Strategic Business Consultant

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Do you have expertise in strategic planning and communications, research, analytics, process improvement or transformation delivery? Are you a results-driven professional seeking a challenging role in an exciting, high profile, and rapidly evolving environment? If so, consider this new and exciting opportunity with the Civil Law Division, where you will lead a variety of strategic initiatives, provide ongoing innovation, forward-looking sector insights and thought leadership to senior management.

We are seeking independent thinkers to join a dynamic team to help synthesize ‘big picture' strategy and advance the division's transformational objectives, while ensuring successful delivery and integration across the enterprise.

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About the job

In this role, you will:
• Provide a full range of business services to lead the Civil Law Division in meeting its strategic and operational goals and the effective delivery of legal services for Ontario;
• Understand evolving needs, historic and longer-term trends, conduct cost-benefit analyses, prepare business cases for the assessment and delivery of strategic initiatives;
• Design strategies, strategic and process improvement frameworks, business models, plans and roadmaps to help the Civil Law Division advance its transformational and business objectives;
• Provide leadership, technical expertise and authoritative advice to the division's senior management team in the areas of strategic planning, finance and business planning, program performance measurement and evaluation;
• Build and manage effective relationships across the division and with key stakeholders to seek input to strategy development and foster alignment to approved direction and the Strategic Plan.

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What you bring to the team

Business and Strategic Planning Knowledge

• You have experience developing strategic, business and operational plans.
• You have skills and experience to capture emerging trends and developments in transformation and business service delivery including principles, pressures, operating models and alternate delivery options, service integration and government transformation.
• You can independently lead and manage concurrent projects/assignments and have organizational skills to prioritize work within tight, competing timeframes.

Communication and Collaboration Skills

• You have superior strategic communication experience and robust written and verbal communication skills
• You have an ability to present complex issues to senior management and experience developing effective briefing materials, reports and presentations
• You have collaboration and negotiation skills to obtain comprehensive understanding of business challenges and opportunities, current and emerging trends and stakeholder interests.

Research, Analytical and Problem-Solving skills:

• You have proven research, analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills to deconstruct complex issues and develop strategic assessments
• You have knowledge of analytical concepts and techniques to conduct data analysis and derive strategic insights
• You can identify trends, options, potential risks and develop mitigating strategies to ensure alignment and effectiveness within the division.

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Additional information:

Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  
  Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Talent Acquisition Branch (TAB), HR Service Delivery Division (HRSDD) to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.
  
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
• T-AG-155106/20(3)
  
  The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions These positions may be of various tenures including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.