Bilingual Senior Specialist, Innovation and Research (Anywhere in Canada) Full Time

Bilingual Senior Specialist, Innovation and Research (Anywhere in Canada)
 Job Requisition ID: 8913  
Language Designation: Bilingual 
Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak): CBC 
Position Status: Permanent Full Time 
Travel Requirement: Limited 
Office Location: Ottawa (ON); Calgary (AB); Halifax (NS); Montreal (QC); Toronto (ON); Vancouver (BC)
Salary: Our salaries generally range from $ 94388.91 to $ 117986.14 and are based on qualifications and experience. 
 
At CMHC, we trust you to get the job done. We empower our employees to be fully autonomous and accountable in achieving their results. Employees focus on how they achieve results rather than when and where they choose to work.
 
Here are some of the reasons why we were chosen as one of Canada’s top employers:
 
Enjoy 5 weeks of vacation;
An annual individual performance bonus;
Defined benefit pension plan;
Comprehensive group insurance to support your well-being from day one;
Access to a catalogue of courses for individual learning;
An inclusive workplace culture and environment with multiple Employee Resource Groups and much more!
 
Help make a difference for Canadians. CMHC’s aspiration is that by 2030, everyone in Canada has a home that they can afford and that meets their needs. All of our programs and activities support this singular goal.
 
Be part of an inclusive workplace. Diversity and Inclusion guides everything we do at CMHC. We’re taking concrete actions to eradicate racism and advance equity within CMHC and the housing system.
 
Join the Policy and Innovation Team where we accelerate housing affordability through evidence-based policy, research and disruptive innovation. You will work in agile ways with others to understand the housing ecosystem and lead multidisciplinary design teams in solving complex housing problem using Innovation Process. Specifically, in this role, you will identify, analyze, frame and prioritize complex problems addressing deep affordability needs or removing systemic barriers in the housing system. You will then explore ways to test, accelerate and scale solutions that solve them.
 
The Senior Specialist role plays an integral part in the team effort to design and deliver the best innovations for housing supply. As such, there is opportunity to lead project teams to design work approaches, define our activities through insights and participation, and to contribute to building a culture of innovation at CMHC. 
Responsibilities: 
 
Contributes to the development of innovation strategy, governance, and tactics to support the advancement and maturation of the innovation program.
Considers and suggests innovation priorities based on an understanding of CMHC’s innovation culture and process and increasing awareness of the portfolio of innovation engagements.
Leads and/or supports the execution of innovation projects through the innovation life cycle using the appropriate techniques and/or methodologies.
Leads Project Management processes of engagements, including scrums, budgets, work plans, project status updates.
Provides informal coaching and support to team members on project work and in the division as a whole.
Identifies potential risks and points of resistance in engagements through ongoing risk analysis and recommends mitigation strategies.
Builds and maintains internal relationships in support of innovation programs and activities with influencers, management, and other stakeholders.
Participates in cross-functional activities and collaborates with a wide range of colleagues and internal stakeholders.
Plans and delivers targeted innovation education, awareness or focused campaigns related to sector learning activities, conferences, or other sessions.
Minimum Qualifications:
 
Undergraduate degree in a Social science, Urban/Regional Panning/Design, Service Design, or in a related discipline or equivalent combination of education and/or experience would be considered. 
Minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience in innovation, housing policy, or program delivery.
Demonstrated experience or expertise in residential real estate, development, planning, construction, design or serving those with deep affordability needs and/or housing-related services.
Experience in partnership development, outreach, knowledge transfer and marketing across a broad network of diverse stakeholders.
Demonstrated experience leading projects through different phases of an innovation process including concept development, prototyping and experimentation methods.
Experience with data collection, synthesizing findings, developing solutions and recommendations, and measuring impact.
Demonstrated ability in ‘’telling a story’’ through persuasive and clear presentations of ideas to gain acceptance of proposals or plans.
Bilingual (French and English).
 
Preferred Qualifications:
 
Graduate degree in a Social science, Urban/Regional Planning/Design, Service Design, or in a related discipline or equivalent combination of education and/or experience would be considered.  
Certificates in Innovation, Human-Centred Design, Service Design domains.
Direct housing sector experience and solid knowledge of key players within the housing industry. 
Experience in scaling solutions would be considered an asset (e.g., facilitating or managing key decisions and resources required to disseminate a solution across a system, a geography, or an audience).
 
Posting closing date: Note, the competition will remain active until filled.
 
 
IMPORTANT NOTICE – COVID-19 MEASURES
On June 14, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that as of June 20, 2022, it will suspend vaccination requirements for federal government employees.  This decision followed a review of the current public health situation, including the evolution of the virus and vaccination rates in Canada. As a result, and consistent with the Government of Canada decision, CMHC has suspended its Vaccination Policy, effective June 20, 2022.  
 
As a result, at this time, CMHC does not require employees to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.  CMHC will continue to monitor the public health situation and may at any time make adjustments and adopt or reintroduce measures, including mandatory vaccination, attestation and verification requirements. Any such vaccination measures, as updated from time to time, shall form a term and condition of your employment at CMHC.
 
CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought – and of people – are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our aspiration.
 
 
We are committed to employment equity and actively encourage applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions. We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada.
 
 
We sincerely thank all candidates for their interest, however, please note that only applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted. If selected for an interview or testing, please advise us if you require an accommodation.