Mohawk College Looking for Organizational Development Consultant – Temporary Assignment (March 2023 – March 2024) at Hamilton, ON Full Time

Status: Temporary Assignment (March 2023 – March 2024)

Hours: Monday to Friday; 35 hours/week

Home Campus: Fennell

Pay Band: 10

Rate of Pay: $77,520 – $96,900

Posting Date: January 9th, 2023

Closing Date: Open until filled

We support and encourage the contributions of our diverse employees. We are committed to nurturing an equitable, diverse and inclusive (EDI) environment for everyone who learns and works at Mohawk College. We believe the rich diversity among our students and the communities we serve should be reflected within our workforce. As educators we believe it is important to act and show leadership in advancing the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in our community.

Mohawk College is currently recruiting for our next

Organizational Development Consultant

Reporting to the Director, People and Organization Development (DP&O), the Organizational Development Consultant plays a key role in the development and implementation of training and organizational development initiatives to help Mohawk College build its capacity at individual, team, and organizational levels in alignment with strategic priorities.

This position is accountable for the planning, design, development, delivery and evaluation of a wide variety of programs and training supporting all employees, both virtually and in person. As a member of the HR team, the OD Consultant is a learning facilitator and change agent responsible for conducting organization-wide needs assessment/gap analysis and team specific diagnoses to identify current and future gaps, recommend and/or develop programs and interventions accordingly.

The incumbent is responsible for identifying learning trends and changing college needs related to systems, services, and people, applying a change management strategy where applicable. Reviewing and recommending spend for PD budget will also be a key responsibility.

The incumbent is responsible for developing the required design/framework, policy, procedure, communication and promotion of learning and development programs, leadership development, and succession and team engagement initiatives.

This position requires highly developed communication and client service skills, as the incumbent must work collaboratively with partners at all levels within and external to the College to organize, develop and deliver professional development and enhance the overall capacity of the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The duties of this position will include, but are not limited to the following:

Professional Development Design, Development, Delivery and Evaluation

• Consults and creates organization-wide and client-specific professional development programs or training, which includes the design, development, delivery and evaluation of the program or training, including such programs as Leadership, Succession and Career Development.
• Builds competencies into programs and training and development to support and enhance capabilities for all Administrative and Support employees across the college at all campuses.
• Plans out annual professional development budget and calendar of events based on needs assessment/gap analysis.
• Coaches and or provides train-the-trainer of others in the facilitation of training modules.
• Utilizes expertise in instructional design and adult learning principles to select appropriate instructional procedures or methods to appeal to various learning styles, (e.g. individual training, group instruction, self-study, lectures, demonstrations, simulation exercises, role play, computer-based training).
• Demonstrates competence in training design and delivery in synchronous, asynchronous, in-person and virtual learning environments.
• Develops, manages and promotes ongoing resource library of external professional development offerings to align with individual and organizational needs.
• Develops and maintains a reference library of training manuals, job aids, books, multimedia visual aids, and other training materials to support knowledge transfer.
• Develops, implements and evaluates communications and promotional strategies for professional development programs and resources.
• Provides innovative solutions to increase acceptance and adoption of learning strategies. Implements effective measurement tools that will evaluate return on investment.
• Ensures the project deliverables/outcomes for existing and new initiatives are successfully executed.
• Designs and facilitates team development programs, to support and encourage organizational and team effectiveness.
• Actively participates in college wide department meetings to secure input and ideas for program initiatives and promote lifelong learning and professional development.

Professional Development Needs Assessment, Planning & Reporting

• Conducts College wide and client specific needs and gap analysis using interviews, surveys, focus groups, committees, and data analytics.
• Consults with managers, stakeholders, and Human Resources Consultants to determine development needs to meet strategic business objectives and support organizational change.
• Compiles data and analyzes past and current year training requirements to prepare budgets and plan.
• Builds a strong network of professionals internally and externally to be used as subject matter experts or as a sounding board to ensure the development needs of the college are identified and met.
• Reviews evaluations, attendee records and statistical reports to evaluate training effectiveness and recommend new initiatives.
• Completes Executive Summaries for major programs.
• Day to day management of professional development budgets and funding allocations.

Organizational Development and Administration

• Develops structure, policies and procedures relating to organizational development and learning, based on client consultation and changing College needs, services or systems.
• Provides administrative support, schedules, and tracks, evaluates and participates in development events.
• Develop and delivers presentations to clients and management teams
• Represents Mohawk College at different committees for the design and delivery of conferences for Administrative and Support Staff.
• Represents the College on sector organizations such as Community College Human Resource Developers (CCHRD) and Institute for Performance and Learning (I4PL), Western Region of Colleges, Ontario College Administrative Staff Association (OCASA) to share information, ideas, research and resources.

Change Management

• Applies change management framework and methodologies to support change initiatives.
• Conducts training related to change management practices.
• Creates guides and resources to support stakeholders throughout change initiatives.
• Consults on change management best practices to support organizational change and project implementations.

Contractor Management

• Sources and schedules external contract facilitators in alignment with procurement processes and policies.
• Oversees relationships with training vendors to ensure leading edge training programs and contract compliance.

Current and Relevant Organizational Trends

• Remain current on organizational development, employee learning, training, instructional methodologies through research and outreach to ensure the College is using best practice development methods and programs.

Other Duties as Assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful applicant must have:

• A degree in Human Resource Management, or diploma in Human Resources, and Certificate/Diploma in Adult Education.
• Education/Certificate/Diploma in Organization Development, Applied Behavioural Sciences, Business Administration, Change Management or related discipline.
• A minimum of five years of experience in a learning and development role.
• Certified Training and Development Professional (CTDP), and/or Certified Training Practitioner (CTP), would be considered a great asset.
• Member in good standing of the Canadian Society for Training and Development.
• CHRP designation an asset.
• Psychometric assessment tools an asset.
• Change Management Practitioner.
• Certification in team and personal development and assessments strongly preferred.
• Fierce Conversations certification an asset.
• Proven experience in conducting needs analysis; designing curricula and content of programs; and in the delivery/implementation of training to all levels of staff with multimedia formats.
• Experience as an internal consultant; dealing with stakeholders, management, and external vendors.
• Experience working with all groups and levels within an organization, ideally in a unionized, multi-site environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning styles, participative training design, group dynamics, organizational development theory and practices, leadership development, principles of customer services, advanced consulting methods, coaching, conflict resolution, process facilitation, and web-based training solutions.
• Demonstrated commitment and understanding of human rights, equity, diversity and inclusion with the ability to communicate and work effectively inter-culturally with diverse groups of students, employees and the community.

Mohawk College prioritizes recruiting and retaining diverse employees. With this in mind, the College is committed to fostering inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection processes.

Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at (905) 575 – 2047.

Mohawk College is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons, women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, S2LGBTQIA+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

For more information concerning the Mohawk College strategic plan, please see: strategicplan.mohawkcollege.ca/