Director, Employer Relations

3 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia Full time

**Position: Director, Employer Relations & Talent Development**
**Reports To: Vice President, Student Recruitment and Employer Relations**
**Contract Type: Indefinite, Full Time**

**_The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC)_**_ is seeking a detail oriented, _
- collaborative and results-driven individual for the position of Director, Employer Relations & Talent _
- Development. We are proud and honoured to have been recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers for a _
- fifth consecutive year in 2024. Come join a collaborative network of like-minded professionals and take the _

**Job Summary**

Under the direction of the VP, Student Recruitment and Employer Relations, the Director, Employer
Relations & Talent Development (ERTD) leads the advancement and operationalization of the suite of
employer and talent development support programs. The Director represents CPABC to BC’s business
community and develops relationships with internal and external stakeholders on behalf of the
organization to further the demand for CPAs in the market, educate employers on how to support CPA
Simultaneously, this role also heads the organization's talent development activities with the mandate to
and that experienced CPAs have access to resources that support them in their career progression. The
Director will be responsible for providing leadership to a team of talent development and employer
engagement officers and support staff.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Relationship Building and Influence**
- Leads the identification and strategic engagement of BC’s employers that can provide high quality
- Represents CPABC to the BC employer business community, leading the development of

employer engagement and CPA talent development strategies that will assist BC employers in
accessing, attracting, and retaining CPA talent, to meet current and future business needs;
- Leads CPABC relationship building strategy with BC’s top accounting/finance employers and

talent acquisition professionals, collaborating as necessary with colleagues in other CPA regions
to develop a cohesive engagement approach;
- Oversees collaborations with the CPAWSB (CPA Western School of Business) and Practical

Experience Assessment teams on talent development initiatives;
- May lead CPABC working groups and committees focused on employer engagement or

communications, including Indigenous community engagement events;
**Strategy and Implementation**
- Provides CPABC senior management team with insights and research on labour market trends,

employer best practices, talent acquisition and retention needs and trends;
- Supervises the development of talent support services and resources, ensuring that supports

provided evolve to meet market needs;
- Oversees the development of promotion and communications plans, marketing collateral and web

content for employer and talent resources;
- Oversees the management of the CPABC Career Site (job board), including forecasting revenue

and initiating and overseeing the implementation of new software functionality to maintain a
satisfactory user experience;
- Leads the development of ERTD flagship events and employer branding opportunities that

connect designated and aspiring CPAs with career development and advancement opportunities,
while ensuring that team resources are used efficiently and effectively;

**Policy and Process Improvement**
- Identifies and explores significant improvements to department methods and/or processes based

on stakeholder satisfaction feedback, technological opportunities, CPABC’s strategic objectives,
or new/changes to CPABC policies;
**Planning and Reporting**
- Develops, tracks, and maintains the ERTD department annual business plans and budgets,

forecasts and expenses, in consultation with the VP, Student Recruitment and Employer
Relations, on a monthly and quarterly basis;
- Ensures ERTD programs are aligned with the operational and strategic goals for CPABC;
**People Management**
- Leads, directs and oversees the activities of ERTD team members, who exercise independence

in their portfolio assignments;
- Proactively identifies high-performing team members, provides performance evaluations and

guidance to direct team of people and project managers;
- Monitors ERTD staff performance goals and deliverables to ensure alignment with department,

divisional, and organizational goals and key performance metrics throughout the year.
**Key Requirements:
- Post-Secondary degree in Business Administration, Communications, Human Resources, or

Marketing or equivalent experience;
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in business development, stakeholder engagement,

talent acquisition, career advising or marketing;
- Demonstrated ability to create and implement high quality relationship-building strategies and

programs;
- Exceptional interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively, build credibility and strong relationships

with a broad range of stakeholders



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