Head Talent Management

In 2020, York Region was recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers, a Top Employer for Young People in Canada, one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and one of Canada’s Greenest Employers.

York Region is Canada’s fastest growing area, with a population that is expected to grow to 1.79 million by the year 2041. This is an exciting time to join the Region of York – it is a time of organizational change and renewal, with a focus on ensuring maximum value and services for employees and the rapidly growing communities they serve.

York Region is a leader in their field for innovative technologies and programs with a strong focus on excellence in the services provided to the nine cities and towns they represent. They value employees’ contributions and support opportunities for growth and development. They provide progressive programs and benefits, nurturing employee satisfaction and community involvement. York Region is not only a great place to live, it’s a great place to work. 

Reporting to the Executive Director, Human Resources, this individual will provide strategic and customer-focused thought leadership and direction on York Region’s Talent Management initiatives to attract, engage, align, and retain high-performing talent to deliver excellence for our residents.

The Head, Talent Management will lead a team of approximately 30 and provide leadership of all aspects of the candidate experience, focused on maintaining a strong employer brand and delivering on the employment value proposition. You will also lead, develop and implement organizational development strategies, providing thought leadership, and innovation in interventions that enable the organization to become a best practice learning organization. Focused on diversity and inclusiveness across all aspects of talent management, the Head will continue to evolve competencies, performance management tools, education and training programs.

The ideal candidate is a functional expert in talent management. In addition to your exceptional technical skills you are adaptable and flexible, and able to lead change in a dynamic environment. You are innovative and solutions oriented and are comfortable leading others through influence and persuasion. You bring strong leadership and change management experience along with a proven ability to demonstrate a high level of political acuity. Your experience comes from a multi-disciplinary environment; preferably in a multi-union workplace, providing talent management strategies including workforce planning, strategic talent acquisition, succession planning, learning and development and coaching at a senior level.

Applications are encouraged immediately and should be submitted online ideally by April 22, 2021 at https://www.odgersberndtson.com/en/careers/17093. For more information, please contact Margaret Vanwyck of Odgers Berndtson at margaret.vanwyck@odgersberndtson.com. We thank all those who express an interest, however only those chosen for further development will be contacted.

York Region is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessible Canada Act, 2019 and all applicable provincial accessibility standards, upon request, accommodation will be provided by both Odgers Berndtson and York Region throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.