Training Investment Analyst

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ABOUT THE POSITION
We are currently looking for one (1) Training Investment Analyst for a permanent, full-time role.
The Training Investment Analyst is responsible for coordinating the annual training plan process, training delivery budget, training plan analysis, and system reporting for public post-secondary institutes and non-public training providers and guiding SkilledTradesBC funding decisions related to the delivery of trades training. The Analyst works closely with the Trades Inclusion & Access Departments to ensure timely tracking of payments for community-based programs, and with the Finance team in all areas of funding/training investment processing and forecasting. They also work with Strategy & Performance Team in the use of SkilledTradesBC data to support training investment decisions and program design discussions.
RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES
**Funding & Program Management**:
General
- Overall full-cycle training plan and funding process
- Analyze training plans for each training provider to understand the programs, seats & intakes requested, and the cost per seat to SkilledTradesBC, in accordance with SkilledTradesBC’s funding framework
- Review, analyze and monitor training plan submissions and ongoing delivery by all funded training providers against projected system demand to ensure SkilledTradesBC’s investment in training delivery is fully utilized
- Support training providers with current and historical funding and training information to support planning where needed
- Track and participate in the review of additional funding requests to meet training demand or support new delivery models/approaches aligned with SkilledTradesBC’s mandate
- Assess and report on public and non-public training provider performance using metrics defined by the system’s performance management framework and funding agreements
- Review and report on historical trends, future demand data, regional issues, training strategies and industry input
- Prepare ad hoc reports related to training investment for government, program and strategy changes, special projects, industry, training providers, and other stakeholders and assist with other data analysis duties as necessary
- Provide analysis to support the review of current funding agreements and models, and potential development or update of SkilledTradesBC’s funding framework
- Proactively participate in calls, meetings and campus visits with public and non-public training providers to help find new approaches and solutions to funding and programming issues, and to develop and maintain strategic relationships with training partners
- Work with external data partners and trades administrators (e.g. TTBC) in the continued improvement of trades training data and the training plan process
- Proactively inform or flag leadership of any significant trends and issues affecting demand and supply for trades training seats

Public Training Providers
- Conduct mid-year and annual reconciliation processes comparing planned versus actual training delivery during the current fiscal year, and provide analysis and recommendations to allow for the adjustment of funding payments to training providers as appropriate
- Provide financial information to generate monthly payments to training providers

Non-public Training Providers
- Lead or support the processing of training provider invoices in alignment with approved training plans, including the confirmation of student eligibility for payment
- Provide financial information to generate and/or update Master Services Agreements

**Project Management & Support**:
Project Management
- Lead Training Investment projects directly related to funding and training investment, managing scope, time and deliverables throughout the process
- Use SkilledTradesBC-approved PM methodology, tools and documents to help ensure project success, and to provide visibility and updates to project team members, MLT/SLT/ELT as appropriate
- Liaise and collaborate with team members and other departments to ensure that deliverables are met within the project schedule
- Focus and lead projects that introduce new and improved reporting approaches to organize, analyze and visualize funding information that is timely, intuitive and accessible to end-users and leadership

Project & Program Support
- Conduct analysis and provide expertise and input to project teams regarding training investment, and impacts to training providers or SkilledTradesBC resulting from project or programming decisions
- Support the assessment of funding needs to ensure that end results address identified problems
- Conduct data analysis and provide departmental insight on impacts of adopting and implementing various training delivery funding options
- Support the design of reports/dashboards for relevant stakeholders

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