Manager, Talent Management and Leadership

**Job Description**:
**WHO WE ARE**
Recognized as a GTA Top Employer, one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People, one of Canada’s Greenest Employers, one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, as well as a Forbes Top Employer, The Regional Municipality of York is Canada’s fastest growing region, with a population that is expected to grow to over 2 million by 2041. York Region stretches north from Toronto to Lake Simcoe and includes many hectares of protected Greenbelt. York Region’s diversity is evident in its nine local cities and towns, geography, economic development, and population. York Region works to provide residents and businesses access to a broad selection of services and resources.

**WHAT WE OFFER**
- **_DEFINED BENEFIT PENSIONS PROGRAM_** - With the Ontario Municipality Employees Retirement System (OMERS) defined benefit pension plan, you can confidently retire knowing that you will have income for life. Eligibility from date of hire as a full-time employee and includes employer-matched contributions.
- **_DISCOUNTS AND INCENTIVES -_** Enjoy corporate discounts from a variety of local businesses, such as, gyms and fitness studios, Canada’s Wonderland, Telus or Rogers phone plans and the Personal or Cooperators insurance. Don’t forget to take advantage of our Apple Employee Purchasing program
- **_EMPLOYER OF CHOICE_** - Recognized as the highest-ranking government employer in Canada and fourth overall among 300 organizations.
- **_BENEFITS AND WELLNESS_** - An employee health care spending account and access to 24/7 Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
- I**_NCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE WORKPLACE_** - Creating an environment which recognizes and celebrates all dimensions of diversity and inclusion.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**
This position is responsible for leading the design, development, and implementation of the Region’s talent management framework that encompass talent programming, learning and development and succession planning strategies, programs, and initiatives. The Manager advances best practice and instills a culture that is committed to the development of organizational capacity.

**MAJOR RESPONSIBILITES**
- Designs and implement talent programs to support business strategic objectives and to identify talent challenges and opportunities. Conducts needs assessments to best understand and deliver quality programming to meet the evolving client, business, and employee needs.
- Leads ongoing development and enhancement of the Region’s talent management framework and strategies including competencies, employee and leadership development, performance management and succession planning. Facilitates and delivers solutions and train the trainer sessions.
- Partners with the HR Business Partner team to deliver core talent programming including strategic workforce planning, talent assessments, succession planning, performance management, and leadership development.
- Develops and implements reports and tools to share talent information with key stakeholders. Monitors and measures the efficacy of talent solutions, programs, and training and adjusts to continuously improve and ensure alignment to the needs of the business. Leads and engages with communities of practices within and outside of York Region.
- Provides input or prepares reports, briefing notes, presentations, statistics, and analysis, as requested.
- Supervises staff, including recruitment, selection, hiring, scheduling, assigning work, determining training and development needs, coaching, and mentoring, conducting performance appraisals and determining/recommending disciplinary action up to and including dismissal in accordance with collective agreements, Regional policies and practices.
- Ensures that operating staff work in a safe manner and utilize all required health and safety equipment and protective devices and follow all measures and procedures as required by the Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations and Regional policies.
- Promotes the code of conduct, Regional values and HR policies with all staff of the section.
- Liaises, fosters, and maintains positive relationships with internal staff and external contacts, government and non-government agencies and the public.
- Chairs and/or actively participates on committees, meetings, task forces, work groups and special projects, as directed.
- Assists the Head in preparing, recommending, monitoring, and controlling the Division budget; prepares the annual budget, special project budgets, and work plans for program accountabilities.
- Represents the Branch/Division and/or Department on negotiations with consultants, contractors, external agencies/groups, local municipalities, etc., as required.
- Performs other duties as assigned to meet Departmental goals and program/service objectives.

**EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS**
- Successful completion of a University Degree in relevant area of discipline or an approved equivalent combination o