Sr HR Advisor, Org Effectiveness

One of Husky’s advantages is that we are an integrated oil and gas company. From exploration to development, production, refining and marketing, we’ve got it all! Combine this with a range of learning and development tools and an inclusive work environment, and you are well-positioned for a successful career at Husky.

We have training, mentoring and career development programs and resources to help you develop both personally and professionally – as an employee or a leader. We offer many internal leadership and business skills courses along with tuition reimbursement programs for qualified employees. Every year, a significant number of our employees are able to take on new roles within the company thanks to our strong focus on hands-on learning and development.

Husky’s Human Resources department is currently looking for a Senior Organizational Effectiveness Advisor with significant organizational design and change management experience to join their OE, Talent Management & Diversity team.  The Senior Organizational Effectiveness Advisor is responsible for consulting with business leaders on solutions to improve the effectiveness of their business through diagnosis of gaps related to people, systems, and/or structures. Specifically, the Senior Organizational Effectiveness Advisor will design and implement Organizational Effectiveness initiatives in areas such as organizational design (reorganization / restructuring), strategic planning, learning and development, team / leadership alignment, team development and change management.  Your role and goal will be to support the business in performing at a higher level across a variety of areas and wide range of challenges.

Specific responsibilities will include: 

Organizational Effectiveness

• Create solutions using advanced knowledge and experience with respect to Organizational Effectiveness content areas: Organization design, organization and team effectiveness, organization diagnosis and effectiveness interventions, strategic planning, team/leadership alignment and team development.
• Consult with leaders to assist them with a wide range of Organization Effectiveness needs including: teambuilding/team effectiveness, long range planning and team goal setting; change management, organization diagnosis & design – structure, process and work design.
• Draw on comprehensive technical knowledge and excellent consulting skills to advise clients in Organization Effectiveness areas.
• Conduct in-depth diagnostics and analytics to identify gaps between current and end state goals; determine the factors that affect outcomes; build interventions to close gaps.
• Competent in a wide range of diagnostic instruments and tools used to support leadership/team development.
• Strong history and knowledge of driving accountability in organizations and setting up processes to this end.

Change Management/Transformation

• Provide change management and transformation support across a wide range of initiatives including culture change, project/program implementations, organizational re-design/re-alignments, business process re-design and technology implementation.  
• Help to increase change management/transformation capability and capacity in our leadership team. This may include coaching and training/education to leadership and change champions. 
• Develop targeted and actionable change management plans where required in accordance with industry best practices supporting project delivery and sustainment, leadership coaching plans and sponsor roadmaps.
• Conduct analyses of stakeholder groups involved in organizational change, identifying potential risks and points of resistance and developing plans to address the stakeholders' concerns. 
• Conduct change readiness assessments, analyze results of these assessments, and present findings in a format that is simple, concise and easy-to-understand. 
• Conduct learning needs assessments (LNA) to determine learning requirements.
• Determine the appropriate training material format based on LNA, Change Impact Assessment and discussions with business and project team.
• Determine and confirm role-based learning curriculum and course outlines.
• Facilitate meetings with SME and project team members to obtain content in an organized and efficient manner.
• Complete post-training activities; administer course evaluations, analyze and report results.
• Support the execution of change management plans. 

Our ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

• Related degree (preferably Master’s) in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, Leadership or similar disciplines
• Strong organizational design skills and ability to execute re-orgs
• In-depth understanding of best practices in organizational design, strategic planning, team/leadership alignment and team development (minimum 10 years)
• High performance team model/framework experience
• Ability to design team learning interventions (facilitation) E.g., conversation café, appreciative inquiry, conference approach, etc.
• Group facilitation (10 – 15 years)
• Insights, and/or other related certifications are an asset
• Knowledge of PROSCI
• Oil and Gas (or related) industry experience (5-10 yrs)
• CPHR Designation is considered an asset
• Project Management skills to balance multiple projects
• Understanding of Adult learning principles
• Understanding various Measurement models and KPIs (e.g., balanced scorecard; MBO)
• Communicate & liaise with multiple sets of stakeholders at all levels including field staff and senior executives

Please note that pre-employment background checks are pre-conditions to Husky employment offers and must be completed successfully before you are confirmed to start with Husky.    

At Husky, we respect diversity and embrace an inclusive culture. We value uniqueness and different perspectives as they play a critical role in our success. To achieve this, individuals are selected based on qualifications, merit, and abilities and we encourage applications from everyone including visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, women, and persons with disabilities.

Husky Energy is an integrated Canadian energy company.  It is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, and is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol HSE.  The Company operates Upstream and Downstream business segments, with operations in Canada, the United States, China and Indonesia. 

Husky's balanced growth strategy focuses on consistent execution, disciplined financial management and safe and reliable operations.

Interested candidates must apply online at: www.huskyenergy.com/careers.  Only those candidates who apply via Husky's online application process can be considered. We thank all applicants for their interest in our organization; however, only short-listed applicants will be contacted.