Innovation Advisor

3 weeks ago


Calgary, Canada United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd. Full time

**Position Summary**:
Reporting to the **_Director, Innovation_**, the **_Innovation Advisor _**is responsible for the execution and measurement of UFA’s innovation programs. The innovation advisor influences the organization through coaching, motivating, and supporting resources that build and enables the foundation of innovation. The innovation advisor will design and implement transformation activities that foster innovation mindsets, demonstrates value add, and measures adoption. A trusted partner with the marketing and communication teams to ensure transparency and awareness of innovation activities.

**Term: 12-18 months.**

**Key Accountabilities**:

- A key contributor in delivering and influencing Innovation Programs.
- Deliver design thinking and brainstorming sessions with meaningful impact
- Support/participate in the execution of innovation events.
- Change champion accountable for coaching, motivating, and supporting UFA resources.
- Designing and implement toolsets that enable innovation transformation
- Develop and measure adoption metrics, including innovation performance metrics that showcase tangible and intangible benefits realization.
- Design and deliver internal innovation programs that advocate and communicate progress and generate excitement influencing creativity.
- Managing and maintain internal and external innovation communication, liaison with marketing and communication teams.
- Coach and support lean delivery of initative through sprints, problem identification, design, delivery, and deployment of prioritized initiatives.
- Enable organizational growth and value through Innovation across all horizons.

**Required Qualifications**:

- A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent diploma in business, technology, or related field.
- 5+ years related working experience. At least three years of progressive experience in innovation, learning and development, design thinking, and continuous improvement.
- Advanced skills in MS Office Suites and other analytical tools.
- Self-starter, results-oriented, with a track record of timely high-quality deliverables
- Entrepreneurial mindset: nimble, action biased, and ability to iterate.
- Strong knowledge of Corporate Innovation; specifically, the lean startup methodology and Business Model Generation.
- Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, facilitation, conflict resolution, and analytical skills.
- Strong relationship building and influencing skills.
- Ability to manage and deliver to multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.

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