Organizational Development Advisor (contractor)

About Us

Gestal Amérique du Nord is a partner of choice for companies in the aeronautics, shipbuilding, and energy sectors. We offer a full range of services, from design to execution, including maintenance. Our experts support our clients in optimizing their production processes, ensuring compliance with the most rigorous standards, and improving their overall performance.

Our values: Quality is everyone's business, and our commitment to continuous improvement transforms errors into opportunities for excellence. We foster a respectful and caring work environment where employees thrive. If you are ready to take on challenges and foster innovation, join us!

Job Description

Is talent development a subject close to your heart? Do you have experience in organizational development and project management, and do you wish to evolve in a complex, dynamic, and changing transnational environment? This position is for you!

The A220 commercial aircraft program is looking for an Organizational Development Advisor to join our Human Resources team based in Mirabel (Quebec, Canada), where you will work jointly with the Head of Organizational Development & Culture, and a vast network of stakeholders on site, in North America and Europe.

Main functions

Within the organizational development team, the organizational development advisor will work closely with the senior manager of organizational development and organizational culture as well as various internal and external partners in the development and coordination of training solutions.

Mandate:

• Design and deploy leadership, talent development, and cultural initiatives and ensure their follow-up;

• Support and guide managers and their teams through the different stages of organizational change (planning, consultation, implementation, concern management, etc.);

• Support succession management and related development activities;

• Co-build inclusion and diversity initiatives and strategy;

• Support a network of internal facilitators, among others, of the Lean In Circle female leadership program.

• Define performance indicators related to organizational development initiatives, measure impacts, and adjust approaches;

• Provide recommendations for improving existing training programs, particularly the mentoring program, leadership and diversity and inclusion training.

• Interact with the OD manager, HRBPs, learning partners and the coordination team to provide information and reports on learning and development programs and activities to ensure visibility;

• Prepare presentation and communication materials related to training programs (e.g. Google presentations, data graphics, newsletters, internal articles, training catalogs, etc.)

• Facilitate and lead workshops;

Requirements

Required qualifications

• Undergraduate university degree in human resources management or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in organizational development.

• Experience and strong consulting skills with managers.

• Excellent command of French and English, both oral and written.

Skills and aptitudes

• Actively implemented and participated in talent development, culture management, mobilization, and change management projects.

• Demonstrate positive leadership.

• Demonstrate strong project management skills.

• Possess developed emotional intelligence (ability to recognize, understand and control one's own emotions and to deal with those of others).

• Ability to quickly analyze complex and political issues to make the right decisions.

• Ability to establish a positive working environment based on collaboration, trust, and respect.

• Possess good political acumen.

Assets

• Master's degree in organizational development.

• Be a CRHA/CRIA member of the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés.