Human Resources Evaluation Services

The Vendor is required to provide to conduct an independent evaluation of the agency Human Resources policies and processes, as well as provide clarity of the role of chair and councilor’s role in government and committees to the agency members.
- Services:
• Review Human Resources hiring practices.
• Review staffing levels.
• Review pay equity.
• Provide overall effectiveness.
• Provide recommendations for improvement.
- The most suitable and capable consulting firm to carry out our Human Resources needs and reflect Peoples Assembly feedback.
- Overview of its functions:
• Disability and leave management.
• Employee relations.
• Health, wellness and safety.
• Learning and development.
• Benefits and compensation queries.
• Manager coaching.
• Talent planning.
• Organizational development.
• Recruit and post jobs.
• Onboard new hires.
• Member career supports and internships.
- Admin team:
o Benefits.
o Employee inquiries.
o HR project support.
o Onboarding and off boarding.
o Talent.
o Training.
- Etsim team:
o HR advisory services.
o Learning and data insights.
o HR transactions and operations.
o HR technology and reporting.
o Health and safety.
o Disability, health and wellness.
o Rewards: benefits, pension and compensation.
o Manager coaching.
o Employee relations.
o Off boarding permanent and term employee.
- Talent management team:
o Talent planning and monthly tracking.
o Organizational development.
o Job design.
o Recruitment and job posting.
o Onboarding of new hires.
o Off boarding of casuals and temps.
o Member career supports, internships and tracking.
o Community quarterly talent report.
- Policy and process effectiveness review:
• Staffing approvals and workforce planning processes, including budgeting for positions across divisions.
• Recruitment and selection practices.
• Bias prevention mechanisms.
• Performance management systems.
• Employee engagement and retention strategies.
• Termination and reorganization processes.
• Governance reporting structures.
• Clarify roles of the Human Resources department, hiring managers, Finance, Executive
• Directors, CAO, and Council in staffing and budgeting decisions.
- Workforce analysis:
• Breakdown of full-time, part-time, casual employees by department and classification: agency members, other First Nation members and non-Indigenous composition; also broken down by OSR and externally funded.
• Breakdown of duplication of work, where consultants are hired to do work the Nation has positions for, and between positions.
• Review of Job Descriptions
• Turnover rates (3-5 years trends).
• Leadership representation.
• Vacancy patterns.
• Internal mobility data.