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Senior Learning Specialist - Leadership Development
- Halifax, NS, Canada
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Company: Emera Corporate Human Resources
Closing Date: October 12, 2026
Location: Halifax, NS
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Global Learning, the Senior Learning Specialist- Leadership Development plays a pivotal role in the program management of Emera’s global Leadership Academy. This individual will be instrumental in ensuring content relevance, coordination, delivery, evaluation and retention activities. The role requires a proactive approach to influence program direction and outcomes; enhance the learning experience, evolving program offerings, ensuring programs are aligned with Emera’s strategic objectives and contribute to the development of its team members. The role will work alongside the Talent Management team members to support the Emera Group of Companies.
Key Elements of this role include:
Learning Program Management, Facilitation and Execution:
The ideal incumbent may possess many of the following competencies:
Post secondary degree or diploma in Adult Education or a related discipline along with 8+ years of Learning and Development, people management, business and/or adult education experience
We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.
Recruitment & Promotion Policy
The success of Emera Newfoundland & Labrador is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.
Company: Emera Corporate Human Resources
Closing Date: October 12, 2026
Location: Halifax, NS
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Global Learning, the Senior Learning Specialist- Leadership Development plays a pivotal role in the program management of Emera’s global Leadership Academy. This individual will be instrumental in ensuring content relevance, coordination, delivery, evaluation and retention activities. The role requires a proactive approach to influence program direction and outcomes; enhance the learning experience, evolving program offerings, ensuring programs are aligned with Emera’s strategic objectives and contribute to the development of its team members. The role will work alongside the Talent Management team members to support the Emera Group of Companies.
Key Elements of this role include:
Learning Program Management, Facilitation and Execution:
- Responsible for evolving the global Leadership Academy based on business need and trend
- Manage the full lifecycle of learning programs inside the global Leadership Academy, including leading the participant coordination, logistics, facilitator management, and program delivery for the Emerging Leader Program(s); retention activities
- Facilitate engaging, practical, instructor-led, virtual or in-person learning experiences that create meaningful dialogue, foster psychological safety, drive participation, and support knowledge transfer.
- Adapt facilitation approaches to different audiences, levels, and learning needs while effectively managing group dynamics and challenging operational environment discussions.
- Evaluate and report on program participation, engagement, completion, learner satisfaction, and business outcomes.
The ideal incumbent may possess many of the following competencies:
Post secondary degree or diploma in Adult Education or a related discipline along with 8+ years of Learning and Development, people management, business and/or adult education experience
- Operational business experience combined with the ability to understand organizational priorities
- Ability to use data analysis and evidence-based recommendations to enhance program effectiveness
- Excellent project management, communication, and consultation skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
- Strong presentation and facilitation skills at a leader level
- Ability to use learning data, learner evaluations, and business input to continuously enhance programs and delivery approaches
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, resolve issues/problems, prioritize workload, and be flexible to meet and adapt to changes in organizational priorities
- Demonstrated experience acting as a key shared service resource and connecting with other functional areas of the business, building cross-functional relationships, as needed
- Research skills and ability to identify/communicate/present trends and recommendations
- Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
- Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
- Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching and volunteer programs, various committees and employee resource groups, and scholarships for children of employees.
- Competitive Compensation: Short-term incentive plan and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.
We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.
Recruitment & Promotion Policy
The success of Emera Newfoundland & Labrador is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.
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Responsibilities
Manage and evolve Emera’s global Leadership Academy, overseeing learning program coordination, logistics, facilitators, delivery, and retention activities. Facilitate engaging learning experiences and evaluate program participation, engagement, satisfaction, completion, and business outcomes to improve program effectiveness.
Requirements
The role calls for a post-secondary degree or diploma in Adult Education or a related discipline, along with more than eight years of relevant learning and development, people management, business, or adult education experience. Candidates should bring operational business understanding, strong facilitation and project management skills, proficiency with Microsoft 365, and the ability to use data and stakeholder input to improve programs.
Skills
- Learning Program Management
- Leadership Development
- Adult Education
- Program Facilitation
- Project Management
- Data Analysis
- Evidence-Based Recommendations
- Communication
- Consultation
- Presentation Skills
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Program Evaluation
- Cross-Functional Relationship Building
Benefits
- Comprehensive Benefits Plan
- Virtual Health Care
- On-Site Fitness Centre
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Parental Leave Top-Up Plan
- Wellness Benefits
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Employee Development
- Sponsored Education Programs
- Mentoring Opportunities
- Fundraising Matching
- Volunteer Programs
- Employee Resource Groups
- Scholarships for Employees' Children
- Short-Term Incentive Plan
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Categories
- Human Resources
- Education
- Management & Leadership
- Energy
Keywords
- Leadership Academy
- Leadership Development
- Learning and Development
- Adult Education
- Talent Management
- Learning Program Management
- Program Lifecycle
- Participant Coordination
- Program Logistics
- Facilitator Management
- Instructor-Led Learning
- Virtual Learning
- In-Person Learning
- Psychological Safety
- Knowledge Transfer
- Program Evaluation
- Learner Satisfaction
- Business Outcomes
- Data Analysis
- Evidence-Based Recommendations
- Project Management
- Microsoft 365
- PowerPoint
- Teams
- SharePoint
- Cross-Functional Relationships
- Organizational Priorities
- Learning Data
- Learner Evaluations
- Utilities