Manager, Strategic Initiatives
3 months ago
**Schedule**
Monday to Friday
**Education Level**
University Degree. Masters level preferred
**Career Level**
5+ years of related experience in a post-secondary setting with experience and knowledge in strategy and road map development.
Hospitality Services is a McMaster department committed to enhancing the campus life experience by supporting the University vision and by fostering a culture of inclusivity and respect. Hospitality Services provides the McMaster community with an evolving variety of global cuisine options while striving to create a positive work environment. Our staff (210 unionized, 250 non-unionized) work throughout more than 20 locations to serve vegetarian choices, international food menus, healthy options, quick snacks and made-to-order entrees seven days a week.
**JOB SUMMARY**:
**ACCOUNTABILITIES**:
**_ Project Management:_**
- Manages multiple projects that impact Hospitality Services and consults with, advises, and leads other project participants.
- Develops, implements, and oversees project plans and monitors progress toward desired outcomes. Establishes project schedules, ensures conformance to plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements. Plans appropriately and shifts direction if current procedures do not allow for sufficient progress.
- Assumes responsibility for project outcomes; monitors all aspects of the project and analyzes progress.
- Leads and guides the roll out of the 5-year strategy.
- Applies expertise and thinks creatively to address unique or ambiguous situations and to find solutions to problems that can be complex and non-routine.
**_ Engagement & Outreach:_**
- Networks with industry contacts to gather and identify competitive insights and best practices.
- Provides strategic advice on policy matters, potential partnerships, and community engagement opportunities.
- Supports in building partnerships and relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Execute effective program/process management by facilitating meetings required as part of the proposal development process with internal clients and external partners.
- Leads and navigates consultation activities that may be used to inform the design and delivery of the program(s)
**_ Strategy and Planning:_**
- Provides strategic analysis, decision making, and recommendations to senior management on the direction and implementation of the program(s)
- Develops strategies to identify, manage and mitigate against organizational risk relating to initiatives.
- Develops proposals or amendments to programs in collaboration with the Director, Hospitality Services
- Ensures consideration for priority social issues, such as equity deserving groups, cultural safety, gender, environment, in design and implementation approaches as well as the local context.
- Investigates specific issues by performing gap analyses to identify specific needs, recommends solutions, and, where appropriate, implements improvements to existing business practices and processes.
- Conducts environmental scans and formulates strategies from the results.
- Supports the development, planning and identification of growth and strategic opportunities identified by the Director, by collecting relevant data, researching best practices and trends, and obtaining relevant feedback from internal and external stakeholders.
- Provides insight and advice to ensure the department needs and priorities are effectively addressed, and strategic objectives are met. Forms concrete action plans and monitors projects to ensure they continue to address Hospitality Services priorities and move the HS Strategic Plan forward.
- Leads the Strategic Implementation Committee to ensure objectives and timelines are clear.
**_Administration: _**
- Develop draft communications such as remarks, presentations, and correspondence to a multitude of stakeholders.
- Ensure the appropriate collection, analysis and reporting of data required for analysis, strategic planning and decision making to support Institutional objectives.
- Advise on draft policies and procedures.
**QUALIFICATIONS**:
**_Education:_**
- University Degree. Masters level preferred.
**_ Experience:_**
- 5+ years related experience in a post-secondary setting with experience and knowledge in strategy and road map development.
- In depth use of project management framework. Asset: working on strategic initiatives related to food, and sustainability.
- Experience in an institutional food service operation and post-secondary environment
- Demonstrated ability to work with and support cross-functional and cross-professional project teams.
- Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships and partnerships with Faculty leaders.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully lead a team on strategic projects.
- Ability to manage change and ambiguity, is adaptive and flexible as conditions change.
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