Business Consultant - Senior

Description:

Responsibilities

·Specifyingtheorganization'sobjectives,developingpolicies,standardsandplanstoachieveobjectives

·AdvisingSenior Managementonarangeofissuesaffectingtheorganization'sabilitytoachieve thebusiness objectives

·Identifyingopportunitiesfor,assistingintheprioritizationof,andassignmentoforganizationalimprovement

·Developing and/ormanaging the implementation of an organizational improvement plan toidentify,analyze,plan,track andcontrolorganizationalimprovementsonacontinuousbasis

·Makingrecommendationsandprovidingadviceforimprovementsandassistingindevelopingsolutionsandimplementingrecommendations

·Collectingandanalyzinginformationandpresentingfindingsoncomplexissues,carryingoutorcoordinatingresearchasrequiredandpreparingreports

·Definingandproducingbusinessrequirementdocument

·Coachingonbusiness

·Assistingstakeholders withunderstandingtheirstrategicgoals

·Analyzingstakeholder'sbusinessobjectivesandrecommendinganddevelopingsolutionstoaddresstheir business problem

·Implementing and evaluatingcross-functional decisions that will enable an organization toachieve its objectives

·Assessingtheorganization'scapacity/capabilitytoundertakeandsuccessfullydeliveraninitiative orachange

·Defining,developingandimplementingbusinessstrategiesandplans

·Examining the link between the goalsof the organization and how the work is performed toachieve thoseobjectivesatstrategicandoperationallevels

·Processingproblemsintosolutionsornewopportunities/initiatives,identifyingandresearching bestpractices

·PerformingStrengths,Weaknesses,OpportunitiesandThreats(SWOT)analysis

·DevelopingMissionandVisionstatements

OTHERTASKS

TheBusinessConsultantmustperformthefollowingtasksifrequiredbytheProjectAuthority:

·Considerbestpracticesinothergovernmentdepartments;

·EnsureconsistencywithGovernmentof Canadapolicyframeworksandinitiatives;

·TakeintoaccounttheimpactsoftransformativeactivitieshappeningwithinDNDandtheGovernmentatlarge;

·Engagerelevantpartiesasappropriateinthedevelopmentoffinalproducts;

·Identify optionsforbusinessmodelsandidentify opportunitiestostrengthen,reform,andrealign duties tobuildstrength;

·Proposerealignmentofrolesandresponsibilitiessoastomeettheneedsoftransformationwhileachievingtargetingresourcereductions;

·Identifyriskstotheimplementationofproposals,together withriskmitigationstrategies;and

·Developimplementationstrategieswhererequired.

Qualifications

·Must clearly demonstrate that theproposedresourcehasbeentheChiefFinancialOfficer (CFO) forat least three (3) years in theGovernmentof Canada within the last ten (10)yearsandaCIOinthepublicorprivatesector withinthepastfifteen(15)years

·Must clearly demonstrate that theproposed resource has a minimum of ten(10)yearsofexperienceinthelastfifteen(15)yearsproviding strategic advice and directionforfinancialorcorporatemanagementsystems to seniormanagementinthePublic Sector.

·Mustclearlydemonstratethattheproposed resource has three (3) years ofexperience in the business transformationofSAP based financial systems withinthe lastten(10years)within the Governmentof Canada.

·Must clearly demonstrate that theproposed resource has at least ten (10)years’experience within the last(15) years at theSeniorManagementlevelindevelopingabroadrange of processes and policies in anInformation Management/InformationTechnology/EnterpriseTransformation environment.