Vice President Organizational Development - Toronto, Canada - Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

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Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Are you passionate about Organization Development, Learning, and Innovation?:

Check out below for more information:

Our priority is the health and wellness of employees and the people of Ontario. As such, this position may involve working from home for part of the duration of this position. The WSIB model mixes working from home, office and field.

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.

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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.

About the role:

Reporting to and working closely with the Chief People Officer, the role of the Vice President, Learning & Organizational Development is responsible for leading and executing the design and implementation of organizational development and learning programs that support WSIB's strategic objectives, which includes the leading the creation and implementation of a learning centre of excellence.

The VP, Learning & Organizational Development, will also focus on building culture consistent with WSIB values, strengthening internal career paths, and professional development to ensure all employees have the skills and resources they need to succeed.

Major Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning Development:

Provides leadership and direction in the development and execution of all organizational development, culture & learning functions and support services, ensuring WSIB's Strategic Plan is supported and that all established processes are in compliance with WSIB policies and practices and regulatory and legislative requirements.
Collaborates with peers and senior levels of management to design and implement organizational development and learning strategies plans
Ensures branch operating and capital budgets are developed, approved and managed

Functional Leadership:

Lead, manage, and develop a team of learning and organizational effectiveness professionals to advance organizational capabilities, achieve and sustain bestin class programs, processes and practices
Develops short and longterm strategies and sponsors key initiatives to promote, achieve and maintain a culture of learning, service excellence and employee engagement.
Oversee the development and implementation of learning paths and programs across all business units and employee levels, and organizational development programs that align with company goals and values
Lead the creation and implementation of a learning centre of excellence
Drive employee experience through our continuous listening strategy in alignment with strategic business priorities and largescale transformation initiatives by leading the design, implementation, measurement, and continuous improvement of key initiatives (i.e., employee engagement survey, pulse surveys, other listening initiatives, toolkits, etc.)

Relationship Management:

Partners with our HR Centres of Excellence, EDI, business partners, industry peers, and external vendors to continuously evolve and effectively implement talent programs which meet the future needs of the organization while maintaining currency on emerging best practices trends and/or legislation/regulations
Maintains effective working relationships with third party vendors

Quality & Risk Management:

Monitors quality and relevance of organizational development, culture & learning services and programs, evaluating and auditing processes, best practices and resultsEnsures all organizational development, culture & learning processes, policies and protocols are established and compliance is monitored
Develops a measurement strategy to assess and monitor the effectiveness of learning and organizational development programs/processes and identify enhancements that will drive meaningful change

Education & Experience Requirements:

Undergraduate Degree in Business, Industrial relations or equivalent field.
Masters Degree an asset

years applicable experience, including 8-10 years progressive management experience at a senior level.

Demonstrated experience developing and implementing successful organizational development & learning strategies and programs Strong interpersonal skills, with the abil