Human Rights Coordinator

This role requires the successful applicant to commit to an in-office work arrangement up to 5 days a week beginning in 2026.

About the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)

We’re here to help. When an injury or illness happens on the job, we move quickly to provide wage-loss benefits, medical coverage and support to help people get back to work. Funded by businesses, we also provide no-fault collective liability insurance and access to industry-specific health and safety information. We are one of the largest insurance organizations in North America covering over five million people in more than 300,000 workplaces across Ontario. For more information, visit wsib.ca.

At the WSIB, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• explore many career paths and follow your passion
• continuously learn and grow professionally
• be recognized for the great work you do
• participate in programs that support your health and wellbeing

You’ll also receive a competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefit package and defined benefit pension plan.

Salary Grade:  N04        From:  $64,052.96  To:  $80,066.00

Job Summary:

The Human Rights Coordinator provides essential administrative and operational support to the Human Rights and Business Ethics team, ensuring efficient tracking, reporting, and managing key processes. 

This role supports the function meeting compliance and internal control standards by ensuring the effective and efficient execution of processes, maintenance and organization of documents as well as timely communication across the team’s activities. It supports the team in the administration and delivery of various programs and policies.

• Maintaining organized filing systems and managing filing of confidential documentation in accordance with compliance and audit control obligations.
• Coordinating logistics for various meetings including trainings, workplace restoration sessions, and mediation and providing event management support for inclusion initiatives and progams.
• Supporting the development and administration of statements of work and contracts.
• Assisting with data collection and reporting for internal and external stakeholders. Preparing excel spreadsheets, consolidating data, ensuring data accuracy, preparing and editing PowerPoint presentations, drafting correspondence, and preparing briefing summaries as required.
• Maintaining dashboards and databases for tracking diversity demographic metrics.
• Managing the team inbox and coordinating responses to inquiries and complaints.

2. Assist the application of various processes, procedures, programs and guidelines by:

• Tracking and reporting on investigations, complaints, and conflict of interest declarations.
• Supporting the preparation of materials and facilitating approval processes following conclusions of Human Rights investigations
• Managing the end-to-end process for conflict-of-interest declarations and mitigation plans
• Resolving established routine queries
• Manage annual COBE attestation and Diversity Dimensions completion process
• Prepare quarterly COBE compliance reporting and data reconciliation

3. Provide process improvement support and stakeholder management:

• Supporting the development of internal knowledge hubs and digital resources.
• Liaising with vendors and consultants to manage contracts and service agreements.

4. Proactively identify process inefficiencies and inconsistencies and collaborate toward an improved and more productive process that will enhance the overall client experience. 

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We respect and value the diversity of our people. We strive to create an environment where employees can be themselves and where our differences are celebrated.

We value and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating inclusive experiences for both our employees and prospective employees. We invite all interested individuals to apply. If you require accommodations in order to apply to this position please contact talentacquisitioncentre@wsib.on.ca.  If you are invited to participate in the interview or assessment process, you can advise our Recruiter of your accommodation needs at that time.  

Please visit our EDI Vision to learn more about what actions WSIB are taking to advance our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and to support all employees participating and contributing to their full potential

Disclosing conflicts of interest

As public servants, employees at the WSIB have a responsibility to act in an ethical way at all times to create a respectful workplace and maintain public trust. Job applicants are required to disclose any circumstance that could result in a real, potential or perceived conflict of interest. A conflict of interest is any situation where your private interests may impair or be perceived to impair the decisions you make in your official capacity. This may include: political activity, directorship, other outside employment and certain personal relationships (e.g. with current WSIB employees, customers and/or stakeholders). If you have any questions about conflict of interest obligations and/or how to make a disclosure, please contact the Talent Acquisition Centre at talentacquisitioncentre@wsib.on.ca.

Privacy information

We collect personal information from your resume, application, cover letter and references under the authority of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. The Talent Acquisition Centre and WSIB hiring parties will used this information to assess/validate your qualifications, determine if you meet the requirements of vacant positions and/or gather information relevant for recruitment purposes. If you have questions or concerns regarding the collection and use of your personal information, please contact the WSIB’s Privacy Office at privacy_office@wsib.on.ca. The Privacy Office cannot provide information about the status of your application.

As a precondition of employment, the WSIB requires that prospective candidates undergo a criminal records name check any time before or after they are hired.

To apply for this position, please submit your application by the closing date.