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Human Resources careers

Human Resources careers

Shape employee experiences, support leadership, and deliver inclusive, ethical, and impactful HR services.

Welcome to Human Resources

When you join our Human Resources (HR) team, you will help support employees and leaders across The City, build strong partnerships, and help to shape a positive and thriving workplace culture.

Our HR team includes professionals with a wide range of expertise. We design and deliver programs that help people succeed and create a workplace that is safe, fair, and inclusive. This allows employees to focus on the work that makes life better for Calgarians every day.

City of Calgary employees usually stay with The City for a long time: around 13 years of service on average. Want to know why? Learn more about our benefits, or view more career pathways.

We are hiring!

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What you’ll do here

HR supports employees throughout their career — from hiring through training, career growth, and retirement.

Depending on your role, your work may include:

  • Designing and delivering HR strategies and programs that support employees and leaders across the organization as they provide services to Calgarians.
  • Working with business leaders to build people-centered solutions that support service delivery and business priorities.
  • Consulting with internal and external partners to identify learning needs and develop training. You may also review training to continuously improve it.
  • Developing and delivering recruitment plans to attract talent to The City. You may support leaders through the hiring process.
  • Leading projects or hosting events where employees learn from each other and feel a strong sense of belonging.
  • Providing advice on strategic and complex labour relations matters, conducting research and providing support during collective bargaining and other activities with diverse bargaining units.
  • Supporting pay and compensation work for a client group. This includes analysis and job evaluations for new and existing roles.
  • Preparing and processing documentation required for payroll administration on a bi-weekly and year-end basis.
  • Impartially investigating serious workplace incidents using trauma-informed, employee-focused approach investigative practices. 

Why choose HR at The City?

  • Make an impact

    Your work will support the experience of thousands of employees who serve Calgary to make our city even better. This helps leaders and employees feel equipped, supported, valued, and ready to deliver meaningful services to our community. You will also play a role in positioning The City as one of Canada’s top employers.

  • Grow your career

    The HR team supports more than 30 business units. This gives you the chance to learn new skills, work with different teams, and grow your career. Like all employees, HR staff take part in learning and development programs that support professional growth.

  • Collaborative work environment

    Human Resources is all about teamwork. You will work closely with colleagues across the business unit and partner with leaders and employees throughout The City. Together, you create solutions that follow labour laws and agreements and keep people at the centre of what you do.

Careers you’ll find here

The City offers many career paths in HR. These roles support different areas of work, such as recruitment and talent acquisition, learning and development, strategic business partnerships, compensation, pay or benefits, labour relations, wellness, and data analytics, including:

  • HR Consultants
  • HR Business Partners
  • Senior Payroll Analysts
  • Senior Recruitment Specialists
  • HR Associates
  • HR Analysts
  • Labour Relations Professionals
  • Ability Advisors
  • Corporate Health Consultants
  • Workforce Planning Analysts

These roles are essential to our operations and often in high demand. If you’re ready to make a difference, explore current opportunities and apply today. 

Awards and honours

We’re proud to be recognized as one of Alberta’s Top Employers for multiple years. This recognition reflects the important services provided by HR. We are also recognized as one of Canada’s Best Employers by Forbes. This ranking is based on feedback from 30,000 anonymous employee surveys.