Director of Strategic Planning

2 weeks ago

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada City of Regina Full time
Job Title: Director, Strategy & Performance

Job Summary:

The City of Regina is seeking an experienced leader to fill the role of Director, Strategy & Performance. This position is responsible for guiding the City's strategic planning and performance management processes, while providing senior-level advisory support to City leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with the Executive Leadership Team to develop and execute the City's strategic plan and priority initiatives.
  • Support the organization in strategy execution through business planning and performance consultancy and support.
  • Lead corporate performance measure development, monitoring, and reporting, ensuring alignment with Master Plans, Strategies, Frameworks, and the Energy & Sustainability Framework.
  • Lead the development of corporate policy and securing additional grants from other levels of government to fund city projects.
  • Provide Council report writing support and coordination.
  • Oversee project management for key corporate initiatives corporate wide.
  • Provide data analytics, trend monitoring, and research as inputs for planning and performance interpretation.
  • Guide the development of Departmental programs and services, ensuring alignment with City-wide strategy, and set clear business goals, service levels, and performance measures.
  • Maintain awareness of leading practices, oversee large-scale strategic transformation initiatives, and implement success metrics to track change progress.
  • Ensure risk management practices are in place, conduct impact analyses, and develop mitigation strategies for successful change implementation.
  • Manage the Strategy & Performance Department's budget, ensuring alignment with business plans, and provide input into the City's budget planning process.
  • Ensure accurate financial forecasting, develop mitigation strategies, and approve procurement decisions.
  • Foster strong stakeholder relationships across the organization, providing advice to City leadership and Council, and manage program-related challenges.
  • Lead workforce planning and development, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance management for the Sustainability, Performance & Service Improvement team.
  • Drive employee engagement and address complex labor relations issues.

Requirements:

  • Expertise in senior leadership practices including strategic planning, policy development, financial management, performance evaluation, risk management, project delivery, and customer service.
  • In-depth understanding of municipal operations, particularly in relation to climate change mitigation and adaptation including local, national, and international policies and practices.
  • Proven ability to balance operational effectiveness with the implementation of leading practices in management, technology, and program delivery.
  • Strong knowledge of organizational change management principles and best practices, with a focus on building high-performing teams.
  • Experience using complex analytic tools such as statistical modeling, business analytics, and scenario planning to address multifaceted financial, programming, and relationship management challenges.
  • Advanced communication and interpersonal skills, including formal presentations, negotiation, consensus-building, and political acumen, especially in high-profile, politically sensitive, or high-risk situations.
  • Senior-level experience in change management, driving buy-in and support across diverse stakeholders while managing resistance and fostering collaboration.
  • Expertise in creative problem-solving, addressing complex strategic and operational challenges with long-term consequences through analysis, innovation, and scenario planning.
  • Leadership experience in managing leaders, fostering a positive and innovative culture, and overseeing workforce planning and talent management to ensure organizational growth and success.

Additional Requirements:

  • Successful candidate may be required to obtain and provide a satisfactory criminal record check, as per the City of Regina's Criminal Record Check Policy.
  • Successful candidate will be required to provide proof of acquired education.
  • Additional assessments may be conducted to evaluate competencies, knowledge, skills and abilities.

About the City of Regina:

The City of Regina is an equal opportunities employer dedicated to fostering a respectful, collaborative, inclusive, and barrier-free workplace, allowing everyone to achieve their full potential. We value diversity as a key to our success and encourage all qualified candidates, including Indigenous peoples, people of color, 2SLGBTQIAP+ individuals of all genders, persons of disabilities, and members of equity-seeking communities, to apply.

We prioritize your well-being, support your professional growth, and value inclusive hiring. Enjoy competitive compensation, attractive health and wellness benefits, and a variety of educational support and in-house courses for your development.

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