Organization Development Consultant – Intermediate

Job Description

Location:
Ottawa, ON — National Capital Region Contract Duration: Approximately 400 working days over 2 years Contract End Date: Approximately March 31, 2029 Compensation: $65–$80/hour Employment Type: Full-Time Contract Language: English and French — minimum CBC bilingual profile Security Clearance: Top Secret required, with eligibility for additional security access approvals Work Arrangement: Primarily onsite at designated government facilities, with approved hybrid work where applicable Travel: May be required About the Opportunity TAG HR is seeking an experienced Organization Development Consultant (Intermediate) to provide strategic advisory services in workforce planning, organizational design, executive talent management, succession planning, and personnel governance. The successful consultant will support senior leadership in assessing organizational effectiveness, strengthening workforce management frameworks, and developing policies and strategies that support long-term organizational sustainability. Working with senior executives, workforce management stakeholders, and governance bodies, the consultant will provide evidence-based recommendations, prepare strategic documentation, and support the implementation of organizational and workforce modernization initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
Executive Talent Management & Succession Planning
- Assess executive talent management, succession planning, leadership development, and workforce sustainability frameworks.
- Develop recommendations to strengthen succession planning, leadership development, and talent management.
- Support the planning, coordination, and follow-up of executive personnel management and succession boards.
- Prepare board documentation, reports,



recommendations, notifications, and management action plans.
- Develop and maintain policies, procedures, standards, directives, and governance documentation. Strategic Workforce Planning
- Conduct workforce analysis and planning activities aligned with strategic priorities and organizational modernization initiatives.
- Assess workforce capabilities, capacity, demographics, professional development requirements, and future staffing needs.
- Develop workforce modernization strategies and implementation recommendations.
- Evaluate workforce governance frameworks and recommend improvements to organizational effectiveness and sustainability.
- Support capability-based workforce planning and long-term workforce development. Organizational Design & Governance
- Conduct organizational reviews and assessments.
- Recommend improvements to organizational structures, governance frameworks, business processes, accountabilities, and competencies.
- Support organizational change initiatives, governance renewal, and implementation planning.
- Evaluate organizational effectiveness and identify opportunities for structural or operational improvements.
- Prepare organizational design recommendations and transformation assessments. Professional Development & Career Progression
- Assess professional development systems, competency frameworks, occupation management programs, and career progression models.




- Develop recommendations regarding workforce development, professionalization, leadership development, and career progression.
- Advise senior leadership on professional development initiatives and long-term workforce capability.
- Support the development of career pathways and workforce development strategies. Executive Advisory & Strategic Reporting
- Provide strategic advice, recommendations, briefings, reports, and decision-support products to senior executives and governance bodies.
- Prepare briefing notes, decision briefs, strategic assessments, governance documents, directives, and implementation plans.
- Develop management action plans and executive presentations.
- Support engagement with senior HR, workforce management, career management, and organizational stakeholders.
- Communicate complex workforce issues and recommendations clearly to executive-level decision-makers. Workforce Management & Governance Support
- Advise on recruitment, employment, succession planning, training, professional development, competency management, and workforce sustainability.
- Review and assess personnel policies, career development frameworks, and career management methodologies.
- Support the coordination and administration of executive boards, workforce governance forums, and strategic committees.
- Develop recommendations to modernize workforce management and improve long-term organizational capability. Key Deliverables The consultant may be responsible for producing: 1. Talent Management & Succession Planning Reports: Assessments, succession planning recommendations, and management action plans. 2. Policies & Governance Documentation: Updated policies, directives, procedures, standards, and go

📌 Organization Development Consultant (Ottawa)
🏢 TAG HR
📍 Ottawa