People and Culture Business Partner at City of North Vancouver

Title

People and Culture Business Partner

Job Status

Temporary Full Time

Position Overview

The City of North Vancouver is the urban core of the beautiful North Shore and has a long-term vision to be “The Healthiest Small City in the World”, with five key priorities to be a City for People, a Resilient City, a Vibrant City, a Connected City and a Prosperous City.

Our People & Culture department is committed to creating a positive workplace and a dynamic, collaborative, innovative and inclusive culture that aligns with the organization’s values and mission. We are seeking a dynamic, self-motivated People & Culture Business Partner to join our team for approximately 18 months to provide temporary coverage for a maternity leave.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager, People & Culture Services, the People and Culture Business Partner works in a client-group based model to provide guidance and advice at all levels of the organization on all aspects of human resources, including: employee and labour relations matters; disability case management; people and resource planning, organizational design, recruitment, change management, job evaluation processes, interpreting and applying collective agreements and HR policies and legislation, and various related projects and initiatives.

In this role, you will find creative, dynamic and innovative ways to resolve problems while concurrently considering past practices, best practices, and the interests of involved parties. You are a strong coach and use your coaching skills to develop people leadership capabilities. You are known for your strong work ethic, superior communication and interpersonal skills, strong analytic and problem-solving capabilities and your demonstrated ability to effectively manage and prioritize multiple and competing demands. The ability to work collaboratively within a dynamic team is critical to success in this position.

Requirements

You will have completed a degree in human resources or a related field, and have three to five years recent experience as a People & Culture or Human Resources Business Partner/Generalist/Advisor within a unionised environment, or have an equivalent combination of education and experience. A CPHR designation and municipal experience is an asset, as is experience working with Microsoft Office, a Human Capital Management System (we use PeopleSoft), an Applicant Tracking System and a Records Management System.

Compensation

We offer an attractive remuneration and benefits package for this exempt position, including a compressed work schedule. The salary range is $116,568.00-$135,876.00.

Hours of Work

Compressed work schedule.

Additional Information

During the recruitment process, applicants will be requested to provide a current Police Information Check (PIC).

How to Apply

If you are passionate about making the City of North Vancouver an even greater place to live, work and play, apply online through the Career Portal at www.cnv.org by Thursday, July 2, 2026.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer— one that reflects the diversity of our community and values the unique contributions of each person. Guided by our core values and Council’ s vision for an open and inclusive city, we work to create respectful, safe, and accessible workplaces. We regularly review and improve our hiring practices to help identify and remove barriers. Through ongoing learning, we continue to address any that remain.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If you need an accommodation during the selection process, or are having trouble completing or submitting your application, please contact us at [email protected]. We’ re here to support your full participation.

We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. The City of North Vancouver is committed to Reconciliation with these Nations, who have lived on these lands since time immemorial.