point factor job evaluation plan as well as administration of salary compensation program(s). The ideal incumbent also possesses other general knowledge of HR including employee/labour relations and management theories and practices to facilitate effective consultation and advisory services to a client group. Experience working with a Human Resources Information System (HRIS) will be considered an asset.  Additional qualifications include demonstrated excellent communication, time management and interpersonal skills as well the ability to work autonomously. 

Durham College (DC) is situated on the traditional lands of the First Peoples of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. These lands are covered under the Williams Treaties and rest within the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg. We offer our gratitude to the Indigenous Peoples who care for and, through the treaty process, share the lands on which we live, learn, teach and prosper today.

Required Skills

 Hourly rate: $47.60

Required Experience

Contract February 202 – October 2024

Please apply below by submitting your cover letter and resume to the online portal. Job Competition closes on Friday February 2,2024.Competition number ADP24-02