Manager, Strategy & Performance

We have an exceptional opportunity for a Manager, Strategy & Performance to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Rocky View County. Reporting to the Executive Director, Finance & Business Services, the Manager, Strategy & Performance will anticipate and plan for the future of the County, in collaboration with the CAO & Executive Leadership Team (ELT), while balancing the needs of stakeholders and the public with the realities of our fiscal situation and timelines. The Manager, individually and collectively, is an integral agent of the CAO to advance the CAOs agenda and that of Executive Leadership Team (ELT) as a whole.

The Manager is accountable for driving and enabling the design, development, implementation, and monitoring / reporting of the County’s strategic priorities, special projects, and other corporate initiatives assigned by ELT. The Manager will lead and oversee Strategic Management, Corporate Performance, and Service Design, and will collaborate with Business Intelligence and Analytics, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

The Manager leads a team of three (3) direct reports : two (2) Business Analysts and a Business Strategist who collectively support data-driven decision making and performance excellence across the organization.

THE ORGANIZATION

Spanning nearly one million acres of spectacular and diverse landscapes, Rocky View County is home to unrivaled opportunity. The County surrounds the City of Calgary on the east, west, and north sides and shares borders with 14 other municipalities and Indigenous lands, enjoying a unique intersection of rural and urban experiences that give rise to compelling residential opportunities and commercial activity. Strong rural roots and agricultural foundations continue to shape Rocky View County’s unique identity and play an important role in the advantages the County has to offer. Rocky View County has also become a thriving hub for business and industry, with significant retail, tourism, energy, transportation and logistics, and warehousing developments that diversify our economy and support thoughtful growth.

Vision

Rocky View County’s rural and urban communities uniquely contribute to a diverse municipality that leads with integrity and thoughtfully manages growth.

Mission

To preserve Rocky View County’s diverse landscape, lifestyle, and economic opportunities by serving our residents and businesses so they can flourish and thrive.

Values

Their core values guide their behaviors and decision-making. Their values are :

Integrity - foster a culture of honesty, openness, trust, and respect in all interactions.

Leadership - cultivate proactive leadership in an environment of constant change by anticipating and delivering on the needs of our diverse communities.

Accountability - have the courage to take personal responsibility to do the right thing both through our actions and decision-making, and we hold each other accountable to do the same.

For more information, please visit their website : www.rockyview.ca

RESPONSIBILITIES

A dynamic functioning leader, the primary obligation of the Manager is to the strategy, priorities and direction of the County. This working level Manager leads and supports the Strategy and Performance team of professional staff in the delivery of their duties which are aligned with corporate objectives.

Strategic Management and Corporate Performance

• Lead development of department / branches business strategies / plans in alignment with the strategic planning framework.
• Provide input into the development of corporate strategy / plan methodologies, templates, tools created by corporate stream.
• Develop and collaborate with each division and department across the County and ensure alignment of strategies and plans to the corporate strategic plan, across other organizational strategic plans, and play a key role in the Capital and Operating budget process.
• Provide direct support to the corporate and department leadership for the implementation of corporate strategy, and with identification and management of risks, performance measures, analytics, and the evaluation of programs.
• Ensure front line services and operations are delivered in a way that aligns with corporate strategy and Council’s direction.
• Facilitate and ensure divisions and departments’ policies support corporate strategy and fully integrate policies and strategic plans that support the achievement of the County’s vision.

Service Design

Business Intelligence and Analytics

Fiscal Management

Management | Leadership

QUALIFICATIONS

KEY COMPETENCIES

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

SANDY JACOBSON | T : 780.944.1327| E : sandy.jacobson@richardsonsearch.ca | www.richardsonsearch.ca