Director, Public Sector Solutions-education Skills

1 week ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada KPMG Full time

Overview:

At KPMG, you'll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.


At KPMG, you'll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.

Are you a talented leader with a proven track record for motivating teams and delivering exceptional client service?


Our Management Consulting team is looking for a professional like you with the skills and drive to make a real difference.

KPMG's
Education practice is a leader in serving Universities, Colleges, and Polytechnic institutions and School Boards across the country.

We demonstrate our support and superior qualifications for education clients across Canada with cross-functional and diverse teams that bring well-rounded approaches to address the most challenging issues in the Education sector.


KPMG's
Government Practice helps government (e.g., federal, provincial and municipal) and broader public sector clients (e.g., higher education institutions) develop efficient and effective operations to support strategic business objectives.

We help government anticipate disruption and reimagine the possible. Our shared purpose and passion help make an impact and improve the lives of citizens.

We are seeking a Toronto-based Director to join our Government Practice to lead our Education, Skills and Productivity cluster.

This would be a strategic, high-profile role that unites our Education and Government national practices together to create a coordinated strategy.


Target clients for this cluster include:

  • Universities
  • Colleges
  • Polytechnic Institutions
  • Ontario School Boards
Ontario Government Ministries responsible for overseeing, coordinating and planning Education, Higher Education, Skills and Training.

What you will do:
As a Director at KPMG, you will bring prior consulting experience with government and broader sector organizations.

Furthermore, you understand and are intimately familiar with Canadian governments at the federal, provincial and municipal level as it relates to this cluster.

This experience and exposure span the strategy and operations of government, including program/policy development, implementation and evaluation, as well as the downstream entities involved (e.g., school boards, universities) and/or stakeholders impacted (e.g., teachers).

This role is about sales, delivery, and practice development.
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Business development:you will support the identification, marketing and support of winning the trust of clients resulting in sold work;
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Team and project management: you will lead a team of high performers, maintain strong client relations and shape the deliverable of outstanding work products;
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Practice development: you will create followership and can support recruiting, marketing and practice administration as required.


You will play a central role in delivering a structured process to shape an ambitious and practical path for clients to realize value.

You will also be part of a national and global KPMG that has developed some of the best tools, methods, and frameworks anywhere.


What you bring to this role:

  • Education Sector /

Management Consulting Experience:
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  • A seasoned professional, with years of comparable experience in consulting
  • Hands on Education and Government sector experience, with strong relationships with Director and/or Executivelevel contacts, and with a solid understanding of key trends in the Education sector locally and nationally.
  • Should be able to operate effectively, be a selfstarter / adaptive and mature the practice amid ambiguity, changing market conditions and rapid change.
  • Education Specific Experience:_
  • Experience with designing and delivering student experiences that authentically engage with each learner's abilities, aspirations, and circumstances while cognizant of the unique and changing world in which students and higher education institutions will operate.
  • Experience with Strategy, Planning, Analytics and Performance, including operational and strategic plan reporting, management information services, modelling, institutional research and analysis.
  • Experience in creating business cases / proposals for structural change, technology improvements and business process reengineering, including stakeholder engagement, customer journeys, identifying new opportunities for improvement, new ways of undertaking existing functions, such as admissions and the development of costing and implementation timelines and schedules.
  • Technical Skills / Experience_
  • Comfortable working at both the conceptual and the handson level with big picture thinking and growthoriented leadership skills.
  • Demonstrated experience working with data, inferring insights from data and briefing senior leaders on insights and recommendations
  • Experienc

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