Senior Business Advisor

3 weeks ago

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada The University of British Columbia Full time
Job Summary

The University of British Columbia is seeking a highly skilled Strategic Consultant to join our Strategy and Decision Support team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for providing strategic insight and capabilities to enable the University to identify and realize major opportunities and tackle significant challenges.

**Key Responsibilities:**

  • Manage and lead strategic initiatives/projects across all service offerings, including business strategy development, strategic planning, financial health, and operational effectiveness.
  • Provide significant expertise and demonstrated experience in managing/leading strategic planning in a complex stakeholder environment, including facilitation, consensus building, synthesis of key strategic insights, project management, and formulation of a cohesive strategic plan.
  • Plan and manage strategic projects across diverse portfolios at the University, supporting both Academic and Administrative initiatives involving complex analysis, strategy formulation, strategic recommendations to support decision making, financial modeling, and business process improvement.
  • Develop project plans, including objectives, scope, approach, budget, schedule, performance measures, interdependencies, etc., to accomplish project objectives.
  • Implement project plans within the agreed-upon scope, timeline, and budget.
  • Engage in the formulation of strategic insights and advisory and decision support to meet project objectives.
  • Lead or facilitate client-facing and external-facing meetings, including interviews, focus group discussions, facilitated sessions, and engagement meetings.
  • Develop project reports and presentations as required.
  • Collaborate in close partnership with Senior Leadership and both Administrative and Academic Department Heads on projects of a sensitive, confidential nature.

**Requirements:**

  • Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline.
  • Completion of the CPA accounting program (CA, CGA, or CMA).
  • Minimum of seven years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one's own.
  • Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one's own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

  • Master's degree in a relevant discipline.
  • Relevant disciplines are preferably in the area of Economics, Commerce, Business Administration, and Engineering.
  • Preference would be given to individuals with an MBA.
  • Experience must be in a related business or financial role with similar scope and accountability.
  • Strategic planning, analytical, and planning experience.
  • Experience in financial modeling and business process improvement is an asset.

**Special Knowledge/Skills:**

  • Knowledge and expertise in strategic planning and business strategy.
  • Knowledge and expertise in facilitation and consensus building.
  • Knowledge and expertise in highly complex business concepts.
  • Knowledge of accounting systems, project financing procedures, and financial instruments.
  • Advanced knowledge of computer software applications, including complex spreadsheets, data warehousing, and business intelligence tools.
  • Effective verbal and written communication, report writing, interpersonal, problem-solving, planning, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy, analyze and extract complex data to produce business, statistical, and financial reporting.
  • Ability to think strategically, grasp complex business and financial theories, identify key information and issues, and suggest viable options as required.
  • Ability to work under pressure, adapt to changing priorities, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
  • Ability to build relationships at all levels of the department and the University.
  • Commitment to respectful, collaborative work environment.
  • Must be able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy.
  • Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail while maintaining an overall big picture perspective.

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