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: N11 From: $143,288.00 To: $179,110.00
Job Summary:
The Director, Human Rights and Business Ethics provides strategic leadership to embed human rights, business ethics, and equity across employee experience and organizational processes. This role creates and drives strategies that align with WSIB’s values, ensuring that ethical decision-making, fairness and accountability are integrated into all levels of operations and leadership.
By championing an inclusive, respectful and accountable workplace culture, the director ensures the effective implementation of the Code of Business Ethics, organizational policies and leading practices. The role is pivotal in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering a culture where all individuals feel valued, respected and empowered to contribute to the organization’s success.
Major Responsibilities:
1. Lead the development and implementation of strategies, proactive programs and risk management initiatives that uphold human rights, foster a respectful workplace, promote ethical conduct, and equity across the organization.
- Ensure people and business policies and programs meet legal and compliance requirements and advance a culture of fairness, respect and inclusion.
- Oversee the Code of Business Ethics complaints process and conflict of interest declarations and mitigation.
- Develop and lead strategy for improvements to Code of Business Ethics complaint, resolution and COI declaration processes
- Develop, lead and implement strategy for external legal and investigative support
- Lead complex human rights investigations and ensure procedural fairness and compliance.
- Develop and lead workplace restoration and mediation strategy, and efforts following incidents of discrimination, harassment, or related conflict.
- As the subject matter expert, make recommendations/provide advice directly to the Chief People Officer and Ethics Executive, with a high degree of autonomy on sensitive matters that have the potential risk of media visibility and litigation.
2. Lead the development and implementation of a continuous improvement program that identifies systemic risks and barriers in people processes (e.g., recruitment, performance management, succession planning) and implement equity-focused solutions
- Design proactive strategies and measurable actions that ensure people processes and practices are equitable, fair, transparent and inclusive.
- Collaborate with external partners to advance equitable and inclusive hiring, career development, and development of Enterprise-wide Reconciliation Action plan.
- Champion accessibility and lead the development and implementation of employee accessibility strategy.
3. Team Leadership
- Lead and develop team members; ensuring employees are provided appropriate performance objectives and development plans.
- Provide guidance, ongoing coaching and feedback to direct reports.
- Collaborate with direct manager to identify, recommend and develop divisional strategy, goals and objectives in support of corporate goals and objectives.
4. Functional Leadership
- Provide expert advisory to senior leadership on emerging trends and best practices in equity, ethics, and human rights.
- Foster a culture of respect and accountability through proactive education, policy development, and both employee and leadership engagement.
- Advance inclusive leadership development practices and lead the development and implementation of learning curriculum on EDI, Human Rights, employee accessibility and Business Ethics.
- Integrate human rights and equity considerations into enterprise risk management and ESG strategies.
Job Requirements:
Licensed Employment or Human Rights lawyer (called to the bar in Ontario)
8+ years of progressive experience in labour and employment law, human rights, ethics, and equity, diversity and leadership roles.
Deep knowledge of HR with experience within a unionized environment being beneficial
Proven experience managing complex investigations, conflict of interest processes, mediation and workplace restoration.
Strong leadership, strategic planning, project leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead change and influence inclusive, and accountable workplace culture.
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.
