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At the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario, we are united by a powerful purpose: to ensure that every child and adolescent facing cancer in Ontario has the best possible care and outcomes. As the leader of childhood cancer system, we work with hospitals, healthcare teams, families and other partners, to improve the system of care and support those who need it most, when it matters most.

We’re seeking an experienced, strategic, and hands-on Senior Human Resources Manager to help us strengthen a high-performing organization where our team can do their best work. This is a unique opportunity to play a critical role behind the scenes of life-changing impact by building the people practices, culture, and leadership capability that enable our team to support children and families facing cancer.

If you’re a seasoned HR leader who thrives on building, influencing, and making a meaningful difference in a purpose-driven, growing organization, we’d love to hear from you.

This is a part-time role (approximately 21 hours per week), with a flexible hybrid schedule that includes two days onsite in our Toronto office.

Role Summary

Reporting to the CEO, the Senior Human Resources Manager supports the successful achievement of POGO’s goals through the design and delivery of effective HR strategies, programs, and policies, supporting a team of approximately 50 employees. You will act as a trusted advisor to the senior leadership team, and support the staff broadly, providing practical people solutions while balancing strategic thinking with operational execution.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Leadership & Culture

• Partner with the leadership team to develop and implement people strategies that build organizational capability and support POGO’s strategic goals.
• Provide expert advice on organizational design, talent development, retention, and succession planning.
• Act as the primary steward of POGO’s culture, championing and reinforcing our core values to create an inclusive, engaging, and high-performing workplace.
• Lead POGO’s diversity, equity, and inclusion work plan in collaboration with the broader team.

Talent, Learning & Engagement

• Oversee the full employee lifecycle, including talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, employee engagement, succession planning, and health & safety.
• Partner with hiring managers on full-cycle recruitment and selection.
• Continually assess and enhance employee engagement initiatives in an evolving organizational culture.
• Establish and oversee the employee recognition program.
• Design and implement a comprehensive learning and development strategy that aligns talent growth with business priorities.

HR Operations, Compliance & Rewards

• Establish, implement, and continuously improve HR policies, practices, and structures in compliance with employment legislation and sector best practices.
• Manage compensation and benefits frameworks, including market benchmarking and collaboration with benefit providers to ensure competitive, cost-effective plans.
• Generate HR metrics, insights, and reports for leadership, management, and the Board.
• Execute operational HR responsibilities, while mentoring and supporting an HR administrative resource to ensure efficient and accurate HR transactions.
• Stay current on HR trends, legislation, and best practices, proactively identifying risks and opportunities.

Advisory & Coaching

• Provide coaching, mentoring, and guidance to leaders and managers on people management, performance, employee relations, and compliance.
• Offer thoughtful analysis and recommendations based on research, HR expertise, and organizational insight.
• Lead or contribute to special projects as assigned.

What You’ll Bring

Education

• Post-secondary education in Human Resources Management or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• CHRP or CHRL designation completed or in progress is a strong asset.

Experience

• 7–10 years of progressive HR experience.
• Deep HR generalist expertise across talent acquisition, onboarding, retention, performance management, employee relations, compensation and benefits, legislative compliance, change management, succession planning, and health & safety.
• Proven ability to operate at a strategic level and advise senior leadership.
• Experience in the not-for-profit sector and/or smaller organizations (50 employees or fewer) is an asset.
• Comfortable working in a stand-alone HR function with administrative support.

Skills & Attributes

• Proactive, collaborative leader with strong accountability and a future-oriented mindset.
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building, and change management skills.
• High degree of confidentiality, tact, and diplomacy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to translate strategic goals into clear operational plans.
• Effective problem-solver with strong negotiation and presentation abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word and strong Excel skills).
• Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Highly detail-oriented.

 How to Apply:

Please submit your resume and a tailored cover letter to  hr@pogo.ca outlining specifically why you’re a great fit for this role. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

What we offer:

POGO is a great place to grow your career and support the advancement of the childhood cancer system in Ontario. We offer a highly flexible work environment, great benefits, and a generous, inclusive team culture that values your contributions.

Salary range (prorated): 90k-130k

POGO is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all applicants throughout the recruiting and selection process.  Please let us know about any accommodation and/or support requirements. Note, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

We are only accepting applications from those authorized to work in Canada and are not currently sponsoring any temporary or permanent work visas.

We may use AI-assisted tools to enhance the efficiency of the recruitment process. However, all applications are reviewed by human recruiters and all hiring decisions are made by human decision-makers.

At the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO), we are united by a powerful purpose: to ensure that every child and adolescent facing cancer in Ontario has the best possible care and outcomes. As the leader of childhood cancer system, we work with hospitals, healthcare teams, families and other partners, to improve the system of care and support those who need it most, when it matters most. The Director, Enterprise Intelligence and Privacy role this is more than a leadership role, it is an opportunity to shape the future of childhood cancer care in Ontario.

We are looking for a senior strategic leader who will be both a visionary leader and a trusted expert, connecting data, analytics and business intelligence directly to program impact, donor engagement, and external collaboration opportunities. The Director is accountable for ensuring POGO fulfils its obligations as a Prescribed Entity, aligning policies and practices with requirements from the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC). Through strong partnership with program, communications, fundraising, and leadership teams, the Director builds modern data, business intelligence, and analytics capabilities, unlocks opportunities for insight and system contribution, and embeds data-informed decision making across POGO and beyond.

In addition, the Director provides organizational leadership on the responsible use of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, guiding their application across POGO to support decision-making, operational effectiveness, and organizational impact, while ensuring alignment with privacy and ethical obligations.

The Director is responsible for leading and developing a high performing team, fostering a culture of accountability, growth, and collaboration aligned with organizational priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

· Develop and lead an enterprise-wide data, analytics, business intelligence, and governance strategy aligned with POGO’s mission to improve pediatric cancer care in Ontario.

· Identify strategic opportunities where data, analytics and business intelligence can strengthen program impact, inform organizational strategy, support fundraising growth, and advance the pediatric cancer system more broadly.

· Proactively identify and assess partnership and collaboration opportunities (e.g., research, health system partners, sector organizations) where enterprise-level insights and intelligence derived from POGO data can contribute value.

· Act as a strategic advisor to the CEO and senior leadership, shaping priorities through decision-ready intelligence, performance insights, and system-level analysis.

· Advance a culture of data- and business-intelligence-informed decision making, innovation, and continuous improvement across the organization.

Data, Analytics & Insights

· Lead the modernization of analytics, reporting, and enterprise business intelligence, ensuring data is accessible, trusted, timely, and translated into actionable insight for leaders and the Board.

· Oversee analytics, modeling, and business intelligence solutions (e.g., dashboards, scorecards, performance reporting) that directly support:

o Program design, evaluation, learning, and growth

o Fundraising strategy, donor segmentation, outreach, and impact and performance reporting

o System-level intelligence that supports pediatric oncology advancement beyond the organization

· Establish formal, sustainable linkages between data, analytics, business intelligence, programs, fundraising, and external partners to ensure insights are integrated, aligned, and decision-oriented rather than siloed.

· Champion advanced and appropriate analytics methods to support insight generation, forecasting, program evaluation, and system advancement, while ensuring business intelligence outputs are intuitive and usable for non-technical stakeholders.

· Establish and oversee enterprise data governance, including clear accountability for data ownership, standards, access, and lifecycle management, to support trusted enterprise intelligence.

· Define and implement data quality frameworks to ensure accuracy, consistency, completeness, and reliability across all data domains, enabling credible business intelligence and organizational confidence in insight-based decisions.

Privacy

· Lead and be accountable for POGO’s enterprise-wide privacy program, ensuring robust governance, oversight, and day-to-day operational effectiveness across data, analytics, and business intelligence environments.

· Ensure full compliance with PHIPA and all applicable Ontario health and privacy legislation, and alignment with POGO’s obligations as a Prescribed Entity.

· Lead organizational privacy governance, embedding privacy, security, and ethical data use across POGO.

· Oversee privacy risk management, including Privacy Impact Assessments, data-sharing arrangements, and privacy incidents or breaches.

· Lead and be accountable for alignment of POGO’s privacy program with the IPC Manual for the Review and Approval of Prescribed Entities, including triennial reviews.

· Ensure ongoing compliance with applicable privacy legislation through audits, monitoring, and continuous improvement.

· Establish and deliver organization-wide privacy training, guidance, and support.

· Serve as POGO’s internal authority on privacy and information access, ensuring consistent interpretation and application of requirements across the organization.

· Ensure privacy oversight enables trusted, responsible use of business intelligence and analytics to support innovation, collaboration, and system contribution.

AI

· Provide organization-wide leadership on artificial intelligence, maintaining awareness of relevant AI developments, risks, and implications for POGO’s mission, operations, and public-trust responsibilities.

· Guide the responsible identification and adoption of AI use cases across the organization, including decision support, reporting and analysis, administrative efficiency, knowledge management, donor engagement, and communications.

· Ensure AI use is intentional, coordinated, and aligned with existing data, privacy, security, and ethical frameworks, and advise senior leadership on AI-related opportunities, risks, and guardrails.

Collaboration, Enablement & Leadership

· Provide strong and effective people leadership, including coaching, performance management, and professional development, while building team capability and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

· Partner closely with internal teams across POGO to embed business intelligence, data, and analytics into program planning, evaluation, and growth.

· Collaborate with fundraising to enhance donor insight, and evidence-based, intelligence-driven engagement strategies.

· Support communications with insights that are clear, accurate, and inform storytelling, including the translation of data and impact into compelling narratives for public, government, partner, and donor audiences.

What You’ll Need

Experience & Expertise

· 10-12 years of senior leadership experience in data, analytics, business intelligence and privacy within healthcare, public sector, research, or a complex regulated environment.

· Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., health informatics, data science, public health, information management, or related) or equivalent combination of education and experience. Relevant certifications in privacy, security, and/or data management (e.g., CIPP/C, CIPM, CISSP, CDMP) are strongly preferred.

· Deep expertise in Ontario privacy legislation, particularly PHIPA, including experience operating within or alongside a Prescribed Entity.

· Demonstrated success building and leading enterprise-level data and analytics strategies that drive program impact, organizational decision making, and system contribution.

· Experience overseeing privacy governance, Privacy Impact Assessments, data sharing agreements, and the management of privacy incidents or breaches.

· Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, and analytics modernization, with the ability to balance ambition with operational practicality.

Skills & Attributes

· Strong strategic thinker with the ability to translate complex data, analytics, and regulatory concepts into clear, actionable guidance.

· Sound judgment and a pragmatic approach to risk, enabling responsible innovation while maintaining trust and compliance.

· Highly credible, principled, and thoughtful, with a commitment to ethical data use, equity, and public accountability.

· Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence without authority.

· A values-driven leader motivated by improving outcomes for children and families affected by cancer.

What we offer:

POGO is a great place to grow your career and support the advancement of the childhood cancer system in Ontario. We offer a highly flexible work environment, great benefits and a generous, inclusive team culture that values your contributions.

· Hybrid work model (candidates are required to work from our Toronto office 2+ days/ week)

· A competitive compensation package including comprehensive health benefits and vacation

· Participation in a defined benefit pension plan with Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

· Salary range: 135k-155k

How to apply:

Please submit your resume and a tailored cover letter to hr@pogo.ca outlining specifically why you’re a great fit for this role. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

POGO is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all applicants throughout the recruiting and selection process. Please let us know about any accommodation and/or support requirements. Note, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. We are only accepting applications from those authorized to work in Canada and we are not currently sponsoring any temporary or permanent work visas. We may use

AI-assisted tools to enhance the efficiency of the recruitment process. However, all applications are reviewed by human recruiters and all hiring decisions are made by human decision-makers.