Total Rewards & Culture Specialist

Position:

Total Rewards & Culture Specialist

Reports to:

Director, People, Culture & Connection

Position Term:

Full Time Permanent

Primary Location:

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Workplace Type:

Hybrid

Job Purpose

The Total Rewards & Culture Specialist plays a uniquely visible role in bringing compensation, rewards, recognition and staff experience together. While Total Rewards work is often behind the scenes, this role isn’t. It combines the precision of Total Rewards with direct involvement in culture and staff experience — work that is engaging, dynamic, and seen across World Vision Canada (WVC).

This role helps create the kind of staff experience that keeps people inspired, supported, and able to do meaningful work. As the Total Rewards & Culture Specialist, you’ll contribute to the moments and programs that help our teams feel connected and supported — because when people have a positive experience at work, they stay, they grow, and their impact reaches the vulnerable children and communities we serve. From salary survey participation to ensuring the ongoing success of our rewards and recognition programs and staff events, you’ll play an essential role in shaping experiences that help employees feel seen, valued, and connected. This work reaches across the organization — a blend of compensation administration, meaningful interactions, and practical support that strengthens the staff experience at every level.

Responsibilities

Compensation & Benefits

Contribute to the compensation processes that maintain accuracy, fairness, and alignment across all roles at WVC.

• Maintain and organize the Job Description Library
• Support annual salary survey submissions
• Assist with compensation benchmarking and data preparation
• Gather data and information for Pay Equity Maintenance reporting
• Evaluate WVC’s Individual Contributor positions using the Hay Methodology
• Ensure proper completion of benefit enrollment forms and distribute onboarding documentation for benefits and pension enrollment to ensure new hires receive timely and accurate plan information
• Complete benefits and pension -related employee data updates and audits

Recognition Program

Support and champion WVC’s recognition program by coordinating the full nomination and evaluation process.

• Organize nomination information and prepare scorecard materials for committee members
• Schedule and facilitate quarterly recognition committee meetings
• Track nominations and participation metrics across all Ministry Functions
• Prepare recognition postings for the intranet, ensuring stories are shared clearly, respectfully, and in alignment with the program’s tone
• Serve as an ambassador for the program — answering questions, promoting participation, coordinating reminders, and supporting awareness across WVC

Staff Experiences

Help bring to life the events and moments that connect, inspire, and unite staff across WVC.

• Coordinate logistics and materials for key PC&C-led events such as VisionWeek, Day of Prayer, Fiscal Kick-Off, Weekly/Quarterly Staff Events, and other experience-focused initiatives
• Support day-of event coordination, including set-up, hosting needs, and frontline assistance, as required
• Track staff experience metrics and participation data related to PC&C OKRs, helping monitor progress and identify opportunities for improvement
• Contribute ideas and observations that enhance the overall staff experience, ensuring events feel meaningful and welcoming
• Collaborate with PC&C teammates and internal partners to maintain consistent experience standards across all events

General PC&C Support

Provide flexible support across the People, Culture & Connection portfolio to strengthen key programs and initiatives.

• Assist Total Rewards, People Experience, and Learning & Development teams with coordination, documentation, and project support, as needed
• Contribute to cross-functional projects that advance staff experience, culture initiatives, and connection across WVC
• Offer administrative and logistical support during peak PC&C activity periods, ensuring smooth delivery of team-wide commitments

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in compensation and benefits
• Experience supporting compensation processes such as benchmarking, job descriptions, and job evaluation
• Experience supporting Benefits and Pension programs
• Excellent excel and data analytics skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience supporting performance management cycles and documentation
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with accuracy and professionalism
• Collaborative, people-focused approach with discretion in handling sensitive information
• Bilingual French is an asset

Mission & Values Alignment

• Demonstrates alignment with World Vision Canada’s mission, values, and Christian identity

Why Consider Us?

• Our competitive compensation & benefits include:
• Health Spending Account
• Up to 6% matched pension contributions
• Parental leave top-up
• Generous paid vacation, sick days, wellness and personal days
• Office closed extra days before long weekends (6x/year)
• World Vision Canada has consistently been awarded Canada and GTA top employer awards.
• We are Canada’s largest development, relief, and advocacy non-profit organization.
• We embody an Agile mindset here.

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Job Family

People Resources

Job Function

Individual Contributor

Pay Type

Salary

Employment Indicator

Hybrid