Planning and Development Advisor

Geosam Capital; Laval; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work schedule balance

Parking accessibility

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Overtime eligibility

Job summary

City of Laval is seeking an experienced Communications Advisor to craft targeted internal communications for employees and support management in engagement initiatives. You will analyze resource needs, optimize processes, and design consultations to foster team collaboration.

You will deploy management communications, develop KPIs, and assist in workforce planning while coordinating targeted training sessions and events. A Bachelor’s degree and six years of experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communication, administration, or related field.
• Six years of relevant experience, including three years in development and deployment of engagement strategies and planning/coordination of professional development activities.
• Experience in developing internal communication strategies and writing targeted messages to engage employees.

Responsibilities

• Develop targeted internal communication strategies for employees and support management in engagement programs.
• Analyze resource needs of the Service and optimize internal processes to improve work organization and stakeholder communication.
• Plan deployment of management communications and design internal consultation activities to promote team co-creation.
• Familiarize with corporate programs and tools to support actions led by management and services with teams to implement changes.
• Collect data on HR KPIs and identify areas for improvement.
• Develop engagement strategies and inspiring messages to communicate changes.
• Assist in planning training needs and coordinating targeted sessions.
• Collect and analyze feedback to adjust management communications within the Service.
• Create content for Service events and assist in organizing internal activities.
• Collaborate in workforce planning and risk mitigation related to departures in critical positions.

Skills

Collaboration

Initiative

Client orientation

Results orientation

Openness to diversity

Analytical ability

Mastery of one's profession

Change agent

Education

Bachelor's degree in communication/administration

Job description

STATUS: Temporary - One year with possibility of extension

JOB POSTING NUMBER: 4907

POSTING PERIOD: Indeterminate

SALARY: Class 3 – from $69,989.09 to $92,062.88 / year

SCHEDULE: 33.75 hours per week, DAY; MONDAY to FRIDAY - 08:30 to 16:30

WORKING MODE: Hybrid

WORK LOCATION: Communications and Marketing, 1333, Boul. Chomedey. Laval

The challenges that await you

Under the authority of your immediate supervisor, you create targeted internal communication strategies for the employees of the Service and support the management team in implementing engagement strategies to foster a better employee experience.

You actively participate in analyzing the resource needs of the Service and contribute to optimizing internal processes to improve work organization and communication among stakeholders.

In this capacity, you are responsible for planning the deployment of relevant communications related to management's directions and designing internal consultation activities to promote co-creation within the team.

You familiarize yourself with corporate programs, orientations, and tools in management to concretely contribute to the realization of actions led by management and/or Service managers with teams to implement changes, facilitate their establishment, and analyze their impacts.

You participate in collecting data on key performance indicators in human resources management for the Service management and identify areas for improvement.

And more specifically:

• Develop strategies and initiatives to help the management team promote team engagement and write inspiring messages to effectively communicate changes;
• Participate in the assessment, planning, and organization of training needs specific to the Service and ensure the necessary coordination to offer targeted sessions;
• Collect and analyze information following internal surveys and employee feedback to help managers adjust the management's communication strategies within the Service;
• Create content for Service events and collaborate in organizing internal activities;
• Collaborate in the workforce planning process and in the risk mitigation exercise related to the departure of individuals in critical positions.

The ideal profile for us

• Hold a Bachelor's degree in communication, administration, or another related field;
• Have six (6) years of relevant experience, including three (3) years in:
  • Development and deployment of engagement strategies;
  • Planning and coordination of professional development activities, including training;
• Experience in developing internal communication strategies and writing targeted messages to engage employees.

Skills

• Collaboration
• Initiative/autonomy
• Client orientation
• Results orientation
• Openness to diversity
• Analytical ability
• Mastery of one's profession
• Change agent

The benefits of being part of our team

Choosing the City of Laval means working for the third largest city in Quebec on diverse and stimulating mandates. It also means having the opportunity to grow within a human, committed team that enjoys working in a fun environment.

For this position, we offer competitive working conditions and benefits:

• Work schedule allowing for work-life balance;
• Work location easily accessible with free parking;
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
• Possibility to accumulate overtime.

Only candidates meeting the requirements will be contacted.

The City of Laval is committed to promoting an inclusive and equitable work environment as part of its employment equity program. It recognizes and values diversity in all its forms and invites women, individuals from visible and ethnic minorities, Indigenous peoples, and persons with disabilities to apply.

If you require special accommodations to participate in the selection process, please let us know as soon as you receive your invitation.