Data Advisor

## Data Advisor Apply:
Hybrid - Ottawa:
Full time:
Posted 4 Days Ago:
JR100054
** Who we are at GMF:
** At the Green Municipal Fund (GMF), we create change where it matters most—in Canada’s municipalities.  As the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ flagship program and backed by a $2.4 billion endowment from the Government of Canada, GMF helps Canadian municipalities, big and small, invest in their future by supporting homegrown sustainability and resilience projects that work for Canadians by creating jobs, lowering costs, and strengthening local economies.  

Through our unique mix of funding, resources and training, GMF is enhancing the quality of life for people in Canada by accelerating a transformation to sustainable and resilient communities.  Since 2000, GMF has invested over $1.6 billion in local projects helping communities avoid 2.9 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, while also contributing $1.24 billion to the national GDP and creating more than 13,000 person-years of national employment.

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* About This Role:

** The Data Advisor will be part of a small and effective cross-sectoral team within Green Municipal Fund (GMF) Programs. Our team provides support in the areas of program design, program performance management, and continuous improvement for several GMF funding offers. Our team works most closely with programs focused on transportation, circular economy, water, energy, land use, affordable housing, and sustainable finance.
The Data Advisor will play a leading role on setting up and operating data systems to support monitoring and evaluation efforts of several GMF programs. They will also play a role in supporting other programs design and effectiveness initiatives, as needed.
Note that this role strongly benefits from fluency in French; by contributing to program materials, stakeholder engagement and other projects in French on an as needed basis.
** What you'll be doing:
**** Key Responsibilities      Data Analytics, dashboards and data systems
*** Liaise with other teams across GMF to produce program dashboard and reports, using Power BI, the customer relationship management database (CRM) and the grants and loans management system (GLMS), that support better program delivery, monitoring, and evaluation.
* Perform initial quantitative and qualitative analysis of program data. Create visual representations of program data and results (e.g., graphs, charts, maps, etc.).
* Develop, update, and maintain data collection and analysis tools.
* Manage and execute data extraction requests from CRM, GLMS, and related business systems, ensuring data is accurately retrieved, validated, and prepared in accordance with operational, reporting, and stakeholder requirements.
* In collaboration with key internal stakeholders, identify, develop, optimize, and implement best practices and business processes within data management and reporting with the objective of achieving operational excellence.
** Evidence-based risk monitoring
*** Support evidence based, data informed, risk monitoring and management approaches at a program and portfolio level.  
** Information Systems / Programs Liaison
*** Support programs leadership and liaise with the Information Systems team to track and support Programs department Information Systems priorities, including providing a department-wide lens on system change requests and requirements processes – to inform and raise decision points to Programs Leadership Team.
* Support program design leads to understand and follow consistent processes for new program launches (Information Systems requirements) and system enhancement requests.
* Support Information Systems team and Program design leads to ensure smooth translation of business needs to technical…