Senior Facilitator & Coach

Western University’s vision is to be a destination of choice for the world’s brightest minds seeking the best student experience at a leading Canadian research university. Combining more than 1,400 faculty, 2500 administrative staff, and 32,500 students, Western has established itself as a globally recognized destination for academic excellence and leadership development achieved through learning and research. Western prepares future leaders to succeed, providing life-long opportunities for intellectual, social and cultural growth in order to better serve our communities.

The Senior Facilitator & Coach is a key member of the Talent, Learning, and Engagement Team within Western Human Resources supporting organizational development, leadership development, employee engagement measurement, and staff learning initiatives. The Senior Facilitator & Coach is a strategic partner, advisor, project leader, change agent, meeting and learning designer, and facilitator. The role is instrumental in sourcing, planning, designing, delivering and assessing leadership and staff learning, development and engagement measurement initiatives and coaching and supporting subject experts with learning design and delivery. The Senior Facilitator & Coach offers credible, expert guidance to Western’s leaders on topics such as employee engagement, workplace culture, enhancing leadership practice, and increasing team and organizational effectiveness.

Qualifications

You have a strong record of coaching, guiding, and helping leaders to succeed. You thrive in a complex environment, and are inspired by a commitment to the success of your clients and your colleagues, and the achievement of Western’s vision. You have a keen ability to understand client needs, possess sound judgment, and a high level of emotional intelligence. You are able to lead complex initiatives, and at the same time, take equal pleasure in leading from the side and helping others. You have strong systems thinking and assessment skills, proficiency with technology, are able to present clearly, and can facilitate small and large groups effectively in person or virtually. You can successfully champion projects from conception through to implementation.

We want you to be successful, and find the role engaging and rewarding. The preparation we seek:

- a Masters degree in Human Resources, Organizational Behaviour, Business, Education, Leaders hip or related field
- 7 years of experience as an organizational development facilitator
- experience leading organizational development initiatives within a large complex environment
- experience designing engaging team development and learning interventions in person and virtually, for small and large groups
- experience coaching and/or delivering learning on a variety of topics such as leadership, conflict resolution, communication skills, change management, process improvement
- experience advising, guiding and consulting with leaders regarding leadership practice and team functioning

Our preferred candidate will also have:

- certification and experience using organizational development instruments such as personality or team assessments, 360 tools, engagement surveys
- certifications in areas such as adult education, facilitation, coaching, instructional design, eLearning
- Certified Human Resources Leader designation

How to Apply

Interested applicants are asked to visit: https://recruit.uwo.ca to apply online to job reference #21833, by midnight on May 02, 2021.

Please note, applications will be reviewed as received throughout the posting period.

Remote work is currently in effect; this role will be located on-site at Western’s campus as public health conditions permit.

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Western is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.  If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources at hrhelp@uwo.ca or phone 519-661-2194.