Senior Consultant (4 Months) Job at Alberta Innovates

Alberta Innovates Edmonton, AB

InnoTech Alberta is seeking a Senior Consultant to support the delivery of key activities within the Corporate Planning and Consulting Team. The Senior Consultant will support a variety of internal corporate consulting projects, contribute to performance management reporting, and contribute to the execution of InnoTech’s strategic, business, and operational plans. The Senior Consultant will work with InnoTech management, technical colleagues, and other stakeholders in managing and delivering these activities.

Are you our Senior Consultant? You would be a good fit for this position if you:
Enjoy building collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders to solve problems that will advance organizational efficiency and contribute to achieving operational goals. Are passionate about creating and executing project plans that advance solutions in order to solve complex problems.
Are highly organized with strong project management, time management, and priority management skills.
We are game changers.
InnoTech Alberta, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alberta Innovates, is a leading Research and Technology Organization established by the Government of Alberta to serve the needs of government, industry , innovation ecosystem & academia. Offering a diversified range of scientific, engineering, and technological research expertise and experience, and unique industrial-scale research infrastructure, equipment, and demonstration facilities, InnoTech Alberta accelerates and de-risks technology research, development, and deployment with focus on industrial solutions and innovation advancement. With a reputation for quality service and a long history of impacts in Alberta’s economy going back a century, our multidisciplinary team has the depth of experience to work across all sectors, from energy to environment to fibre and bio-industrial.

Intrigued? Here’s some more information about the position:
Reporting to the Manager, Planning and Consulting, the successful candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

Supporting the completion of monthly management reporting tasks including measurement and reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs), updating dashboards, and performing other pertinent analysis.
Contributing to the delivery of key reports to the Government of Alberta, Alberta Innovates’ Executives, and its Board of Directors.
Developing critical communications products for internal and external audiences.
Contributing to key organizational projects and initiatives sponsored by InnoTech Alberta’s Senior Leadership Team such as gathering requirements to enable digitization of internal processes and procedures or supporting the organizational rollout of new digital tools.
Supporting Functional and Team Leads across InnoTech in executing aspects of their operational plans.
Working with project managers to prepare project proposals or applications related to strategic initiatives.
Supporting ongoing project delivery by managing key client projects or other internal initiatives.

Qualifications and skills we are looking for:
A Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Business Administration, Commerce, Project Management, or a related discipline.
8 or more years’ experience in progressively responsible business or corporate consulting roles.
1-3 years of successful Project Management and/or Project delivery experience.
Demonstrated technological or other relevant functional expertise.
Insightful, innovative, and creative.
Strong attention to detail.
Self-assured, confident, and self-motivated.
Ability to develop relationships, credibility, and trust with technical colleagues, external clients, and other stakeholders.
Strong business and strategic skills.
Strong project management skills.
Exceptional verbal, written, listening, and interpersonal skills to convey concepts, information, and act as change management agent.
Presentation and facilitation abilities.
Analytical, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks, work in a fast-paced environment.
Must be a self-starter who takes the initiative to explore and develop opportunities.
Proficiency with suite of Microsoft Office tools ideally including PowerBI.

Why InnoTech Alberta?
We offer our employees opportunities to work on projects that will expand their skill sets while witnessing the visible impacts of their efforts. We value the development of our employees and create opportunities for working in capacities that allow new skills to be learned. We know that the wellness of our team is the most important part of our business, so we offer a strong benefits package and generous vacation and paid time off programs to promote work-life balance.
At InnoTech Alberta, we respect diversity and embrace an inclusive culture. We value uniqueness and different perspectives as they play a critical role in our success. To achieve this, individuals are selected based on qualifications and abilities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds to apply.

The final candidate will be required to undergo a security clearance. All interviewees must be able to meet the requirement specified in the Physical Demand Analysis. This document will be supplied during the interview process to the successful candidate. This competition will remain open until a successful candidate is found.

INNOTECH ALBERTA IS COMMITTED TO THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUITY IN EMPLOYMENT AND ENCOURAGES APPLICATIONS FROM ALL INDIVIDUALS. WE WISH TO THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR THEIR INTEREST. HOWEVER, ONLY THOSE INVITED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.


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