Bilingual Senior Specialist, Governance and Compliance; Risk Governance and Compliance

Overview

Job Requisition : 11736

Position Status: Temporary Full Time

Position Type: Hybrid

Office Location: Calgary (AB);
Halifax (NS);
Montreal (QC);
Ottawa (ON);
Toronto (ON);
Vancouver (BC)

Travel Requirement: Limited

Language Designation: Bilingual

Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak): CBC

Security Requirement: Secret

Salary: Our salaries generally range from $ to $ and are based on qualifications and experience.

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

We’ve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here’s the comprehensive and generous benefits you get when you’re a contract employee:

• Accrued vacation.
• Annual individual performance bonus.
• Group insurance coverage to support your well-being from day one.
• Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
• An inclusive workplace culture and environment.
• While positions at CMHC require some in-office presence, alternative work arrangements may be considered for Indigenous candidates.

Join the Compliance and Risk Governance team, in the Bilingual Senior Specialist, Risk Governance position. In this role, you will provide strategic governance advice, mentor others, and support the development of policies and risk governance documents aligned with CMHC’s risks, strategy, and risk appetite. You will maintain an up-to-date governance structure to address compliance gaps and enhancements, support the compliance program, and ensure alignment with legislative and regulatory requirements.

Working closely with business lines and oversight teams, you will help maximize risk governance practices and act as a key liaison with the Chief Risk Office to support risk management documentation and tools.

This is a temporary position of a duration of 18 months.

• Prepare clear, insightful and value-added written analyses for management review, and proactively conduct the necessary analysis to explain policy governance structures and their alignment with legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Support the compliance program by ensuring the accuracy and consistency of corporate-wide policies and supporting documents.
• Contribute to the ongoing validation of the policy inventory and library, identifying and prioritizing reviews that align with business needs.
• Lead training sessions and provide guidance to ensure strong policy governance practices are applied across the corporation at all levels.
• Take a lead role in developing and maintaining risk management tools, including SharePoint, dashboards, Power BI reporting, and GRC systems.
• Provide analytical support for the creation of senior management reports (e.g. Quarterly Risk Management, Quarterly Financial reporting, etc.), ensuring data validation and quality control checks are performed, and accuracy and relevance are maintained.
• Drive continuous improvement in generating risk governance metrics, including enterprise and business-level risk appetite measures and key performance indicators, and lead follow-up actions to achieve desired results, including any necessary revisions.

• A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, Education, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of experience in risk management, governance, and compliance, with strong knowledge of the regulatory landscape applicable to Crown corporations, as well as expertise in data analysis and reporting.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in both official languages (English and French), including the…