Strategic Advisor for Community Development

4 weeks ago


Montreal, Quebec, Canada Desjardins Group Full time

As a senior advisor, you will play a key role in ensuring the regularity of financial statements and providing assurance on the level of control over operations. You will lead and influence development projects and complex, highly innovative strategic initiatives involving multiple sectors. Your expertise will be essential in developing and recommending strategic directions and business positions. You will make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex projects and initiatives that require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. Effective coordination with stakeholders working in a wide range of other fields is critical, requiring interpersonal savvy and expert communication skills.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Advise clients and partners on strategic project and initiative development, execution, and monitoring.
  • Develop and update policies, standards, models, and programs to support strategic projects and initiatives.
  • Identify, analyze, diagnose, and address major issues, making recommendations to decision-making bodies.
  • Represent the unit before senior management committees and decision-making bodies.
  • Negotiate on behalf of Desjardins and enter into agreements with external partners and organizations.

What We Offer:

  • Competitive salary and annual bonus.
  • Four weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year.
  • Defined benefit pension plan providing predictable, stable income throughout retirement.
  • Group insurance, including telemedicine.
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field.
  • A minimum of eight years of relevant experience.
  • Knowledge of French is required.

Skills: Ambiguity, Communicates effectively, Decision quality, Interpersonal Savvy, Strategic mindset.

Trade Union: Non-unionized.

At Desjardins, we value equity, diversity, and inclusion, and we're committed to creating a positive workplace for all. We have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind.

If there's something we can do to make the recruitment process or the job more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage.

Job Family: General finance and accounting (FG).



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