Georgian is more than just an employer – we're a community. With multiple campuses located across Central Ontario, Georgian College offers rewarding employment opportunities in academics, administration, research, and more. We take pride in working alongside a dynamic team of student-focused educators, dedicated supporters, and passionate advocates. Together, we can advance our mission to inspire innovation, transform lives, and connect communities through the power of education.
Our exciting work environment offers the opportunity to learn and grow, while collaborating in a team-oriented culture that promotes equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. Together, we deliver unrivaled experiences for our students, employees and the communities we serve. Read our 2025-2030 strategic plan.
If you share our energy and passion, please consider joining Team Georgian.
The People and Culture Department supports the achievement of student, employee and organizational success by providing effective and equitable human resource services, contributing to quality learning.
Position Overview
We’re seeking a dedicated strategic leader who will play a critical role in the strategy and implementation of initiatives, programs and processes in support of a supportive and healthy employee experience and organizational culture. The Director leads the strategies that contribute to the overall values, vision and goals of Georgian’s strategic plan. These strategies include engagement, EDIB, organizational effectiveness and learning & development. This position develops and maintains strong partnerships with business leaders.
While all members of Georgian have a shared responsibility to uphold the college’s commitment to an inclusive and unrivalled employee experience, the director serves as the lead in advancing this commitment. The Director is instrumental in providing leadership and vision to organizational development and execution of EDIB initiatives, strategies, programs and services.
Job Details
Job posting date: January 22, 2026
Department: People and Culture
Location: Barrie Campus -hybrid work environment
Classification: Administration
Status: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week
Salary Range: PB 13- $116,182-$154,908
Key Responsibilities
- Assesses current and future learning and development needs with respect to strategic objectives and cultural values.
- Oversees the analysis, planning and implementation of customized employee and team development programs to increase the effectiveness of employees within their roles and teams.
- Oversees the implementation of leadership development plans which include specific interventions to strengthen leadership capabilities across the organization.
- Develops and implements short and long-term Organizational Development and EDI goals and objectives to ensure the delivery of effective and efficient services in alignment with the College’s Strategic Plan.
- Working in a dynamic environment, this role is responsible for collaborating with college leaders to develop, implement, promote, refresh, and maintain transformational equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EDIB) strategies, policies, practices and programs across the college
- Establish and manage an equity, diversity and inclusion Centre at the college to advance issues across the college and provide support to individuals who identify as being part of target groups
- Develop internal and external partnership engagement plans to ensure community engagement and EDIB goals and programming reflect the collective expertise, and needs of the broader Georgian College community
- Research best practices, emerging information, strategies and programs relating to access and diversity to ensure that the college can provide the best developmental opportunities for faculty, staff and students
- Collaborate with existing committees and internal partners to develop and implement comprehensive strategies that will promote and maintain an inclusive, welcoming environment that supports the broader inclusion work within the college
- Act as a consultant to the President, Vice Presidents, Deans/Directors and Associate Deans to ensure principles of equity, diversity and inclusion are considered in all aspects of academic operations and program planning
- Ensure initiatives related to gender, sexuality, indigenization, internationalization, anti-racism, and other initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion are integrated and coordinated across the college
- Oversees and manages the development and implementation of the college engagement strategies, including working with various committees, and providing support and guidance to college departments in the implementation of plans.
- Collaborates with other HR areas to drive and support the development and implementation of processes, operational and service excellence solutions for the College as they relate to the primary functions of Organizational Development and Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging.
- Demonstrates a strong service focus with respect to both internal and external community members by generating innovative ideas and solutions to meet and exceed expectations, seeking feedback to improve service quality.
- Lead and manage direct reports including recruiting, selecting and training staff; jointly establishing performance standards, providing feedback and evaluating performance with direct reports; jointly identifying training and professional development needs of direct reports and developing plans with the employees to meet those needs.
- Responsible for the oversight of resources and budgets, tuition and professional development approvals.
- Develop and utilize evaluation tools to measure attitudinal shifts in behaviour changes across the college community on an annual basis.
- Develop measurement and reporting tools to lead the assessment and regular reporting to the president and senior leadership on implementation of goals and strategies within the college
- Partner with other leaders to develop and measure student and employee recruitment strategies to meet Equity, Diversity and Inclusion goals in the college
Qualifications
- Successfully completed a master’s degree in a field related to Organizational Development, Human Resources, Law, Psychology, Business or another relevant field
- Certification in Change Management an asset
- Certification in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion an asset
- Minimum of 11 years of experience in a public sector environment or large, complex organization, in a leadership capacity with demonstrated experience in EDIB, organizational development, change management, and employee engagement.
- Proven strategic thinker able to consider, develop and work through processes that transform goals to action and deliverables.
- Demonstrated experience in the delivery of successful programs, processes and tools in promoting organizational development while applying practical methodology.
- Excellent abilities in interpersonal communications, corporate writing, presentations and networking.
- Demonstrated experience in team leadership and the ability to engage and motivate actions at all levels through collaborative activities.
- Experienced in analyzing situations for reputational risk and applying good judgment and problem solving towards resolving critical incidents.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and execute time-sensitive and essential tasks and projects and demonstrated ability to deal tactfully with sensitive issues.
- A high level of cultural competency and knowledge of cultural safety.
- Experienced administrator with knowledge of budget planning and management methodologies.
- Ability to work independently, innovate, take initiative and exercise tact and diplomacy, while maintaining confidentiality.
- Advanced skills in MS Word and MS Excel.
- Proficient with Learning Management Systems and other HRIS platforms.
Why Work with Us?
Georgian’s multiple campuses are in some of the most sought-after areas in Central Ontario. Our campuses play important roles in each of these communities, serving as centers for academic, social, and cultural activities, and contributing to the social and economic well-being of the areas.
In addition to a rewarding career, here are some of the other benefits offered to full-time employees of Georgian College:
- We offer a competitive compensation rate, comprehensive benefits plan and a generous vacation policy as well as CAAT defined-benefit pension plan which includes fully matched contributions.
- A tuition reimbursement program that offers reduced course fees for college staff and their dependents.
- A holiday shut down period that allows employees to rest and relax with family and friends.
- A flex work program for most positions allowing employees the flexibility of working both on campus and remotely.
- All Georgian Employees have access to the EFAP: Employees and their family members can call the program 24/7 for completely confidential support, information, and assistance.
- Campus Safety Services: Georgian is committed to providing a safe, respectful and inclusive environment through the delivery of professional health and safety, security, parking, emergency management, conflict resolution and investigative services.
For a more in depth look at what Georgian has to offer, check out our website.
Are you ready to Experience Georgian?
If this opportunity matches your interest and experience, please apply online at: https://www.georgiancollege.ca/about-georgian/career-opportunities/ quoting
Competition #09-26 by 11:59 pm on February 12, 2026. We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Georgian College supports diversity, equity and a workplace free from harassment and discrimination and is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free environment. We invite applications from all qualified candidates and actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to persons of Indigenous ancestry, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. If you are contacted to participate in the interview, please advise the coordinator of any accommodations needed with respect to any materials or processes used to ensure you have access to a fair and equitable process.
Alternate formats will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process.
