Professional and Executive Development Consultant Services

The Vendor is required to provide the services of a course design, development and facilitation consultant to support its non-credit program portfolio in the areas of executive leadership, organizational management, change management, and human resources.
- The required services include:
•    Consulting with the department on simultaneous projects in various stages of program design, development and execution, ranging from single day sessions to 8 month programs, on an ad-hoc or recurring basis
•    Collaborating on design and pedagogy of programs structured for individual enrolment of executive-level clientele or highly customized programs for organizations
•    Contextualizing course design(s) to university executive leadership team expectations 
•    Integrating workforce planning, talent development and succession strategies into leadership programs, drawing on CPHR-certified methodologies
•    Performing needs assessments and organizational health assessments
•    Developing change management initiative frameworks
•    Providing coaching and facilitating feedback, fostering trust and rapport across all levels of management and ensuring scalability from local firms to multi-national corporations 
•    Representing the department and the university in open-enrolment and custom client engagements
•    Administering numerous assessment tools, interpretation and debriefs, facilitating seamless integration into projects, frameworks and personal learning plans
•    Arranging and attending meetings virtually or in person, adapting to schedule changes
- Requirements include but may not be limited to:
•    Significant experience in adult-learning in a multitude of learning environments
•    Extensive master facilitator experience in post-secondary and industry settings
•    Proven ability to design, develop and deliver customized leadership learning programs
•    Ability to provide immersive learning experiences and captivating simulations
•    Executive coaching certification and experience, including extensive c-suite experience
•    30+ years coaching and feedback facilitation experience, demonstrating effectiveness in fostering trust and rapport across all levels of management, including executives (VP’S, c-suite, board of directors)
•    Leadership and succession coaching expertise
•    Ability to synthesize current industry trends with rigorous academic research
•    Expertise across executive leadership, organizational management, change management and human resources topics with ability to demonstrate high-impact leadership outcomes and dynamic organizational effectiveness
•    Dexterity in evaluating feedback and enhancing project frameworks and course lifecycles and objectives
•    Experience with small to medium private enterprises, large multi-national corporations, and not-for-profit public sector organizations
•    Experience providing consulting services to municipal, provincial and federal governments
•    Detailed understanding of complexities of large-scale multi-national industries and organizations and ability to support and guide their leadership
•    Expertise with numerous assessment tools, interpretation and debriefs
•    Extensive teaching and facilitation experience with post-secondary institutions
•    PhD credentials
•    Certified master facilitator.