Talent Development and Delivery Specialist

ABOUT US
Almost 1.2 million residents call York Region home making it one of the largest regions in Canada and the fastest growing with a population thats expected to grow to more than 2 million by 2041. Our geography which is comprised of about 1800 square kilometers over nine different municipalities is as beautiful interesting and diverse as our people. Local government is organized in a twotier structure and we work together with our local municipalities to provide residents and businesses access to a broad selection of services and resources.

WHAT WE OFFER
Consistently named one of Canadas Best Employers by Forbes we offer a collaborative progressive workplace that takes pride in our organizational culture and is committed to living The 13 Factors of Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace aligned with our vision to create strong caring and safe communities both within and outside our walls.
Permanent Hires (remove if n/a):
Defined Benefit Pension Program With the Ontario Municipality Employees Retirement System (OMERS) defined benefit pension plan you can confidently retire knowing that you will have income for life. Eligibility from date of hire as a fulltime employee and includes employermatched contributions.
Employer of Choice Recognized as the highestranking government employer in Canada and fourth overall among 300 organizations.
Benefits and Wellness Employees and their loved ones have access to a comprehensive employerpaid benefits plan that includes extended health dental and life insurance access to a 24/7 Employee and Family Assistance Program and corporate discounts and purchase plans for daytoday products and services.
Inclusive and Diverse Workforce Were committed to fostering an environment that celebrates all dimensions of diversity and ensures everyone can develop to their full potential participate freely in society and live with respect dignity and freedom from discrimination. Our robust Inclusion Diversity Equity and Accessibility program continues to grow and has been recognized by the United Nations and many other organizations for our leadership

ABOUT THE ROLE
This position is responsible for identifying and analyzing current talent and organizational talent needs developing employees through the of initiatives and programs; providing expert advice and guidance to management and employees related to their assigned program area(s) including; talent management and development succession planning performance management recognition competency frameworks employee engagement and workforce planning; facilitating organizational effectiveness initiatives as requested; and ensuring that program practices support strategic objectives and are consistent with relevant legislation regulations and policies.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Supports the development and implementation of the strategic workforce planning strategy including the identification assessment development and sustainment of employee workforce skills required to successfully accomplish business goals and priorities including the approach process and tools for succession planning.
• Acts as the point person and advisor to key stakeholders and external vendors for assigned talent management programs which may include:
  • Succession Planning: Leads various talent assessment and calibration processes and meetings related to succession planning including analyzing leadership needs preparing forecasts tracking and monitoring succession planning actions to ensure the development of leadership talent required by the organization. Assesses outcomes of departmental talent management dashboards and development strategies.
  • Performance Management: Develops and implements performance management processes tools reports technologies and training workshops to equip leaders to effectively deliver and document performance.
  • Recognition Program: Develops and implements programs tools and technologies to embed recognitions within the culture and enhance leadership capabilities.
  • Leadership Development Program: Aligns L&D initiatives with talent management programming. Conducts needs analysis designs develops implements and evaluates opportunities and/or solutions for staff and management development.
  • Organizational effectiveness: Designs develops maintains and implements organizational effectiveness programs and tools. Partners with Organizational Design team to create and implement organizational and job design tools and programs that are linked with corporate competencies and talent management programs.
  • Competency Framework: Contributes to the development maintenance and assessment of the Regions Competency Framework for leadership and frontline staff to guide and align people practices in pursuit of the Regions strategic direction.
• Creates and maintains procedures guidelines dashboards reports and templates related to talent management and development programs.
• Supports the Manager in the planning design delivery and evaluation of new corporate learning solutions and programs including researching materials/resources creating training materials and facilitating training sessions and meetings.
• Contributes to the design development implementation and management of largescale corporate development programs to support corporatewide initiatives and changes.
• Recommends updates to policies and guidelines related to various initiatives including benchmarking comparable organizations.
• Partners with internal communication resources to develop engaging and effective communication plans to support programs.
• Facilitates crossfunctional groups and communities of practice to enhance communication and delivery of talent management succession planning performance management and recognition programming.
• Plans focus groups and train the trainer sessions in consultation with client groups and Instructional Designer.
• Responds to inquiries and resolves concerns as appropriate.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Successful completion of a University Degree in Human Resources Organizational Development Industrial Psychology or approved equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum five 5 years of relevant experience in a variety of talent management programs including organizational development talent management succession planning performance management recognition change management competency models organizational effectiveness learning and development and instructional design.
• Demonstrated experience leading facilitating and managing projects as well as designing training and development solutions processes and programs.
• Certification in adult education project management and/or change management an asset.
• Excellent training facilitation presentation communication research and writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to connect with a range of internal and external stakeholders while focusing on fostering collaborative work relationships.
• Strong ability to develop relationships and work in a welcoming and inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated and where everyone can develop to their full potential.

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