Talent Development Manager

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Chalk River; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is seeking a Talent Development Manager to enhance employee skills and drive organizational strategy. This role involves developing leadership capabilities, managing talent programs, and fostering a culture of coaching and mentorship. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in talent management and a strong educational background in HR or related fields.

Benefits

Paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal)

Benefits effective day one

Tuition support

Pension plan

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in Talent Management or 10 years in a related field.
• Experience in HR functions and succession planning.
• Knowledge of coaching principles and adult learning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee talent programs to enhance employee skills.
• Establish a talent management strategy for workforce planning.
• Build and manage leadership development programs.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Talent Management

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Post-secondary graduation in Human Resources or related field

APTD and CPTD certifications

Tools

Talent Management technology

Job description

Our Learning and development team is growing! Are you looking for a role where you can help build components of this brand-new role? A role where you can help drive Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ (CNL) Learning and development ambition and help it evolve over time? If so, as the Talent Development Manager, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing talent programs that enhance employee skills, knowledge, and performance to drive CNL’s strategy and overall business ambition. Can you see yourself strategically aligning talent management programs that connect and integrate key HR/business activities (i.e. workforce planning and succession planning) to build our human capital for the world of tomorrow? How about working with leadership to develop experiences that build capabilities for our frontline, emerging and executive leaders? If you said yes to all the above, read further and apply today!

What will you be doing!

• Leadership
  • Defining our leadership profile and developing leaders who will take us into the future.
  • Defining leadership capabilities/skill sets.
  • Identifying people's leadership attributes and experience streams.
  • Building, deploying, and managing leadership program(s).
• Talent Management
  • Establishing a talent management strategy that ensures we know our workforce and can move the right people in the right roles at the right time.
  • Creating a talent management approach.
  • Building talent programs that integrate key HR programs, such as succession planning, and integrate best practices.
  • Creating a capabilities inventory.
• Coaching & Mentoring
  • Transforming current coaching perception in CNL and giving our people the skills to hold meaningful and empowering conversations.
  • Articulating coaching capabilities/skills and defining the coaching process.
  • Building coaching program and support tools and metrics.
  • Defining, building, and running a mentor program and metrics.
• People Development
  • Maximizing our people's bench strength to create the workforce of tomorrow.
  • Translating CNL strategy to skill requirements across the board.
  • Assessing current skills and identifying skill gaps and future skill requirements.
  • Building programs to close gaps with a focus on career pathing.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.
  

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Post-secondary graduation in a field related to Human Resources, Organizational Development, Behavioural Science, Business, Communications or Education.
  • Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) and Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) certifications, certification in Adult Education or Learning & Development qualification (or equivalent) and/or coaching accreditation are an asset.
• Experience
  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience leading a Talent Management environment or 10 years of management experience in a technical and talent-related field is required.
  • Building talent development programs and leading change initiatives in a business environment.
  • Experience in HR functions, resource planning, recruitment, succession planning, career and professional development is desirable.
  • Experience in the nuclear industry or a highly regulated environment is an asset.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Strong leadership capability to manage a team accountable for identifying, assessing, developing, delivering and maintaining talent programs.
  • Demonstrated experience in impacting and influencing skills to drive change through new and existing initiatives.
  • Ability to complete performance consulting and provide alternate solutions to arrive at optimal and relevant talent solutions that meet business and learner needs.
  • Sound relationship management capability to build an integrated, supportive network of internal and external subject matter experts and key stakeholders.
  • Strong organizational and prioritization skills allow one to plan multiple tasks effectively, optimize resources, manage the project pipeline, and delegate authority to team members.
  • Excellent communication (oral and written) and presentation skills to create compelling interactions and connections with the intended audience.
  • Flexibility, resilience and adaptability are required to work under tight schedules in a dynamic environment and pivot when needed.
  • Knowledge of processes and procedures for managing teams to drive high performance.
  • Ability to apply adult learning principles and consistent learning experience components to elevate talent program design to meet learners' needs.
  • Ability to integrate coaching and mentoring principles in talent programs to drive sustainment and continuity organically.
  • Knowledge of the following will be considered an asset:
    • Knowledge of Talent Management technology and platforms.

• Security Clearance Eligibility Required

  • Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3-5 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”

Why CNL?

Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pacesetters so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.

We offer a complete total rewards package :

• Paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal);
• Benefits effective day one, that’s right, no waiting period;
• Tuition support;
• and a pension!

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
• Restore and protect the Environment.
• Contribute to the health of Canadians.
  

Location:

CNL works with employees across our Canadian locations to enable a hybrid workforce where possible. Our Hybrid employees work with their manager to establish expectations for when they will be on-site vs. working from home.

CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders, and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities. Please read here for more on our DE&I Commitment.

CNL also supports a workplace environment and corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity, and Excellence. These values encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects, including accommodations for all employees.

CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please indicate via our ATS when applying. All information received regarding accommodation requests will be kept confidential.

The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.

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