Business Consultant

at  Procom

BUSINESS CONSULTANT

On behalf of our client, Procom is seeking a Business Consultant for a 11 month contract in Edmonton, Alberta.

Business Consultant Responsibilities

• Lead, facilitate and document strategic plans and priorities, aligning to Department vision;
• Identify projects to achieve this vision;
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and focus groups;
• Prepare and present strategies and information to committees and project groups;
• Prepare and deliver presentations about initiatives or issues to executives and staff, steering committees, project groups and other stakeholders;
• Assist with risk management and issues management
• Develop and execute change management plans and communication plans
• Develop business cases through a consultative approach with business sponsors and key stakeholders, identifying benefits and performance measure indicators;
• Document initiative/project backgrounds, descriptions, environmental analyses, alternatives, impacts, risks, recommendations, implementation strategies, and approval processes;
• Provide quality assurance services throughout the business case development to ensure completeness and consistency of documentation, which could include content review;
• Identify risks associated with business cases and their implementation; and
• Integrate and align multiple business cases; understand and document dependenciesBusiness Consultant Mandatory Skills
• Experience leading business operations process and technology change within a complex environment
• Demonstrated experience leading projects in the area of research administration desired
• Demonstrated experience incorporating organizational change management principles and activities into the approach to project delivery
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision is required
• Experience working in an post secondary institution is considered an asset
• Certification in project management such as PRINCE2 or PMP is an asset
• Certification in organizational change management is an assetAn MBA is considered an asset
• Business Consultant Assignment Length11 MonthsBUSINESS CONSULTANT LOCATIONEdmonton, AlbertaBUSINESS CONSULTANT START DATEASAP

• Lead, facilitate and document strategic plans and priorities, aligning to Department vision;
• Identify projects to achieve this vision;
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and focus groups;
• Prepare and present strategies and information to committees and project groups;
• Prepare and deliver presentations about initiatives or issues to executives and staff, steering committees, project groups and other stakeholders;
• Assist with risk management and issues management
• Develop and execute change management plans and communication plans
• Develop business cases through a consultative approach with business sponsors and key stakeholders, identifying benefits and performance measure indicators;
• Document initiative/project backgrounds, descriptions, environmental analyses, alternatives, impacts, risks, recommendations, implementation strategies, and approval processes;
• Provide quality assurance services throughout the business case development to ensure completeness and consistency of documentation, which could include content review;
• Identify risks associated with business cases and their implementation; and
• Integrate and align multiple business cases; understand and document dependenciesBusiness Consultant Mandatory Skills
• Experience leading business operations process and technology change within a complex environment
• Demonstrated experience leading projects in the area of research administration desired
• Demonstrated experience incorporating organizational change management principles and activities into the approach to project delivery
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision is required
• Experience working in an post secondary institution is considered an asset
• Certification in project management such as PRINCE2 or PMP is an asset
• Certification in organizational change management is an assetAn MBA is considered an asset
• Business Consultant Assignment Length11 MonthsBUSINESS CONSULTANT LOCATIONEdmonton, AlbertaBUSINESS CONSULTANT START DATEASA