Advisor, Strategy and Corporate Performance

Job Description:
** Advisor, Strategy and Corporate Performance**
2 vacancies; (1) Regular Full Time & (1) 13 month duration
Corporate Services
- Corporate Strategy Office

**What you will do**

We have a great opportunity to join our Corporate Strategy Office as an Advisor of Strategy and Corporate Performance. In this role, you will provide direction and advice to senior management regarding the development and implementation of the Strategic Plan, Council Priorities, Program Service Plans, Business Plans and other corporate and/or program strategies. You will be responsible for ensuring Council, community, and stakeholder engagement is the key element of such plans.

You will develop and lead strategic planning to ensure that measures associated with the strategic plan, program/ service plans and service inventory are coordinated and reported to inform ELT, Regional Council, and the Community. More specifically, responsible for implementation of the Integrated Planning Framework with emphasis on corporate planning and performance management, Term of Council priorities, Organizational priorities, and Community for Life reporting.

Lastly, you will develop standards and supports to advance strategy development across the organization while working closely with departmental leads.

**In more detail**
- Persuade stakeholders, while managing their expectations, to meet scheduled milestones and make significant progress on managing this corporate change initiative related to the integrated planning framework
- Coordinate projects, programs or events which require collaboration with or obtain consensus with a variety of internal resources
- Liaise with other levels of government, the private sector, the public and political leaders
- Research and analyze complex program matters providing program alternatives and providing substantive recommendations
- Organize Public Meetings to enable the community to have a say in the planning process
- Gather, assess, and interpret complex information to develop comprehensive recommendations to guide the organization on strategic and business planning matters
- Effectively and thoroughly evaluate and organize complex information to be easily understood by multiple audiences
- Participating in inter-departmental and inter-municipal strategy and corporate performance initiatives acting as the Region’s representative at these tables
- Attend and make presentations to Council, ELT, stakeholder groups and the public
- Write Council Reports, briefing materials, newsletters, bulletins, and general correspondence on behalf of the
- Provide meaningful information to citizens, clients, and customers about strategy development and how this contributes to positive outcomes in our community

**What we require**
- A Master's or Honours degree in, Public Administration, Finance, Business Administration, Strategic Planning, or related field
- Expert knowledge and further specialization in the strategic planning field is required
- Expert knowledge and understanding of provincial, GTA, regional and municipal issues
- Demonstrated knowledge of strategic and business planning, its various components and corporate performance management and reporting
- Strong knowledge of planning for sustainability and its economic, environmental, social, and cultural considerations
- Proven ability to influence and inform decision making at the executive level on complex corporate change initiatives
- Advanced Project Management Skills
- Superior Report Writing Skills (to prepare reports for Regional Council or similar bodies)
- Advanced ability to develop and deliver presentations to Council, senior staff, area municipal council / staff, external stakeholders etc.
- In this role you will have the ability to work remotely and attend on-site when required based on operational requirements at the 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton worksite. The frequency of on-site activities may vary on a weekly basis and based on operational requirements. Your remote work location must be located within the province of Ontario.

**Hours of Work***: 35 hours per week**

The Region of Peel offers job based flexible hours of work that allows employees to manage personal and professional responsibilities while at the same time ensures business operational needs and customer service expectations are achieved.

**Interview**: Our recruitment process will be completed with video conference technology.

**As part of the Region’s ongoing commitment to health and safety, there are enhanced Covid-19 specific safety protocols and/or personal protective equipment requirements (e.g. masks, eye protection, etc.) in place to help protect health and safety. The additional requirements are determined based on the nature of the work being carried out.**

**New employees who commence employment on or after October 1, 2021 are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Being fully vaccinated is determined as t