Business Consultant - Senior

Description:

Responsibilities

· Specifyingtheorganization'sobjectives,developingpolicies,standardsandplanstoachieveobjectives

· Advising Senior 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

· Performing Strengths,Weaknesses,Opportunitiesand Threats(SWOT) analysis

· Developing Missionand Visionstatements

OTHERTASKS

The Business Consultantmustperformthefollowingtasksifrequiredbythe Project Authority :

· Considerbestpracticesinothergovernmentdepartments;

· Ensureconsistencywith Governmentof Canadapolicyframeworksandinitiatives;

· TakeintoaccounttheimpactsoftransformativeactivitieshappeningwithinDNDandthe

Governmentatlarge;

· Engagerelevantpartiesasappropriateinthedevelopmentoffinalproducts;

· Identify optionsforbusinessmodelsandidentify opportunitiestostrengthen,reform,andrealign duties tobuildstrength;

· Proposerealignmentofrolesandresponsibilitiessoastomeettheneedsoftransformationwhileachievingtargetingresourcereductions;

· Identifyriskstotheimplementationofproposals,together withriskmitigationstrategies;and

· Developimplementationstrategieswhererequired.

Qualifications

· Must clearly demonstrate that theproposedresourcehasbeenthe

Chief Financial Officer  (CFO) forat least three (3) years in the Governmentof 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 seniormanagementinthe

Public 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 theSenior

Managementlevelindevelopingabroadrange of processes and policies in an Information Management/Information Technology/Enterprise Transformation environment.