Organizational Development Advisor - Toronto, Canada - Douglas College

Description

The Organizational Development Advisor is responsible for consulting and collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders, including but not limited to all employee groups (Faculty, Staff and Admin) and external agencies and consultants, to develop, deliver and evaluate programs that support and build individual, team and organizational knowledge and effectiveness.

The position plans and implements learning, leads organization development initiatives and uses change strategies to enable performance excellence aligned with the organization's strategic objectives and Human Resources plan goals.

Responsibilities Under the general guidance of the HR Manager, Organizational Development and Strategic Initiatives, the Organizational Development Advisor. · Delivers professional development and training programs and activities in accordance with adult educational principles, College strategic goals, HR Plan goals, collective agreements and College policies and procedures;· Assists and advises Supervisors , Managers, Directors , and Deans with respect to: performance management, knowledge and skills gaps, learning program design, organizational effectiveness, new HR initiatives and change management.· Provides group facilitation and coaching for strategic planning, team development and various team improvement objectives.· Works closely with Academics to deliver a broad range of Faculty focused training initiatives to the College community, including supporting senior leaders deliver training session/speakers/ workshops, coordinating the events and working with the Learning and Development Coordinator to arrange logistics and marketing.· Represents the department and serves as a resource on various College committees.· Provides consultative support to any group across the College who is hosting professional development activities.· Assists in the development of leadership programs, supervisory training programs, and other programs as needed to support College effectiveness.· Analyzes individual and group behaviour through various methods and recommends strategies for enhancing effectiveness.· Influences and supports changes in organizational behaviour.

Serves as an internal consultant to facilitate team building, resolve work group conflict and develop group norms, values and culture.· Prepares reports, business cases, proposals and recommendations in support of Organization Development initiatives.· Develops and facilitates annual compliance training on respectful workplace, performance development programs and other required training· Works with College partners to execute special events including but not limited to the Retirement Reception and Recognition Celebration.· Participates on the annual College-wide Professional Development day and Speaker Series Week planning committees.

Liaises with consultants and facilitators, develops theme and event structure.· Identifies improvement opportunities, and facilitates change initiatives at the organizational, divisional and departmental level.· Identifies and analyzes developments and trends in organizational development and learning and recommends innovative approaches and practices appropriate to the College environment;· Monitors trends and best practices within and outside of academic environments in order to recommend programs to enhance talent capability and meet changing College needs.· Updates and develops standard operating procedures for new organizational development initiatives with HR Manager, Organizational Development and Strategic Initiatives.· Leverages online learning platforms to increase individual and team performance.· Organizes and carries out assignments with sound judgment and a high degree of confidentiality and accuracy.· Ensures compliance with privacy and other employment-related legislation.· Performs other related duties as requested.

To Be Successful in this Role You Will Need · A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, with a focus in Human Resources Management, Organizational Development or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.· A minimum of four 4 years of experience in a similar role in a complex, multi-union, public sector environment, including experience in training, needs analysis, facilitation, coaching, content development and change management.

Plus 1 – 2 years of experience with online learning platforms and content curation.· Proven effective communication, planning and organizing skills are required.· Experience identifying training needs, planning and executing on a variety of initiatives.· Outstanding presentation and facilitation skills.· A strong commitment to excellence in client service.· A respectful and collaborative approach to working with others.· Comfort working with all employees and able to provide advice and direction to all levels of the College.· Professional, ethical and collaborative with a willingness to take on any task that may be required.· Proficiency with MS Office, Learning Management Systems and complex integrated Human Resources Information Systems, including creating and maintaining spreadsheets and databases.

Our core competencies comprise the most integral pattern of skills, behaviours and/or characteristics that we believe contribute to successful outcomes and superior performance at Douglas College.