Consultant, People and Culture Experience

About the job
Who We Are

You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ about 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. That’s why we’re working in a model where teams are required to be together in the office 4 days per week.

As a Consultant, People & Culture Experience your responsibilities will include:

Assists to manage the overall local execution of the P&C strategies and priorities with a specific focus on driving business outcomes through talent attraction and engagement as defined below.Actively supports the implementation of our People and Culture strategy with a focus on talent attraction coordination.Communicates in effective and meaningful ways internally and externally on a regular basis to drive success of the People and Culture strategy.Collaborates regularly with P&C Managers and Talent Attraction to identify and prioritize the talent needs based on the level of urgency.Collaborates with our People Services and Talent Attraction teams to ensure a seamless candidate experience throughout all recruitment.Provides Orientation/Onboarding (as required) within the business unit and working with stakeholders to ensure an integrated and exceptional experience for all new hires.Supports recruitment needs through proactive analysis and recommendations to the P&C Manager; identifying any gaps in talent within the business unit and addressing them proactively.Liaises with the Talent Attraction team to ensure our recruitment efforts for experienced hires are focused and aligned with our organizational goals.Works closely with designated Service Line leaders and Campus Ambassadors to manage and forecast Campus recruitment headcount, ensuring we meet our talent needs.Project manages and own the campus rehire process while continuously assessing and improving our Campus performance evaluation processes to retain top talent for each academic term.Supports our Campus Talent attraction team on all campus talent initiatives.Helps identify and develop our Hiring Managers to effectively recruit, select and onboard while providing an exceptional candidate experience.Collaborates with people experience team to create actionable surveys on the co-op experience, distribute, collect, analyze and make recommendations based on co-op feedbackEnsures consistency in criteria for Full time and returning co-op offersSupports onboarding for Campus Guides and collaborate with the PCMs to ensure Guides receive support from their People Managers

Attraction

Under the direction of the PCE Regional Director, this role works with BU leadership to identify the one-to-three-year projection of talent requirements. Identifies gaps that need to be filled through talent acquisition and shares plan at least annually with Talent Attraction team.Under the direction of the PCE Manager takes the lead with BU Leadership in determining the needs for all experienced hire vacancies and collaborates with Talent Attraction team and Hiring Managers to fill roles with the best candidates as quickly as possible.Develops Hiring Managers to recruit, select and onboard consistent with Firm’s process.Takes the lead in ensuring an excellent candidate experience for all candidates interviewed by the Business Unit.Promotes and supports the firm’s employer brand in all activities within the firm and externally.Works with the Business Unit to ensure coordination and seamless execution of the firm’s Campus campaign

Doane Grant Thornton

If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Doane Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens!

Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Consultant, People & Culture Experience? Like the colour purple? Great. Here’s a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:

Ability to provide exceptional and professional internal customer service dailyComfortable delivering training sessions on key processes, culture best practices, and cyclical processes, supporting the development of local trainings and ensuring all details are coveredPossess strong attention to detailStrong Excel skills including VLOOKUPs to analyze data accuratelyExperience working in a professional services or public practice environment, an assetMinimum 2-3 years’ experience in a Human Resource role preferredPost-secondary education required; HR-related education an asset

In our People and Culture team we’ll love that:

You have a passion for creating an environment where people collaborate and thrive. You love that every day is different and that operating in a changing and dynamic world means that we need to get comfortable with reinventing ourselves. You know that what got us here won’t get us ‘there’.

A role in our people and culture team is a unique opportunity to use your head, heart and gut. You will:

Collaborate with talented, entrepreneurial professionals who are trusted advisors to our clientsBe part of a unique work culture that challenges you to further your professional development and enhance your chosen career pathBe a true business partner and work with our leadership teams to strategically impact our organization

What’s in it for you?

Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more!

At Doane Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?

Doane Grant Thornton is committed to employment equity, human rights and respectful workplace principles throughout the life cycle of employment, including at the recruitment and hiring stages. We welcome applications from members of all equity deserving groups, including persons with disabilities, women, racialized and/or Indigenous applicants. Should you require accommodation in relation to the recruitment process, please notify us by emailing and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs.