Manager, People, Culture and Engagement - Vancouver, Canada - Vancouver Foundation

Vancouver Foundation

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Vancouver, Canada

1 week ago

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Manager, People, Culture and Engagement

Full-Time Permanent

Remote or Hybrid Eligible

Vancouver Foundation acknowledges that we carry out our work on the lands of Indigenous nations throughout colonial British Columbia. Our office is located on the unceded, ancestral, and traditional territory of the x_w_m_əθ_k_wə_y_̓ə_m (Musqueam), S_ḵ_wx_̱_w_ú_7mesh (Squamish) and Sel_̓_í_l_̓_witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples._

About Us
Vancouver Foundation is a community foundation that serves Vancouver and all of BC. We bring together the generosity of donors with the ideas and energy of people and communities across the province.

Every year we fund a diverse mix of grants, both large and small, that help to build healthy, vibrant, equitable, and inclusive communities.

Considered a leader in responsive grantmaking and systems change, Vancouver Foundation is the most significant funder of charities in BC outside of government.

As a community foundation, we're committed to ensuring everyone has a place in our mission.

We are on a journey to actively align all aspects of our work — both internally and externally — to our commitment to equity, inclusion, and a more just society.

About You

You are a highly motivated and experienced people, culture, and engagement professional who is passionate about justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion (JEDI).

You are committed to advancing JEDI within your work and are eager to contribute to an organization that shares these values.

You have a strong track record of success in managing recruitment processes, engaging employees in program design, and developing policies and programs to support equity-seeking groups.

As the Manager, People, Culture and Engagement, you have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills and are adept at building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

You are comfortable working collaboratively in a team environment to achieve shared goals. You are a strategic thinker who can identify areas for improvement and developing and implementing effective solutions.

You are a natural problem-solver and are willing to challenge conventional methods to achieve your goals.

You have a keen eye for detail and are committed to ensuring that all processes and initiatives are implemented with a high degree of excellence.

About the Position
The role requires a balance of specialist and generalist skills to support other work across the organization. The main deliverables will include recruitment, development and engagement programs.

Main Responsibilities

Assist in the design and implementation of programs and initiatives to support employee engagement, retention, and development, such as performance management, professional development, and recognition programs.
Provide support to employees on peoplerelated matters, including conflict resolution, communication, and change management.
Monitor and analyze workforce data to identify data trends and develop strategies to address areas of improvement.

Desired Experience/Education/Skills

Minimum of 5 years of experience in a human resources role, with a focus on two or more of the following recruitment, employee engagement, diversity, equity, and inclusion, development and wellbeing.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders.
Strong project management skills with a track record of successful program implementation.
Demonstrated commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and work independently with little supervision.
Excellent organizational and workload prioritization skills.
Experience working with and for the charitable sector is an asset.

Core Competencies
Advances Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Familiarity with antioppression, decolonization, antiracism, feminist theory, rightsbased frameworks, etc.

Adaptability

Understands that there can be many ways to dal with situations and adapts as needed to arrive at effect solutions.
Deals with unexpected changes in work, deadlines or strategy in a positive manner.

Communication

Communicates clearly, concisely, and candidly with people at all levels of the organization; avoids vagueness, ambiguity, and mixed messages.

Service Focus

Convergence of service awareness, attitude, efficiency, and problemsolving in a way that adds value to the team, role or organization. Satisfies expectations and requirements from both internal and external stakeholders. Identifies customer needs and is able to provide solutions or answers to problems.

Dependability

Demonstrates a high level of reliability in all aspects of the job.
Fulfills all commitments made to both internal and external stakeholders. This includes showing consistency and follow through in one's work.

Responsibility/Learning Orientation