Senior Business Planning Advisor

Alberta Pensions Services Corporation•Edmonton, AB

4d•CA$81,567 - CA$120,020•Onsite

About The Position

If you live by the quote “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail,” then you might be great for this role! You’re always connecting the dots and thinking ahead. You never stray far from your trusted notebook and are known for creating detailed lists, keeping track of next steps, and seeing the big picture. After all, you’re a planner and a strategic change champion. You understand business planning and are confident in providing expertise in the areas of strategy and foresight, corporate scorecards and organizational effectiveness. Developing and implementing strategic and annual business planning processes is your jam. You understand the importance of liaising with all stakeholders to align goals with vision, mission and values.

Requirements

University degree with at least five years of directly related experience at a senior level in a strategic, financial, and risk management environment.
Extensive experience in stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, project management, communications and leading transformation projects.
Significant knowledge and experience in research methodology and statistics.
Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
Ability to synthesize information, data, ideas, plans and strategies into engaging and professional work products including written reports, plans, blogs and other communication materials.
Ability to deal with conflicting issues, roadblocks, dependencies and change, demonstrating strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
Ability to manage the procurement and work product of external consultants.
Ability to share and receive ideas, advice and feedback in a team environment.
Proactively collaborate with business areas to assist them in the identification, management and mitigation of risks.
Strong ability to create and deliver engaging presentations to internal staff and external stakeholders and facilitate group discussions and workshops on business planning and related matters.
Basic knowledge of corporate operational processes, guidelines and policies and associated risks.

Responsibilities

Leads and facilitates the development of APS’ strategic plan (five-year plans refreshed over three-to-five-year cycles), business plan (three-year plans refreshed annually) as well as the creation of and periodic reporting on the service delivery plans (SDPs) for pension plan clients.
Develops and maintains divisional plans for the Finance division and assists other divisions with their respective plans, as required.
Collaborates with pension plan clients and internal stakeholders to build, communicate and champion the various plans, and develops and updates strategic priorities and other relevant information for these plans.
Leads in the analysis and integration of the CEM survey results into the strategic and business plans.
Develops a reporting and monitoring framework to provide regular statuses to internal and external stakeholders on the success and effectiveness of deliverables and commitments.
Works closely with business areas and leads in the ongoing enhancement and maintenance of performance measures and the corporate scorecard, ensuring that the scorecard reflects key themes and strategic priorities.
Facilitates and leads in the communication and roll-out of a corporate scorecard (and other measures/indicators) to internal and external stakeholders, as appropriate.
Leads in the integration of risk management, financial stewardship, client satisfaction, business process optimization, innovation, and the learning and growth of employees perspectives in establishing the strategic business plan and appropriate scorecard measures.
Researches and establishes best practices with respect to scorecard reporting.
Provides oversight and ensures reporting is accurate and completed within the required timeframes.
Consults and collaborates with business areas on business planning and performance measures.
Provides leadership in the planning and execution of efforts to drive continuous improvements in risk management, compliance and issues management processes by APS as they impact corporate priorities to focus on.
Provides oversight and direction in the education to APS employees as it relates to corporate business planning and goal-planning/setting.
Contributes to employee engagement and understanding of the corporation’s goals and objectives through collaboration with the Communications team.