New Posting - YVR

The Vancouver Airport Authority has an opportunity for a permanent, full-time Human Resources Advisor (Change Management) in the Human Resources Department. Reporting to the Director, Human Resources, the successful candidate will be a dynamic and progressive organizational development professional focussing on the people side of change. The primary focus will be creating and implementing change management plans that maximize employee engagement, including changes to business processes, systems and technology, job roles and organization structures.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Applying a structured, sustainable change management approach and methodology for the people side of change resulting from projects and specific change efforts
• Developing sustainable change management strategies based on situations and the groups being impacted by the change
• Developing actionable and targeted change management plans – including communication plans, sponsor roadmaps, coaching plans, and training plans
• Conducting change readiness assessments, evaluating results and presenting findings in a logical and easy-to-understand manner
• Identifying potential people side risks and anticipated points of resistance, and developing specific plans to mitigate or address the concerns
• Creating and implementing measurement systems to track adoption, utilization and proficiency of change initiatives
• Identifying performance gaps and working to develop and implement corrective actions
• Collaborating with Communications and HR professionals, in addition to other stakeholders, in the formulation of particular plans and activities to support change initiatives, such as all employee meetings
• Supporting and engaging senior leaders when appropriate, and coaching managers and supervisors

Key Qualifications Include:

• Business degree with a focus on Human Resources or Organizational Development
• Seven or more years of progressive experience as an organizational development professional, with a focus on change management
• Experience and knowledge of change management principles and methodologies
• Exceptional communication skills – includes highly developed written and verbal communication practices and the ability to understand different audiences’ needs, coupled with honed active listening skills
• A skilled Presenter and an engaging Facilitator
• Ability to build and foster effective client relationships and to leverage influencing strategies to move others towards a common vision or goal
• Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization
• Strong analytic and decision making abilities, so that effective problem solving incorporates root cause
• Must be a team player and able to work with and through others
• Excellent time management skills, with the proven ability to juggle and reprioritize based on business demands and priorities
• Interest in personal development and keeping current in human resource practices
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail - excellent computer skills in MS Office suite
• Strong work ethic, high level of enthusiasm and ability to excel in a fast paced environment

This position is open to Vancouver Airport Authority employees and external candidates. Previous job performance will be taken into consideration for all internal candidates that apply for this position.
We are committed to employment equity and welcome applications from everyone, including women, aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.