Strategic Business Advisor

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As Alberta's 'Botanical Arts City', St. Albert is a community renowned for its botanical arts, its commitment to a green lifestyle and the cultivation of activities that provide for a well-rounded quality of life. Our employees provide over 72,000 residents with high-quality programs and services and are proud to contribute to making St. Albert one of the best places to live in Canada.

The Opportunity

The Strategic Services branch of the City’s Financial and Strategic Services department is seeking a skilled Strategic Business Advisor.

The Strategic Business Advisor plays a key role within the Strategic Framework, leading and supporting several key processes including strategic and business planning, process and service improvement, performance measurement, reporting, risk management and project and change management. The Advisor supports departments in navigating our integrated business planning system to achieve organizational goals and performance.

As a trusted advisor, this position will provide a significant amount of advice and facilitate decision making at different levels of the organization, As such, the incumbent requires exceptional communication and facilitation skills, strong interpersonal skills, the ability to build strategic networks across the organization, and implement and lead change initiatives.

Reporting to the Manager, Strategic Services, the Advisor will:
• Apply their knowledge and skills to the design, implementation and support corporate planning and management systems and frameworks.
• Facilitate development of client departments business plans.
• Manage assigned corporate projects and provide advice for the creation of change management plans for strategic and operational initiatives.
• Facilitate process and service improvements.
• Support the development of a risk management program and corporate risk register.
• Foster and maintain strong working relationships across the organization.
• To excel in this role, you must be able to facilitate a variety of stakeholders through strategic thinking that supports and contributes to organizational goals and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Post-Secondary Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field combined with at least three (3) years of experience in designing and implementing organizational processes such as business planning, performance measurement, service and process improvement, and corporate reporting.
• A relevant two-year post-secondary Diploma combined with five years of relevant experience may be considered as an equivalency.
• Certification related to strategic planning, risk management or project/change management would be considered an asset.
• Experience and skill in facilitation, strategic planning, business planning, performance measurement, enterprise risk management, process design, reporting, research, project and change management, policy development and analytical techniques.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with diversified audiences, with proven results.
• Strategic thinker with proven ability to translate thinking to action and impact.
• Strong critical thinking, consensus-building and influencing skills.
• Ability to build strategic networks and partnerships with internal stakeholders.
• Skill in being self driven, solution focused, a natural leader who can establish relationships at different levels in the organization, manage diverse needs, competing priorities and adaptability to change.
• Ability to facilitate a variety of stakeholders through strategic thinking that supports and contributes to organizational goals and outcomes.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and high level of skill using various technology.

Hours of Work

We offer a compressed bi-weekly work schedule of 72 hours, Monday - Friday, 8:00 – 5:00, with a biweekly regular day off (RDO).

Full Time Remote Work
This position is designated for full-time remote work. Candidates must live within Alberta and complete a remote work agreement to meet all policy requirements. Some roles may require that a reasonable commutable distance be maintained if regular, occasional or emergent onsite attendance is required. Although fully remote, role requirements include ability to attend in person meetings, events and in-office days with the team.

Compensation

$83,549-$102,830 per annum. In addition, the City of St. Albert offers a generous and comprehensive benefit package.

Conditions of Employment

• The successful applicant will be required to obtain a satisfactory police information check.
• The successful candidate must provide proof of educational and professional credentials.
• A valid Class 5 Driver License and a personal vehicle for work use are required.

Application Information

• Please upload a cover letter and a resume when applying for this opportunity. These will need to be uploaded as two separate documents.
• Equivalent combinations of experience and education may be considered..
• Please note that the City conducts most interviews via video conference and will provide a link and instructions to applicants selected for an interview.

Closing Statement

We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. However, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. The City of St. Albert will no longer accept applications in person, via fax, email or by post. Applications will only be accepted to 10:00 p.m. (Mountain Time Zone) on the closing date.