Desjardins Group

Senior Advisor, Organizational development

Desjardins Group$90K — $120K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • Minimum of six years of relevant experience
  • Alternative combinations of qualifications and experience considered
  • Strong communication skills in both French and English

Responsibilities

  • Advise clients and partners on strategic project positioning and execution
  • Develop and update policies and programs for strategic initiatives
  • Identify and analyze major organizational issues
  • Represent the unit before decision-making bodies
  • Negotiate agreements with external partners

Benefits

  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan for stable retirement income
  • Group insurance including telemedicine services
  • Reimbursement for health, wellness, and telework equipment expenses
Full Job Description
As a senior organizational development advisor, you help align and develop organizational and human capacity to support Desjardins's business objectives. You help the organization adapt to market realities, become more flexible and create an engaging environment for employees. You carry out business intelligence, guidance, support and strategic thinking activities for organizational change, organizational alignment, talent management, and practice and methodology initiatives. You lead development projects and strategic initiatives that are complex and innovative. Your initiatives require extensive knowledge of your specialty area. You make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex projects and initiatives that require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with stakeholders working in many other fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You serve as specialist advisor and subject matter expert, as well as resource person and coach for decision-making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to:
  • Advise your clients and partners to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic projects and initiatives
  • Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit's strategic projects and initiatives
  • Identify, analyze and diagnose major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies
  • Represent your unit before decision-making bodies
  • Represent Desjardins's position when making agreements with external partners and organizations.


What we offer*
  • Competitive salary and annual bonus
  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
  • Group insurance including telemedicine
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

* Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

What you bring to the table
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • A minimum of six years of relevant experience
  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
  • Strong communication skills in both French and English, both oral and written due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with english-speaking partners, members and/or clients.
Complexity, Drive results, Interpersonal Savvy, Strategic mindset

Trade Union (If applicable)

Job Family
Human resources (FG)

Unposting Date

About Desjardins Group

Desjardins Group is a Canadian cooperative financial group with headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. It was founded in 1900 and has since grown to become the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, with over 7 million members and clients. The group offers a range of financial services including banking, insurance, wealth management, and investment services. Desjardins Group operates primarily in Quebec and Ontario, but also has a presence in other Canadian provinces as well as in the United States and Europe. The group is committed to social responsibility and sustainability, and has implemented various initiatives to promote these values.
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48,200 employees
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