Senior Culture & Talent Development Advisor

First West Credit Union

  • Langley City, BC
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Job Category: People & CultureJob Description:We are currently seeking a Senior Culture & Talent Development Advisor to join our team.The Senior Culture & Talent Development Advisor designs and implements effective assessments, frameworks, tools, coaching and training to optimize talent and enhance organizational health and performance. This includes leader and culture assessment, leadership and team effectiveness, succession, career planning, and change management programs and solutions aligned with First West's strategy, purpose and values. Provides thought leadership and partners with senior leadership, People & Culture specialists, and other key stakeholders to foster a healthy and engaging work culture, building organizational capability to lead, communicate, learn, grow, and change effectively.Here's what would be included as a part of your typical day * Senior Leadership Coaching & Development: Coaches senior leadership (individually and in teams) to enhance leadership capability to lead, communicate, learn, grow, change effectively and positively impact business results. Uses data and insights from organizational assessments to target coaching, applying a range of coaching and observation methods. As required, sources, develops, and/or customizes leadership development, team effectiveness and other programs for senior leaders. Contracts and coordinates with external vendors for specialist training, executive coaching, and leadership assessment.
  • Organizational Assessment: Conducts leader and culture assessment (e.g. OHI and Pulse Check surveys, focus groups, discovery meetings, 360 feedback) and performs gap analysis to diagnoses challenges and provide recommendations to improve organizational health and performance, drawing on insights from a variety of sources.
  • Culture, Talent & Organizational Development Programs: Partners with senior leadership, People & Culture specialists to determine required skills and behaviours to support current and future business needs and align culture and talent development solutions. Designs, develops, implements and evaluates programs on topics such as culture, employee engagement and retention, leader and team effectiveness, succession, and career planning. Applies the latest practices, models, and tools (including AI) in instructional design and adult learning. Maintains sustainability of programs beyond implementation, including intranet and learning management system content.
  • Organizational Change Management: Participates as a member of FW's Change Management Centre of Expertise (CoE) in the ongoing design, delivery, evaluation, and evolution of the change management policy, framework, tools, and training. Collaborates to build organizational change management capability and ensure adoption and sustainment of desired practices. Facilitates change management training and coaching for the change community as needed.
  • Projects: Leads culture and talent development projects from inception through to execution. Creates project and change plans, coordinates resource, manages to timelines and accountabilities, ensuring effective and on-time implementation. Supports the design of the annual Leader Summit, including theme, sourcing, and speaker selection, to ensure summit is aligned with cultural and strategic priorities.
Required Skills, Experience & Qualifications
  • 5 years' experience in organizational development consulting or similar, with a track record of successfully implementing organizational development initiatives required; 3 years' people leadership experience preferred
  • Hands on project and change management experience preferred
  • Post secondary degree in a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience required; Master's Degree is an asset.
  • Change management certified (e.g. Prosci, CCMP) is an asset
  • Certified coach (e.g. ICF), with 3 years hands on experience coaching executive and senior leaders is required
  • Experience with 360 feedback and psychometric assessments for evaluation and development is required
  • Strong understanding of organizational behaviour, change management principles and adult learning theory
  • Strategic thinker
  • Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
  • Expertise in designing and developing leadership training, workshops, team effectiveness and culture enhancement programs
  • Exceptional influencing, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent coaching and facilitation skills
  • Displays an understanding of risk and risk ownership by being able to demonstrate adherence to policies and procedures
About Us:What's in it for you:First, we strive to make our team members feel genuinely rewarded. You'll have:
  • Mental health coverage and resources
  • Customizable health benefits, as well as topped-up parental leave
  • Performance-based compensation, employee banking advantages and group RRSP matching
  • Vacation time and flexible work arrangements to support your lifestyle
We are committed to providing a fair, equitable, and competitive rewards package that reflects the value an individual brings to our organization. The compensation mentioned in this job posting should serve as a guide. The total cash compensation earned may vary based on a variety of factors including bonuses and/or incentives, an individual's skills and experience, and may correlate with performance in the role.We also provide and encourage opportunities for our employees to make a meaningful impact. After all, as a credit union we're powered by giving back-in big ways and through small gestures. That's why we offer employees paid time off to volunteer, partner with thousands of local charities, build long-lasting relationships that help our members get ahead and commit to environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.By joining our team, you'll be able to elevate your potential. Wherever your own purpose leads, we're here to support you with award-winning in-house training programs, access to LinkedIn Learning, and reimbursement for external courses to help you get ahead.Take the next step in your career as part of our team. Apply for this opportunity!Candidates, please note: if you are being considered for this role, you will be required to complete a background check, such as employment verification, credit check and criminal record check.Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & BelongingAt First West Credit Union, we embrace diversity regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, race, ethnicity, age, diverse ability, and any aspect that makes someone unique. Inclusion is woven through our organization, from our employee-led network groups, hiring practices and education programs that address barriers and continually grow our equitable, diverse and inclusive culture.We encourage people who are from equity-deserving groups to apply for a career with us, including women or non-binary people, persons with diverse abilities, Black, Indigenous Peoples, People of Colour and members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.If an accommodation would help you during the process of applying or interviewing for a career with us, please let us know how we can assist you, whether it's preparing materials in an alternate format, booking an accessible meeting room or other arrangement.Your individuality is welcome here.About UsWe're a financial cooperative that does things differently. We provide time-tested advice that helps our members feel optimistic about their future, and we offer comprehensive banking solutions that enable people to confidently reach their goals. With the financial strength and extended branch network of a large financial institution, we maintain local connections to our communities and take a unique grassroots approach to service. Our more than 250,000 members and approximately 1,250 employees operate from 45 branches throughout the province of BC, under the Envision Financial, Valley First, Island Savings and Enderby & District Financial brands. Visit firstwestcu.ca for more information on First West Credit Union.Please know we appreciate your interest in us but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

First West Credit Union