Associate Director, Culture & Workforce Capability
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Progressive demonstrated experience and educational background in a combination of HR business partnership, employee experience, organizational development, and/or culture transformation with a strong
- Strong understanding of organizational culture, employee engagement, and equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging principles and measurements.
- Effective facilitation, communication, relationship-building, and change management skills.
- Ability to deploy employee and organizational data to inform strategy and decision-making.
- Demonstrated ability to foster collaborative, inclusive, and employee-centered workplace practices.
- Strong project management and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Experience supporting organizational transformation or culture evolution initiatives.
- Leadership experience managing projects, programs, or teams through influence
- Strong digital acumen; deploying technology, AI, and other tools to augment work outputs
Full description
ABOUT US
SickKids Foundation, with over 50 years of philanthropic impact, is Canada's largest charitable funder of child health research, learning and care, raising over $200 million last year. As a national charity, SickKids Foundation invests in national and international initiatives to benefit children in Canada and around the world. As the fundraising partner to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), we are aligned in supporting Precision Child Health (PCH), the future of tailoring medicine to each child's unique traits so SickKids can diagnose faster, treat smarter, and predict better.
SickKids Foundation is committed to an inclusive culture by embedding equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in our policies, practices, and behaviours. We aim to build awareness and skills in this area, both internally and with our partners. Our commitment extends to creating a safe, positive work environment. For details on our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion commitment, please click here.
Now, we’re looking for a transformative leader to join us as Associate Director, Culture & Workforce Capability - someone who will help us build an empowered, engaged, and future-ready foundation where all employees feel a sense of belonging.
Position Summary
The Associate Director, Culture & Workforce Capability plays a key role in shaping and advancing a people-centered, future skills ready and values-driven organizational culture that fosters engagement, continuous learning, and equity in keeping with our Foundation values.
Reporting to the VP People & Culture, this role will lead and contribute to enterprise initiatives that strengthen the employee experience across the full employee lifecycle, provides relevant and future focused learning initiatives, while embedding organizational values, equity, and belonging principles into leadership practices, workplace culture, employee programs, and organizational systems. The role partners closely with leaders, People & Culture colleagues and employees to cultivate a workplace where people feel respected, supported, empowered, and able to thrive and contribute fully.
Working collaboratively across the organization, the role designs and implements strategies, engagement programs, and learning experiences that support cultural evolution, employee engagement, inclusive leadership, organizational learning, and change management in alignment with the organization’s mission and values.
Key Responsibilities Culture, Employee Experience & Organizational Engagement
- Champion and operationalize the organization’s refreshed values across employee programs, leadership practices, communications, and workplace experiences.
- In partnership with P&C leadership, evolve the Foundation’s cultural journey initiatives to strengthen engagement, inclusion, collaboration, accountability, and belonging.