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Reporting to the Manager, Leadership & Team Development, you will support the design, deployment and sustainment of innovative, leading-edge leadership and team development solutions for a global audience, delivering learning initiatives that drive career development and performance. This role is focused on supporting the delivery of a core curriculum of leadership development programs aligned with our Leadership Capabilities framework for both people leaders and individual contributors. These initiatives will encompass formal, experiential, in-person and digital learning channels to ensure learning is accessible, impactful, and adopted by our workforce. You will work with HR Business Partners and business stakeholders to gather information and propose solutions that are relevant and applicable to global employees.
As the Lead, Leadership and Team Development team, you will be responsible for:
Needs Assessment and Strategy
Supporting the strategy, design and delivery of innovative leadership and team development programs to drive professional growth and accountability aligned with our Leadership Capabilities framework across the enterprise
Owning initiatives end-to-end from concept to delivery to post-implementation review
Building strong relationships with HR Business Partners to understand the leadership development needs of their business units and the broader organization.
Building relationships with business leaders to identify appropriate opportunities for sponsorship, championship, engagement, and alignment
Maintaining up to date understanding of global best practices in leadership development, team development and learning (e.g., through white papers, thought partnership and other channels)
Design and Development
Working with various stakeholders to support the design and development of learning content and materials (e.g., resource guides, digital learning assets, internal web portal content) based on overall strategy while aligning to business needs across the enterprise
Supporting the sourcing, evaluation, contracting and relationship management with external vendors, reviewing vendor material on a continual basis, ensuring accurate and updated vendor information and documentation
Developing and implementing detailed and engaging rollout plans for deployment of learning content and material
Implementation, Delivery and Review
Leading and supporting the implementation, communication, change management and delivery of leadership development initiatives
Drafting content for program communications (e.g., email, SharePoint, LMS, live presentations and other channels)
Managing program and session logistics, including scheduling, resourcing, and delivery
Evaluating and reporting on program outcomes to ensure the achievement of program objectives
Developing materials and presentations for partners and stakeholders
Facilitating virtual, in-person and/or hybrid learning sessions for individual contributors, leaders, and teams as needed
Additional
Maintaining project management standards and processes for implementation of learning initiatives
Maintaining updated and accurate vendor, financial and budget documentation
Modeling our Leadership Capabilities and OMERS values, including the support and development of team members through feedback
To succeed in this role, you have:
3+ years experience leading leadership development programs, preferably within a complex, matrixed global organization
University degree in HR, IO Psychology, Organizational Development, Business, or related discipline
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint
Familiarity with Qualtrics and Workday highly desired
· Proven success developing and delivering leadership learning to different level audiences · Ability to independently plan, organize, prioritize and execute multiple activities to efficiently meet business objectives
Ability to synthesize analysis and insights into clear, concise and compelling messages that can be shared with stakeholders
Demonstrated drive, self-motivation, and ability to take initiative
Organizational agility, with a high level of comfort in dealing with employees at different levels
Strong track record of building relationships, consulting/advising, gaining consensus, and influencing stakeholders
Excellent communication skills (interpersonal, written and verbal with a focus on plain language)
Superior presentation and facilitation skills, virtually and in-person
Passion for OMERS values and ability to add to a positive culture and working environment
Availability to travel as required (up to 25%)
As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.
From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.
