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Fractional HR
HR Consulting Services
Strategic HR Advisor
Jump to what you need
Address evolving & complex employee and labour relations matters
Build & refine employee engagement strategies
Design & implement organizational change
Support & strengthen the HR team & practices
Review & make changes to organizational design and structures
Ensure organizational policies & practices are compliant, efficient and effective
OUR HR CONSULTING SERVICES help you when you NEED TO
- Strategic HR Advisor
- HR Consulting Services
- Fractional HR Leadership & Support
We provide tailored support to ensure you have the right organizational structure, talent, and systems to drive your business forward
Strategic
Human Resources
Consulting
- Ensures a broad perspective on talent management, employee engagement and human resources in strategic and organizational planning
- Identify and plan for challenges or obstacles that may get in the way of transformation
- Strengthened support for people as they transition through change, and for leaders as they lead through it
- Increased confidence by organizational leaders that HR programs, practices and priorities are being addressed and managed in a pro-active way that aligns with business objectives
- Increased confidence and capabilities of leadership to deal with challenging people issues
- Improved ability to achieve desired change outcomes
outcomes
- Teach clients technical aspects of change management, and provide customized coaching and support as you work through change
- A confidential advisor to the senior executive, to design and implement strategic decision making and dealing with organizational challenges
- Coordinate and lead discussions within teams and across organizations to improve teamwork, collaboration and communication.
- Facilitate processes to create the organization's People Strategy and roadmap
- Undertake organizational review of structure, processes and people and provide recommendations to achieve future goals and address challenges
could look like
- Executives looking for strategic support with mid - long term people strategy
- Organization undertaking an organizational review and design changes may be required
- Organizational transformation support that requires a blend of coaching, consulting and facilitation expertise
- Alongside organizational change management initiatives where buy-in and success are critical
- New executives looking for an advisor to help them navigate new and complex people matters
ideal for
Strategic HR Advisor
- Achievement of HR deliverables to drive business results
- Improved compliance with statutory requirements
- Strengthened ability to engage and retain key talent
- Improved capacity to identify and plan for talent gaps and future needs
- Enhanced tools and supports for leaders when dealing with people challenges
- You'll sleep better knowing you are meeting the legislative requirements, and doing right by your people and business!
outcomes
- Provide HR functional expertise related to legislative requirements, processes and systems
- Build and strengthen your organization's Health & Safety program, ensuring compliance
- Complete a review of HR policies and practices, updating as necessary
- Building HR infrastructure to hire your first employees, so you hire the right talent, the right way
- Lead HR strategy development
- Develop and implement a recruitment strategy for key roles
- Create an attendance and disability management strategy
- Design your organizational structure to help achieve business objectives
- Develop performance management program, inclusive of tools and training
- Assess critical risks for succession planning and develop program to address
COULD LOOK LIKE
- HR Leaders needing further expertise and/or resources to deliver on objectives
- Organizational leaders looking to build, refine and update HR practices and policies
- Organizations looking for an HR professional for a specific project (e.g. policy update, review, program development, etc)
- Leader looking for advice and practices to strengthen organizational effectiveness
ideal for
HR Consulting Services
- Continuity in program delivery and maintenance, rather than putting things on hold
- Ongoing support and advice for organizational leaders on HR matters, particularly time sensitive and statutory ones
- Mentoring and coaching for existing HR team
- Strengthened workplace performance through continued focus on key HR programs
- Improved work-life balance for the team carrying the load of HR for the organization
outcomes
- Provide coaching and advice to leaders in addressing the day to day or longer term HR challenges and opportunities in the workplace
- Lead and manage workplace programs like recruitment, engagement, performance management, organizaional effectivess
- Manage employee and labour relations matters
- Lead the HR team to ensure continuity of HR programs and practices
- Mentor small HR teams or solo practitioners to strengthen their skills, while enhancing supports to the client
COULD LOOK LIKE
- Our HR leader position is vacant and we need someone who can step in, quickly get up to speed and keep things going while we determine next steps
- We have a gap on our HR leadership team and need an experienced HR professional to step in
- New and growing organization looking for HR support but don't need someone full time, yet
- Our HR team is growing and we are not sure what the final state will be. We need a seasoned HR leader to help us figure that out
ideal for
Fractional HR Leadership & Support
- We are going to ask a lot of questions
- We want to understand your needs, your unique business context, concerns and the 'bigger picture'
- We will build a clear picture of expected outcomes with you
- Please share your business goals and priorities - your people strategy will be driven by that
- We will take steps to ensure appropriate privacy and confidentiality of your business and our work together (such as policies, programs, organizational information, strategies, employee matters, etc.)
- We believe in balance AND we have flexibility in our scheduling. Occasionally we may work in the evening, on the weekend, or across time zones - I'm confident we'll make it work & it won't compromise results
- I'm not a lawyer. We will provide you with our best advice and identify risks based on our experience and training. Occassionally we may recommend you speak with a lawyer or other professional specialist. Knowing your limits is a good thing. Having a great network is a fantastic thing.
Things to know about working with us
With agreed upon timelines and deliverables
Let's work together
Sandra Lowe, our Founder and Principal will work with you and your organization to define your needs, identify outcomes and build a strategy to get there. In many cases, Sandra will work partner with you and the leaders of your organization in this work.
Occasionally, we will bring in one of our highly skilled partners in areas such as Health & Safety, Compensation, Disability & Attendance Management, HR Consulting, Talent Acquisition, Process & Continuous Improvement and Labour Relations to support the work.
Our focus is on getting to know you and your business needs, and providing an integrated approach to policy, program and strategy across your human resources practices. Rather than you trying to make off-the-shelf solutions fit together and sound cohesive.
how we can work together?
Whom would we work with?
project by project
retainer
fee for service/ Hourly
Pay a fee for a set number of hours per week or month. Usually a 6 month engagement, or longer.
Pay an hourly rate for time worked.