Senior Organizational Development Consultant

at  NAIT Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

In order to ensure your application is received by NAIT for thorough review and consideration, please apply directly through our Careers site at www.nait.ca/careers
Please Note: This is a temporary position ending on or before March 2, 2026.
NAIT’s Organizational Development Services (ODS) team supports NAIT’s promise to staff, building upon our dynamic employee culture that is an essential component of ensuring the success of our learners and industry partners. We collaborate with our internal clients to create an employee experience that fuels passion, values inclusivity, ignites creativity, develops careers and supports well-being.
The Senior Organizational Development Consultant role supports leaders and teams in achieving NAIT’s goals through strategic facilitation services, inclusive employee engagement programs, purposeful talent management strategies, holistic performance enhancement processes, thoughtful learning and development opportunities, exciting appreciation and recognition initiatives, as well as supporting strategy and change management processes. Ultimately, the work of the ODS team is rooted in building capacity in the individual, the team, and the organization, so we can continue to deliver on the vision of our institutional strategic plan, The NAIT Effect.
Reporting to the Director of HR Operations (Workday Transformation HR Lead), this Senior Organizational Development Consultant position fills the role of a trusted subject matter expert as part of the Workday Transformation project. As we transition to our new HR system, Workday, you’ll be focusing on developing functional solutions to elevate the employee experience. Where we have gaps in current functionality, you’ll ask the right questions to build the right solutions and deliver it the right way. Most importantly, you’ll need to be a team player that supports others on the Workday Transformation HR delivery team, listening with the intent to understand the diverse perspectives of your colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.

SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Maneuvering comfortably through complex processes and people-related organizational dynamics.
Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.
Building trust through holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
Collaborating with diverse clients and stakeholders through effective communication.
Making sense of complex and sometimes contradictory or ambiguous information to effectively solve problems.
Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.

Contribute as a key member of the Workday Transformation HR Delivery team by leading the development and implementation of the following functionality:
Talent Enablement - Talent design, evaluation, development, and management.
Learning - Learning development, delivery, and operations.
Develop and present strategic recommendations to the project team and leadership with a focus on improving organizational effectiveness.
Collaborate with others on the HR Delivery Team on ways to transform and elevate the employee experience with an organizational development lens.