Business Analyst, Accelerators

Business Analyst, Accelerators

Alberta Innovates (AI) is seeking a Business Analyst who will support the operations of the Scaleup and Growth Accelerator Program (Scaleup GAP), with the overarching goal of ensuring Alberta Innovates is able to report on the value generated by its Accelerator investments.

This is a full-time temporary role ending in March 31, 2026.

Are you our next Business Analyst, Accelerators? You would be a good fit for this position if you are :

• Passionate and proficient in data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Collaborative in communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
• An exceptional communicator, especially in conveying concepts and information.
• Adaptable and able to meet tight deadlines.

We are game changers.

Alberta Innovates is a provincially funded corporation with a mandate to deliver 21st-century solutions for the most compelling challenges facing Albertans.

We do this by building on our province’s research and technology development strengths in the core sectors of health, environment, energy, food and fibre, and platforms such as artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and omics.

We are working with our partners to diversify Alberta’s economy, improve our environmental performance and enhance the well-being of Albertans through research and innovation.

Our subsidiary, InnoTech Alberta, offers a diversified range of scientific engineering and technological research and testing capabilities, and the facilities to support technology scale-up.

Our multidisciplinary team has the depth of experience to work across all sectors, from energy to health to food and fibre.

InnoTech Alberta offers you access to research talent, technical expertise, and unique facilities that can help accelerate technology development that serves both the private and public sector.

Intrigued? Here’s some more information about the position :

Reporting to the Executive Director - Accelerators, the Business Analyst is responsible for supporting the program’s data collection, analysis of financial and non-financial information and reporting processes to multiple stakeholders, and also provides a wide range of analytical support for Accelerator funding partners.

The successful incumbent will be responsible for (but not limited to) the following :

Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting

• Support an efficient and effective process for delivering Program reports.
• Collaborate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to implement the Programs quantitative and qualitative data collection process including primary data forms, survey disbursement, facilitation of interviews and focus groups.
• Follow up with stakeholders on agreed-upon data collection actions, resolution of risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Conduct ongoing data and information analysis including use of counterfactuals and benchmarks.
• Generate and ensure distribution of scorecards and key reports to appropriate stakeholders on a regular basis as required.
• Respond to ad hoc reporting requests as required.

Continuous Quality Improvement

Support Program trend analysis and running of monthly management reporting such as KPIs and Dashboards

Experience and Qualifications we are looking for :

Educational Requirement :

Post-secondary education or a University Degree from a recognized institution in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, or related program.

Skills and Abilities Required :

• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in data collection and reporting.
• Experience with methodologies for quantitative, qualitative, and financial analysis
• Experience in maintenance of tools for monitoring strategy and program management
• Advanced data management technical skills including coding
• Advanced MS Office skills
• Experience in the collection, analysis and presentation of diverse data sets
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
• Planning and priority management skills
• Strategic problem solving and decision-making skills
• Strong quantitative and quantitative evaluation and analytical skills
• Teamwork and collaboration skills
• Exceptional verbal, written, listening and interpersonal skills to convey concepts and information
• Demonstrated initiative, strong organization and project management skills.
• Adaptable and able to meet and exceed deadlines.

Nice to Have :

• Experience conducting Statistics Canada Input / Output model analysis
• Experience conducting return on investment analysis

Why Alberta Innovates?

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.

Please note that :

• The final candidate will be required to provide satisfactory work references and undergo a security clearance.
• Even though this a temporary position is only until March 31, 2026, the successful candidate will still be entitled for benefits during the term.

Meanwhile, all interested and qualified applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Deadline for submission of application will be November 24, 2024.

ALBERTA INNOVATES IS COMMITTED TO THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUITY IN EMPLOYMENT AND ENCOURAGES APPLICATIONS FROM ALL QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS.

WE WISH TO THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR THEIR INTEREST. HOWEVER, ONLY THOSE INVITED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.