Senior Specialist, Governance and Compliance

CMHC; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 101,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing organization is looking for a Bilingual Senior Specialist in Risk Governance to oversee policy compliance and risk management strategies. The role requires at least 7 years of experience and fluency in both English and French. Candidates should have strong analytical skills and knowledge of tools such as Advanced Excel and Power BI to aid in the governance processes. This temporary position supports a hybrid working environment and offers competitive compensation.

Benefits

Accrued vacation

Annual individual performance bonus

Group insurance coverage

Training and mentorship support

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in risk governance and policy compliance.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in both English and French.
• Thorough knowledge of risk management and governance principles.

Responsibilities

• Prepare written analyses for management's review.
• Support the compliance program ensuring policy accuracy.
• Lead training for policy governance application.

Skills

Risk governance

Data analysis

Bilingual communication

Policy compliance

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Communications, or Education

Tools

Advanced Excel

Power BI

SharePoint

Job description

Job Requisition ID: 11228

Position Status:Temporary Full Time

Position Type:Hybrid

Office Location:Ottawa (ON); Calgary (AB); Halifax (NS); Montreal (QC); Toronto (ON); Vancouver (BC)

Travel Requirement:Limited

Language Designation:Bilingual

Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak):CBC

Security Requirement: Secret

Salary:Our salaries generally range from $101639.3to $127049.13and are based on qualifications and experience.

About CMHC

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

What’s in it for you

We’ve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here’s the comprehensive and generous benefits you get when you’re a contract employee:

• Accrued vacation.
• Annual individual performance bonus.
• Group insurance coverage to support your well-being from day one.
• Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
• An inclusive workplace culture and environment.
• While positions at CMHC require some in-office presence, alternative work arrangements may be considered for Indigenous candidates.

This is a temporary position ending on June 30, 2027.

About the role

Join the Compliance and Risk Governance team, in the Bilingual Senior Specialist, Risk Governance position. As a leader in risk management, CMHC is committed to ensuring it has in place risk governance and risk culture that align with the legislative and regulatory landscape while staying abreast of the ongoing changing risk environment. This position will exercise ongoing thought leadership around how risk is being managed and governed at CMHC to ensure consistency and rigor is applied.

This position will guide, mentor, and provide strategic and expert governance advice in drafting risk governance documents related to the CMHC’s risks, strategy, risk appetite, and operational direction. It supports the policy governance process by maintaining an up-to-date policy governance structure that identifies and addresses compliance gaps and opportunities for enhancement. Additionally, this position will support the compliance program for internal policies, adopting a risk-based approach that balances sound practices with effective risk management. You will collaborate closely with all business lines and oversight teams to ensure the corporation maximizes the value of its risk governance practices, while also serving as a key liaison between Chief Risk Office oversight functions to support risk management documentation and the application of risk tools.

What you’ll do:

• Prepare insightful and value-added written analyses for management’s review and take initiative to conduct analysis required to explain policy governance structure and alignment with legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Support the compliance program to ensure corporate wide policies and supporting documents accuracy. Contribute to the continuous validation of the policy inventory, library, identifying and prioritizing review that align to business needs.
• Lead training session and support client strong policy governance application across the corporation and at all levels.
• Execute ad hoc analysis to provide senior management with Management action plans, risk acceptance, risk aggregation data and recommendations to assist with new policy development. Provide analytical support in the creation of senior management reports (e.g. Quarterly Risk Management, Quarterly Financial, reporting etc). Ensure data validation and quality control checks are performed and take the lead in ensuring accuracy and relevance.
• Take a lead role in development and maintenance of Risk tools (SharePoint, Dashboard, Power bi reporting, GRC).
• Lead a continuous process of improvement for generating Risk Governance Enterprise and Business level Risk Appetite metrics, Key Performance Indicators and follows up to ensure desired results are achieved, taking the lead on any revisions that may be necessary.
• Take a lead role in working with risk oversight functions to identify and develop performance measures and targets; provide expert advice and guidance on adoption of relevant measures and targets.
• Lead the resolution of any issues to assure the integrity of the information held in the system. Proactively identify issues that could compromise integrity and leads initiatives to address issues.

What you should have:

• A bachelor’s degree in business administration, Communications, Education, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in risk governance, policy compliance, regulatory alignment, data analysis and reporting.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in both official languages (English and French), including presentation skills with the ability to persuade, influence and debate with a variety of audiences using tact, diplomacy and judgment.
• Strong knowledge in technical skills with different sources of data collection (Advance Excel, Power BI, SharePoint, workflow).
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of risk management, governance and compliance principles.
• Knowledge of regulatory landscape applicable to Crown corporations.
• Great understanding of corporate business lines and operations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical and systems thinking skills. Ability to manage many deliverables and make sound decisions in an effective manner.

It would be great if you also had:

• Knowledge of educational methodologies will be considered an asset.

Posting closing date: Note, the competition will remain active until filled.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

We’re committed to employment equity and encourage women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions to apply. We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada.

CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought – and of people – are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our mission.

Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion

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