Senior Specialist, Learning and Development

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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.

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Your role

The Learning and Development team supports ongoing growth for all CBC/Radio-Canada programmers and leaders. It offers a wide range of services and programs that truly reflect the needs of employees, such as leadership programs, professional skills courses, craft skills courses and multiple development opportunities.

You will work with business leaders on training and development initiatives. Your role will be to bring expertise and leadership to the needs analysis, the design, the implementation and the evaluation phases of training activities.

Be part of an engaged and dynamic team that works to support professional growth and success.

This posting is for a one-year contract and is a hybrid role. The role should be based in Montreal or Toronto.

More specifically, you will perform the following duties:

• Conduct training needs analysis and propose relevant and innovative solutions.

• Bring expertise and leadership to the design, adaptation, planning, implementation phases of training activities.

• Plan evaluation strategies to ensure efficacy of initiatives and effect on our business activities.

• Solicit proposals from external providers, evaluate their services, and make the appropriate recommendations to clients.

• Ensure that content is relevant and effective at all times, while exploring new methodologies and joint learning opportunities.

• Analyze results and make the necessary recommendations to ensure the quality and relevance of training initiatives, learning transfer, and maximum training impact for the organization.

• Accompany and coach internal trainers in the development and facilitation of courses, as needed.

We are looking for a candidate with the following: 

• Bachelor’s degree in education, human resources, industrial relations, industrial psychology, or other relevant field.

• Five (5) or more years’ relevant experience assessing needs, and developing learning tools and strategies, learning evaluation tools, blended learning solutions, etc.

• Bilingualism (English/French, spoken and written) essential

• Extensive knowledge and experience assessing and gauging learning and developmental needs.

• Very good knowledge of facilitation techniques, both in person and virtually.

• Very good knowledge of adult learning principles.

• Experience with development of e-learning 

• Experience with development of videos, podcasts, job-aids

• Ability to keep up to date with training methodologies and best practices.

• Solid communications and interpersonal skills; gifted at building business relationships with clients.

• Strong ability for teamwork and collaboration.

• Strong interest in continuous learning and a growth mindset

• Ability to work under tight deadlines in a rapidly shifting organizational environment.

• Solid command of the Google suite

• Hybrid work: 2 days in the office required

• Willingness to travel occasionally 

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.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next

step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:  

• A mandatory Criminal record check. 

• Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

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 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 [email protected].
 
You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. 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. 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.

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