Job Type

Continuing

Close Date

01/18/2026

Employee Group

TMG

Favorite Job

Department

Office of the Dean

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Salary Grade/Band

Band I

Salary Range

$64179.00 - $89462.00 (annual)

Existing Vacancy

Yes - Backfilling as Existing

Hours per Week

35

Target Number of Openings

1

Job Code

010176

Job Description

The Faculty of Social Sciences consists of 13 academic Departments/Schools/Programs, specialized research units and three support units and employs about 130 faculty, more than 60 staffand over 220 full-time equivalent graduate teaching assistants, as well as both research and teaching postdoctoral fellows and sessional lecturers.

The Faculty HR Coordinator will support the Faculty of Social Sciences and will provide centralized support in the administration of the faculty’s human resources and hiring/onboarding functions, working within a collaborative environment to ensure an inclusive, positive, and productive workplace and optimal alignment of staff resources to advance key priorities and needs.

Job Summary:

The Faculty HR Coordinator provides a full range of HR support to staff, faculty, and managers within the faculty. Together with the Faculty’s HR Manager, the Faculty HR Coordinator is responsible for the effective service delivery, acting as a trusted advisor to leaders on HR issues and initiatives, supporting the execution of the departments research, service, and educational mission, while aligning with the priorities of the Faculty and the University.

The Faculty HR Coordinator provides consultative support to leaders, with a focus on EDI, while ensuring alignment with Faculty and University policies and procedures, legislation, collective agreements and the Mission, Vision and Values of McMaster University, and while minimizing risk and financial liability to the department. They are responsible, with oversight from the HR Manager, for compliance, equitable practices, and continuous process improvements. It is critical this position is familiar with university policies, collective agreements as well as external legislation such as the Employment Standards Act and the Human Rights Code.

The Faculty HR Coordinator will provide HR support and guidance, with oversight from the HR Manager to managers and faculty PIs in the areas of recruitment & selection, orientation & onboarding, payroll administration, employee relations, equitable compensation, health and safety, termination/layoff/retirement, absence management, return to work/accommodations, and performance management.

Qualifications:

Education

• Degree or Diploma in HR, Business Administration, or equivalent
• Post‐graduate diploma or certificate in Human Resources Management
• CHRP designation, or working toward designation, preferred

Experience

• Minimum 3 years HRBP/Generalist experience within a unionized environment
• Experience with human resources planning, administration of collective agreements, payroll administration, health and safety and recruitment processes
• Supervisory experience within a unionized academic/hospital setting or other public sector unionized environment an asset
• Previous experience working with facilities planning an asset

Full job description for the Faculty HR Coordinator is available here.

Pay Transparency Statement

The posted hiring range represents McMaster's typical hiring range for this position. Actual starting salary will depend on factors such as relevant experience, qualifications, internal equity, and market conditions.

Individuals with extensive experience, deep specialized expertise, and/or those who can demonstrate exceptional past performance, as applicable, may be hired at a higher rate within the full range, in accordance with the University compensation policies.

How To Apply

To apply for this job, please submit your application online.

Employment Equity Statement

McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations and within the lands protected by the “Dish With One Spoon” wampum agreement.

The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity and strengthens our research and teaching excellence. In keeping with its Statement on Building an Inclusive Community with a Shared Purpose, McMaster University strives to embody the values of respect, collaboration and diversity, and has a strong commitment to employment equity.

The University seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity and inclusion, who will contribute to the diversification of ideas and perspectives, and especially welcomes applications from indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) peoples, members of racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women, and persons who identify as 2SLGBTQ+.

As part of McMaster’s commitment, all applicants are invited to complete a confidential Applicant Diversity Survey through the online application submission process. The Survey questionnaire requests voluntary self-identification in relation to equity-seeking groups that have historically faced and continue to face barriers in employment. Please refer to the Applicant Diversity Survey - Statement of Collection for additional information.

Job applicants requiring accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact:

• Human Resources Service Centre at 905-525-9140 ext. 222-HR (22247), or
• Faculty of Health Sciences HR Office at ext. 22207, or
• School of Graduate Studies at ext. 23679

to communicate accommodation needs.

Interview Experience

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