Finance Education & Communication Advisor

Location Location: Thorold, ON Temporary Duration Approximate Duration: 18 months Division Financial Management & Planning Important Notices & Amendments This position currently falls within our hybrid model , allowing the employee to typically work a minimum of 50% of your time at your regular work location and the other 50% of time at home. As an employer of choice, Niagara Region offers competitive salaries and benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, a corporate wellness centre, access to the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), mentorship and training programs, employee recognition programs, and more. In addition, the Region recognizes the value of having flexible work arrangements to support better work-life balance for our employees. Hybrid work arrangements may vary from one employee to another and may also differ in the number of remote workdays. These opportunities remain subject to the alignment of operational needs, business requirements, and customer service expectations. Job Description Job Summary Reporting to the AD, Corporate Accounting and Reporting Services, the Finance Education & Communication Advisor provides supports for education and communications for the Finance, Procurement, and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) teams (including Niagara Region and its agencies, boards and commissions, and external shared services partners). This role leads the learning and instructional design process for the ERP system and processes as well as finance and procurement initiatives, including conducting learning needs assessments, design, development, delivery program evaluation, project manages tasks, and fosters change readiness while promoting a learning organization aligned to corporate strategies. This role is also responsible for development and execution of effective communications strategies and products; including administration of the applicable areas of Niagara Region’s corporate intranet site and collaborating with other teams such as Procurement Services and Human Resources (HR) on their intranet sites. Education Post-secondary degree in Business Administration, Adult Education, Human Resource Management or other related discipline. Post-graduate in Training and Development or Adult Education is preferred. Formal training in Instructional Design, Curriculum Development or e-Learning (e.g. Certified Training Professional, Certified Training and Development Professional) is preferred. 5 years of experience in curriculum/instructional design, implementation and facilitation of learning programs/projects in a corporate learning environment, preferably in a public sector/municipal environment. Minimum of 3 years of demonstrated knowledge of adult learning principles and a strong familiarity with design and development principles/methodologies. Experience designing and developing instructor-led content with technical subject matter content and documenting or explaining the use of functional application courseware, preferably related to developing ERP and/or software solutions training for large audiences on Finance and/or Procurement subjects. Practical experience with current learning technologies used for authoring and deploying e-Learning such as authoring tools, learning management systems and multi-media environments; with Articulate 360 experience preferred. Experience designing and developing technical training curriculum and documentation targeted to both technical and non-technical audiences. Experience in document management, including reviewing, uploading and archiving documents, managing user access and permissions, designing and updating web parts, and/or managing communication sites; with SharePoint site experience preferred. Proficiency in applying brand governance and tone-of-voice guidelines to develop resources and/or communications that reflect an organization’s brand and communication style. Demonstrated project management experience with the ability to take initiative…

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