Description

If you are committed to public service, enjoy collaborating with others, share our values and have a desire to learn and grow, join The City of Calgary . City employees deliver the services, run the programs and operate the facilities which make a difference in our community. We support work-life balance, promote physical and psychological safety, and offer competitive wages, pensions, and benefits . Together we make Calgary a great place to make a living, a great place to make a life.

The City is committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive and equitable workplace which is representative of the community we serve. We welcome those who have demonstrated a commitment to upholding the values of equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism and reconciliation. Applications are encouraged from members of groups that are historically disadvantaged and underrepresented. Accommodations are available during the hiring process, upon request. 

As the Human Resources Leader, Corporate Learning and Development (CL&D), you will have the opportunity to use your Learning and Development (L&D) expertise to make a lasting difference in the corporation and for our employees. Working with a team of L&D experts, you will provide strategic leadership to shape and evolve the maturity of CL&D and its programs, processes, and resources that have applications across the corporation. Making a high-profile impact, you will influence culture change and performance improvement across The City and maximize learning and development investments. Primary duties include:

• Lead an engaging and healthy work environment for a team of CL&D professionals and program coordinators supporting a suite of CL&D programs.
• Further develop CL&D to meet the needs of an evolving organization.
• Align and integrate Corporate Learning and Development strategy and programs to support The City’s strategic plan and the culture of The City.
• Support corporate talent development processes such as performance planning and development, performance coaching, and mentoring.
• Respond to client needs for new learning programs to address a variety of audiences and provide diverse learning journeys to nurture both a growth and leadership mindset.
• Leverage technologies to support alternative delivery models for learning and development.
• Manage the supply process for engaging vendors who will deliver learning programs and resources.
• Stay current on trends, innovations, systems, and best learning and development practices; look for opportunities to use this knowledge to ensure appropriate linkage to the corporate learning and development framework and advance the CL&D agenda at The City.
• Act as the Human Resource (HR) business liaison on learning projects sponsored by other business units.
• Work to identify performance measures and metrics to demonstrate effective and efficient service delivery related to HR’s learning and development investments.

Requirements

Qualifications

• A related degree plus at least 6 years of progressively more senior human resources experience with a focus on learning and development including supervisory experience in managing a L&D function. Equivalent combinations of experience and education may be considered.
• A Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) will be considered an asset.
• The successful candidate must have the ability to mature CL&D, and effectively guide and direct program development, evaluation, and sustainment.
• Your interpersonal skills along with political sensitivity will enable you to effectively influence and collaborate across the organization in addition your ability to manage ambiguity.
• This position requires a strategic thinker with the expertise to lead people and manage programs, budgets, projects, and internal and external vendor business relationships.

Pre-employment Requirements

• Successful applicants must provide proof of qualifications.