Director, Human Resources

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Summary Description of Duties:

• Partners with regional Operations team to provide strategic human resources support, leading the consistent execution of global HR strategies and initiatives throughout region’s mine sites and offices.
• Proactively collaborates with senior operations management to identify and analyze business requirements and the implications for the team; identifies gaps and implements agreed upon solutions.
• Develops HR strategy for the region by identifying talent risks and developing plans to address them. Accountable for the people component of Strategic Business Planning for the region. Adjusts HR strategies to respond to changing needs.
• Develops the next generation of leaders by managing the regional succession planning process, including talent review and development planning/execution.
• Acts as a change agent and project sponsor for key initiatives; models organizational values, and sets the cultural tone
• Tracks, analyzes and utilizes people metrics to assess risks and to make the business case for HR initiatives, aligning HR strategy with Corporate goals and ensuring employee engagement and productivity.
• Provides leadership and coaching guidance to the senior management team and HR Managers/Generalists within all region’s mine sites and offices by ensuring the delivery of core
• HR functions to promote optimal performance
• These functions include: talent sourcing, selection and retention; performance and succession management; people development; HR policies and procedures; change management; employee relations; compensation and benefits; relocation and immigration.
• Provides ongoing coaching to regional senior management team and site GMs, ensuring high performance outcomes.
• Works with senior operations and HR Managers to develop and implement policies, practices and procedures to support business needs and goals, including analysis and implementation of best practice HR initiatives and processes.
• Acts as key liaison between Kinross Talent Management and Organization Effectiveness team and regional Operations/HR management to ensure successful and consistent implementation of global policies, practices and initiatives and provides feedback for the continuous improvement of global HR strategies.
• As required, participates in the development of global initiatives.
• Ensures that company wide HR initiatives, polices, and practices are implemented, sustained and aligned Corporately and locally.
• Ensures the continuous improvement of HR initiatives by recommending improvements and sharing learning post implementation.
• Shares best practices within the region and with HR counterparts in other Company regions. Provides resources/assistance to HR team as required.
• Localizes global initiatives as required (i.e. for cultural sensitivity, legislation and language)
• Supports the effective delivery of change initiatives (i.e technology, culture, etc)
• Consolidates site HR monthly reports and deliver monthly report to VP, HR Operations
• Develops annual HR budget for region offices and provides strategic direction into mine site HR budgets, consistent with established financial guidelines and business planning process.
• Manages and develops a team responsible for executing human resource strategy.
• Identifies key performance goals and provides guidance, coaching and advice to site HR Managers and direct reports; works to overcome challenges and barriers and minimize risk
• Manages performance of direct reports and provides input to General Managers on performance of HR Managers.
• Builds the capabilities of the team to enhance the HR function’s ability to achieve financial and operating strategies; hires appropriately, leverages the talents of the group, and takes corrective action where necessary
• Ensures there is a comprehensive and effective succession management strategy in place for the function; identifies succession role requirements and high potential talent and actively develops key talent

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, or a related field
• Additional specialized education of up to 4 years in Human Resources, Organization Development, Behavioral Change, including master’s level degree or equivalent
• A minimum of 10 years of professional Human Resources experience in a generalist role
• 2 to 3 years leading human resources teams
• Proven success in leading organizational change.
• Experience implementing HR systems, policies and procedures
• Mining industry experience considered an asset
• Proven leadership skills under dynamic and varying business conditions
• Assertive and mature management style with the proven desire to achieve “win-win” results. • Strong people leadership and team building capabilities
• Demonstrated coaching skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization and manage dual reporting relationships
• Fluency in region’s languages and cultures (as applicable)