Practice Leader, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

Desjardins Group; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization in Mississauga is looking for a Practice Leader to coordinate projects and mentor professionals. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, a minimum of eight years of relevant experience, and proficiency in both French and English. Join us to make an impact in a diverse and inclusive workplace, contributing to strategic cross-sector initiatives. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of French is required.
• Advanced proficiency in English.
• Experience with EDI and accessibility initiatives.
• Knowledge of neurodiversity concepts.

Responsibilities

• Serve as leading expert for your practice and its development.
• Produce and organize complex, strategic work related to your practice area.
• Provide expert support and mentoring for strategy development and case management.
• Help plan and manage unit’s priorities and assign employees to projects.
• Ensure proper use of methodologies and tools to achieve unit objectives.

Skills

Action oriented

Customer Focus

Decision quality

Nimble learning

Organizational savvy

Strategic mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

As a practice leader, your role is to assist your unit’s manager by providing subject matter expertise and support for related activities. You coordinate and mentor a group of seasoned professionals and assist with management activities. Your initiatives require extensive, in-depth knowledge of your line of work. You lead and serve as an integrator on strategic, highly innovative, cross-sector projects. You make recommendations on the development and execution of projects and initiatives with a very high degree of operational and conceptual complexity. You use your analytical skills and comprehensive, in-depth understanding of your line of business and the organization. Your strategic mindset, organizational savvy and sound decision-making skills are essential. Coordination is critical. You interact with a very large number of key partners working in a wide range of fields. You lead, influence and serve as a subject matter expert for teams, senior management and decision-making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to:

• Serve as leading expert for your practice and its development.

• Produce and organize complex, strategic work and deliverables related to your practice area.

• Provide expert support and mentoring with respect to various analyses, strategy development, personalized approaches and case management.

• Help your unit’s professionals develop their skills.

• Help plan and manage your unit’s priorities and assign employees to projects and initiatives. Assign initiatives and requests to your team members and ensure that they are completed.

• Ensure practices, procedures, methodologies and tools are used properly and efficiently to achieve your unit’s objectives.

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 eight years of relevant experience

• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered

• Experience with EDI and accessibility initiatives

• Knowledge of French is required

• Advanced proficiency of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients

• knowledge of neurodiversity concepts

Action oriented, Customer Focus, Decision quality, Differences, Nimble learning, Organizational savvy, Strategic mindset

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Trade Union (If applicable)

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

Job Family

Management support and expertise support (FG)

Unposting Date

2025-10-9