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You will experience Christian faith in action helping to make real and lasting change in the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. Join the World Vision Canada team and be part of a powerful and effective force for good:

For Children. For Change. For Life.

Position: Specialist, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility

Reports to: Manager, Talent Transformation

Position Term: Full time permanent

Location: Hybrid

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Manager, Talent Transformation, the Specialist, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) is a passionate expert and thought leader who will push the organization to move forward in its commitment to being a culture where everyone feels represented and valued and has equal opportunity to learn, grow and contribute their best. This role will create a plan to measurably raise awareness, facilitate conversations; and review, refine and monitor our programs and practices. The role will have the mandate to foster meaningful, lasting change and position World Vision Canada (WVC) as a leading employer in this area.

Duties And Responsibilities

Achieving Change (Planning, Implementation and Change Management)

Inspire and manage change as a thought leader and champion of WVC’s commitment to building a workplace culture and environment that is an optimally inclusive experience.
Engage stakeholders in the process including the IDEA committee, team members and people leaders.
Create a comprehensive road map and implementation plan to define key organizational gaps, goals and the process and timing for achieving them.
In serving as a subject matter expert, be well-versed and current in matters related to IDEA; and willing and able to share information in an engaging and compelling way. Keep up to date and research new IDEA strategies and ideas, training, and tools.
Plan, coordinate and communicate all IDEA initiatives.
Provide guidance to leaders on IDEA to ensure consistency in awareness and action plans.
Measure the effectiveness of new and existing policies and strategies and adjust the approach as needed.
Enhance culture by ensuring a commitment to IDEA is integrated into business processes and programs, including employee hiring, development, training, retention, promotions, compensation, etc.

Communicating and Educating (Training & Facilitation)

Identify the learning needs of various stakeholders to increase awareness, effectiveness and impact of team members and people leaders.
Create a learning roadmap to support the achievement of IDEA objectives.
Design and deliver both training sessions and group facilitation sessions on each stage of the journey.
Engage external vendors as needed for specific training needs to be fulfilled (for example, Unconscious Bias).
Create a strategy and roadmap that shares and reinforces important messages, engages teams, solicits, and responds to feedback.
Coordinate all IDEA communications to be a meaningful part of the larger internal communication plan for the organization, including engaging leaders and those with lived experience to lend their voice, experience, and advice to the effort.
Work with internal communication teams to draft and share messages to various internal and external channels such as our social media, internal and external website, as appropriate to build our employer brand in an authentic way.

Building Accountability (Effectiveness and Measurement)

Monitor internal and external trends in the IDEA profession and in organizations in Canada and assess our ability to be a leader in this area.
Develop key performance indicators and metrics to measure, track, and analyze the impact and effectiveness of IDEA training, programs, and initiatives.
Provide regular reporting to the leadership team and organization. Evaluate and adjust based on results.

Qualifications

3 years of experience in one or more of the following areas: diversity, equity, and inclusion program development and/or training, change management, culture transformation, leadership training, adult education, or related areas.
Post-Secondary education in a related field or a combination of education and experience that supports expertise in this area.
The most important factor in this role is to have some foundational experience in IDEA work but not necessarily at the corporate level. The ability to adapt and diagnose quickly (an action orientation) while building strong relationships is equally important. Consideration will be given to areas of expertise and background that bring a transferable skill set, understanding of the issues, proven ability to create lasting change, and related knowledge.
Some knowledge of practices, policies, processes and evaluation tools in diversity and inclusion.
Some knowledge of current legislative and regulatory aspects of IDEA (human rights, employment standards).
Previous experience as a ‘front-of-the-room’ trainer and/or facilitator (in any previous role) is preferred although not mandatory.
Ability and confidence to influence decisions using sound data to draw valid conclusions, recommendations and plans of action.
Ability to create space for honest and challenging dialogue on sensitive topics.
Excellent communication skills and previous experience writing organization wide communications, policies, or training modules.
Model professionalism and integrity including the handling of sensitive and confidential information. An understanding of the rules around privacy of information and a commitment to ensuring it is met 100% of the time.
Proactive work style with the desire to own & execute tasks independently. A strong bias toward action and ownership of responsibilities.
High emotional intelligence, ability to build trust based on an approach of co-creation and mutual respect.
A coaching approach to support individuals to grow in their own learning.

Why consider us?

World Vision Canada has consistently been awarded Canada’s and the GTA’s top employers. Other awards granted are for financial transparency, marketing, customer service and for the work we do in the field.
We are Canada’s largest development, relief and advocacy non-profit.
We embody an agile mindset here.
We offer competitive pay and benefits. Our comprehensive health benefits start at day 1 which includes a Health Spending Account. We match pension contributions up to 6% and give up a top-up for pregnancy & parental leaves up to 25%.
You get extra time off for restoration. We close for an additional day on long weekends, 6 times a year. You can get up to six weeks’ vacation, plus paid sick days, personal days & wellness days.
We offer a family-friendly, caring, and flexible work environment.

We bring life-saving support in times of disaster. We help poor communities to take charge of their futures. We provide small loans and training that boost family livelihoods. We work with policy makers to change the way the world is run. Our Christian faith teaches us that every child, regardless of gender, faith or race, is a precious gift to the entire world - and that their wellbeing concerns us all. We shall never rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed.

GTA's Top 100

Our Core Values: We are committed to the Poor. We are Christian. We are Stewards. We value People.

We are Partners. We are Responsive.

Qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate a commitment to the core values and mission of the World Vision partnership.

World Vision Canada takes our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we provide an environment that is safe for our child and adult beneficiaries. We have strong recruitment procedures to make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support and training in their work with child and adult beneficiaries.

World Vision Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Thank you for your interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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