Human Resources Coordinator_1-Year Mat Leave

Human Resources Coordinator
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
ASL 4
1-Year Maternity Leave
Fredericton

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Who we are:
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD) supports lifelong learning and ensures high-quality education and care for children and students across the province.

The Human Resources Client Services team plays a key role in supporting this mandate by delivering professional, responsive, and efficient human resource services to EECD staff. We are currently seeking a Human Resources Coordinator to join our team in Fredericton.

What you will do:

Reporting to the Manager of HR Client Services, the HR Coordinator plays an important role in supporting the team's day-to-day recruitment work.

In this role, you will help coordinate the full-cycle recruitment, from posting jobs to finalizing competitions, ensuring documentation is organized, accurate, and completed in line with the Civil Service Act, policies, and procedures.

You will work in close partnership with Human Resources Consultants and people leaders to support payroll and benefits administration, coordinate and monitor recruitment activities, ensure the integrity and accuracy of documentation, and contribute to a seamless, consistent, and high-quality experience for all stakeholders.

In this role, key responsibilities include:

• Serve as the first point of contact for candidates and employees, providing professional, timely, and accurate information aligned with public service values;
• Coordinate multiple recruitment activities in a fast-paced environment, ensuring processes are organized, documented, and completed within established timelines;
• Prepare, format, proofread, and post job advertisements and recruitment-related documentation;
• Coordinate and track approvals for recruitment documentation and competition processes;
• Create, organize, and maintain competition and recruitment files in accordance with records management procedures;
• Process applications, and respond to applicant inquiries;
• Coordinate testing, interviews, and selection materials;
• Support onboarding and offboarding activities, including preparation of commencement packages and all payroll-related transactions in collaboration with Payroll and Benefits;
• Contribute to employee wellness initiatives and engagement activities;
• Updating and maintaining recruitment documentation templates.

Who you are:
You are a collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced, client-focused environment. Dependable and highly organized, you bring strong communication skills and a commitment to delivering exceptional client service. You build respectful working relationships and contribute to a positive, inclusive workplace.

You are enthusiastic about staffing processes and take pride in providing clear, timely guidance to candidates and hiring teams. With strong interpersonal skills and the ability to anticipate needs, you handle sensitive information with discretion, proactively support others and go the extra mile to ensure a smooth and positive recruitment experience.

Your attitude, skills and interests are just as important as your area of study. We are looking for diverse backgrounds that bring a combination of the following:

Required Competencies:

• A two year diploma in administration and a minimum of four (4) years of related work experience.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Written and spoken competence in English and French is required. Please state your language capability.

Applicants must clearly demonstrate the essential qualifications to be given further consideration. Please ensure that preferred language for assessment is identified on your resume.

Nice to have:

• Previous Human resource and recruitment experience

Behavioural Competencies:

• Results Orientation - Takes initiative to meet recruitment timelines, manages competing priorities effectively, and follows through to ensure competitions are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Analytical Thinking - Applies critical thinking to prioritize tasks and solve scheduling or coordination issues.
• Concern for Order - Maintains accurate and well-organized competition files, monitors multiple deadlines, ensures documentation is complete and compliant, and follows established policies and procedures with a high level of attention to detail.
• Effective Interactive Communication - Communicates clearly and professionally with candidates, hiring managers, and colleagues.

Technical Competencies (knowledge of, or ability to learn and apply):

• Ability to Use Office Technology, Software and Applications; and
• Planning and Organizing Skills.

Résumés should be in chronological order specifying education and employment in months and years including part-time and full-time employment.

Wage:
Administrative Services Level 4 - $1,816 - $2,205 bi-weekly

Work environment:

• Office location: Place 2000, 250 King Street, Fredericton, NB.
• Standard hours of work: Monday - Friday, 8:15-4:30.
• We promote a scent-reduced environment.

What can GNB offer you?

• Comprehensive benefits package and the New Brunswick Public Service Pension Plan.
• Opportunities for career growth, professional development, and training.
• Free access to Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) and services.
• One paid volunteer day per year to give back to your community.
• 1.25 days/month of paid vacation.
• 1.25 days/month of paid sick leave.

Providing a safe workplace for all. Your health & safety are important to us. GNB has implemented preventative measures across the organization to ensure your health & safety.

How to apply:
We encourage applicants to apply online at www.ere.gnb.ca, by mail at the following address, or by email at [email protected] by May 10, 2026, indicating competition number 26-2000-C03. This competition may be used to fill future vacancies at the same level.

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Human Resource Services
Place 2000, 250 King Street
Fredericton, NB E3B 9M9

We thank all those who apply, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

As per the?Civil Service Act, veterans who demonstrate they are among the most qualified, shall be given preference at the time of appointment.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Program contributing to the creation of a more balanced workforce that reflects the diversity of the province by removing barriers to employment and providing individualized supports to designated equity group members.

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