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Position Title:

Director, Learning & Development and Succession (People & Culture) (Telework/Hybrid)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

English (assessed), French (assessed)

Language Skills:

English (assessed) (Reading), English (assessed) (Speaking), English (assessed) (Writing), French (assessed) (Reading), French (assessed) (Speaking), French (assessed) (Writing)

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.

Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

Unposting Date:

2024-07-22 11:59 PM

This role is a hybrid work arrangement. Work schedule to be discussed with Hiring Manager according to the guidelines defined by the department.

Permanent position based in Montreal or Toronto (bilingual).

Your Role

As Director, Learning & Development and Succession, you will lead the Learning & Development and Succession team, and oversee the development and implementation of the National Course Offering. You are a key resource to the Talent Management Team to assess talent and develop a succession strategy enabling CBC/Radio-Canada’s vision, strategy and objectives.

You will work closely and collaborate with peers across the People & Culture team (HR Business Partners, Centres of Expertise and Shared Services) and business leaders, to proactively address and respond to organization development needs by collaborating with key stakeholders.

In partnership with the Executive Director, Talent Management, you are responsible for driving our forward-looking culture leading the corporate-wide strategy for identifying and developing the ability for talent to move up, down and across the organization. You will work in partnership with the business and People & Culture teams to transform the internal mobility practices leveraging data to drive decisions around future talent. This will include leading the processes and systems associated with managing talent across the organization, including the annual talent review process, succession planning, leadership development assessments and leadership competencies and behaviours, and other processes linked to optimizing organizational performance.

More specifically, you will perform the following duties:

• Create and implement an integrated approach to Learning and Development, talent reviews, career growth and the design and development of tools and resources;

• Lead the L&D strategies and initiatives to meet the Corporation’s short- and long-term business needs and programming objectives across Canada.

• Facilitate the annual talent review process across the Corporation to identify, develop and drive the talent pipeline for key roles;

• Lead ongoing succession and development planning for key roles across the organization in collaboration with business leaders, including the interpretation and delivery of leadership assessments, identifying and addressing developmental needs, and managing succession and high potential planning in line with business needs;

• Align change management, talent development and related initiatives to business strategies, identifying opportunities for increased efficiency;

• Using OD principles, guide senior managers on organizational reporting structure for departments, growth pathways (career framework) and position descriptions;

• Establish key metrics to drive, measure and reinforce deliverables in talent and organizational development as well as provide critical analysis that will aid in benchmarking our progress;

• Accountable for budget management related to Learning & Development, Leadership Development, and succession initiatives;

• Develop and lead a team that will educate, advise and influence business leaders on business transformation topics including: organizational assessment, organizational efficiency, team effectiveness, and change management;

• Contribute to establishing a strategic workforce planning approach;

• Internal Subject Matter Expert on OD best practices as well as current trends and innovative tools and methods;

• Present plans and recommendations to various levels of the organization, senior management and Executives;

• Other duties as assigned.

We are looking for a candidate with the following skills and credentials:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, industrial relations, industrial psychology, or other relevant field; CRHA or HRPA designation would be an asset

• Master’s degree in organizational development or a related field an asset

• Ten (10)+ years’ experience in Human Resources roles of increasing responsibility, including direct involvement with senior business leaders in large, matrix organizations

• Strong experience in the Learning & Development (L&D) function and conduct of organizational design, change management, talent development, and succession planning

• Demonstrated experience implementing staff development plans, coaching individuals, facilitating difficult conversations, and developing teams

• Ability to successfully work in an agile environment, handle competing priorities, and multiple large-scale and highly sensitive issues

• Exceptional communication skills and ability to explain complex information to all levels of the organization

• Ability to exercise excellent judgment, work independently and take initiative

• Strong influence and ability to interact with senior leaders, and other levels across the organization

• Experience leading in a transformational context with strong change management skills

• Proven experience in developing and coaching a team

• Experience working in a unionized environment and/or complex organizational structure an asset

• Proven ability to influence strategic directions, and also implementing them

• Bilingualism (spoken and written)

• Knowledge of Google Suite an asset

• Ability to travel on occasion

Core Competencies:

• Strategic Mindset: Able to attain strategic goals by weighing trade-offs when choosing what gets done and what is left behind.

• Persuasive Communication: Able to move people toward a position they originally did not hold in a collaborative and positive fashion

• Accountability: Able to recognize, take ownership, and engage in course correction of decisions and subsequent actions

• Critical Thinking: Able to engage in reflective thinking and challenge one’s assumptions in light of new arguments and information

• Empathy: Able to appreciate others’ feelings, perspectives, and aspirations

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section (http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/working-with-us/jobs/diversity-inclusion-cbc-rc) of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to recruitment@cbc.ca .

You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website (http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/governance/corporate-policies/values-ethics/conduct) . All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest (http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/governance/corporate-policies/human-resources/conflicts) . In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

Primary Location:

1000, Rue Papineau, Montreal, Quebec, H2K 0C2

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time

At CBC/Radio-Canada (http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en) , we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.