Position: Learning and Onboarding Advisor
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Schedule: Standard (5 days on, 2 days off)
Introduction
Brunel is currently looking for a Learning and Onboarding Advisor for our oil and gas client in Calgary, Alberta. The Learning and Onboarding Advisor is responsible for managing the end-to-end onboarding process for all new joiners and internal transfers, serving as the subject matter expert on onboarding and offboarding and taking the lead in defining best practices and principles. This role coordinates content development for onboarding welcome packs and orientation sessions, collaborates with key stakeholders to ensure a seamless onboarding and offboarding experience, and ensures the effective identification, planning, integration, design, coordination, and implementation of onboarding and offboarding processes.
In addition, the role maintains a learning portfolio as assigned by the Learning and Development Manager, including the rollout of programs across the organization and monitoring completion records within the learning management system. The position also involves ongoing collaboration with the Phase 2 Asset Training Team and cross-functional, multi-disciplinary stakeholders, utilizing learning principles to manage portfolios aligned with business needs, while coordinating and managing training course requests, payments, logistics, and classroom support (both virtual and in-person across all locations), as well as tracking centralized budget expenses and managing training request intakes.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary focal point for Phase 2 learning, development, and onboarding activities.
- Onboard multiple types of employees and contractors across several geographical locations which will involve travel between BC and Alberta.
- Organize and deliver onboarding programs, Orientation and New Joiner Welcome events.
- Support the management of a centralized budget and expenses; manage training request intakes, register learners into activities, process, and track credit card expenses, etc.
- Manage post learning activities; collect and analyze course evaluations, escalate issues if required, communicate with stakeholders, facilitate change.
- Monitor onboarding program and learning portfolio effectiveness and ensure alignment with organizational goals; drive continuous improvements.
- Provide ongoing support and mentorship to new employees, helping them navigate their new roles and integrate into the company culture.
- Run and maintain assigned learning advisor portfolio; including responsibilities to create and maintain job competency profiles for Phase 2 roles.
- Develop and maintain a Project Execute learning portfolio
- Demonstrate personal commitment to HSSE.
- Foster a positive, forward-thinking attitude to effectively manage change and drive improvements in onboarding, learning processes, ways of working, and overall performance.
- Build and nurture strong collaborative relationships with team members and stakeholders, promoting cooperation and a One Team approach.
- Deliver with a customer service-oriented approach, embodying and promoting company values.
- Create a welcoming atmosphere for new hires, fostering alignment with company mission and values.
- Leverage flexible and inclusive thinking alongside advanced problem-solving abilities to address challenges and innovate solutions.
- Courage to hold strong to views when challenged or challenging others.
- Demonstrate a customer service mindset, ensuring the needs and expectations of stakeholders are anticipated and met with professionalism, empathy, and care.
Requirements
- 5–8 years of progressive experience in learning, onboarding, or human resources environments.
- Demonstrated ability to influence, engage, and guide stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.
- Post-secondary education in Adult Learning, Instructional Design, or a related discipline.
- Proven facilitation expertise, with the ability to deliver structured, engaging, and impactful orientation and onboarding sessions, supported by strong business acumen.
- Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and work cross-functionally across all levels of the organization.
- High degree of adaptability, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic and evolving business environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills, demonstrating professionalism, empathy, and approachability in all interactions.
- Exceptional attention to detail, with a consistent focus on accuracy, quality, and execution.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly, confidently, and effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and integrity.
What We Offer
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About Us
Brunel has a reputation for working with some of the best in the business. That’s what we continually strive for. Brunel provides the global recruitment and workforce services you need to lead your industry. With 50 years of market experience in Renewable Energy, Automotive, Oil & Gas, Life Sciences, Mining and Infrastructure, we help you finish major projects safely, compliantly, on-time, within budget and at the highest quality, so you can keep growing – anywhere in the world.
