Manager, Strategy and Performance

at  City of Edmonton

SKILLS REQUIRED FOR SUCCESS:

• Strategic and systems thinking approach
• Effective leadership skills with the ability to create focus, trust, engagement, and commitment in complex environments with diverse groups of people
• Strong skills in facilitation, organizational capacity development, and engagement processes
• Ability to work with a high degree of independent judgment, professionalism and discretion
• Ability to operate in a dynamic workplace and manage competing deadlines
• Ability to cultivate strong relationships across diverse teams and stakeholders, fostering collaboration, trust, and mutual respect
• Operate as a strategically agile leader able to anticipate business opportunities and influence enterprise-wide policy planning and initiatives
• Actively demonstrate the values and behaviours supportive of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
• Ability to collaborate and build trust, obtain input, understanding, and participation from the team
• Ability to create a work culture capable of developing a high performing team
• Think strategically to address large, complex issues to manage projects while steering dynamically
• Understanding of complex municipal subject matter and ability to build and support influential relationships with senior leadership, internal departments and external partners
• Strong political acumen, strategic planning, issue resolution and decision-making skills
• Demonstrate service excellence, embracing diversity and promoting inclusiveness.
• Demonstrate alignment with the Cultural Commitments of Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, fostering an environment for others to do the same. For more information on the City’s Cultural Commitments, please visit edmonton.ca/ourculture
• Demonstrate the foundational competencies, key behaviours and attributes of the City’s six leadership competencies: Courage, Inclusivity, Values-Based Influencer, Collaborative Networker, Systems Thinker and Creative Innovator. For more information on the City’s leadership competencies, please visit edmonton.ca/ourculture

Qualifications:

• Knowledge, training and / or education in Business, Arts, Public Administration or a related field
• Experience in the design and implementation of rigorous performance measurement systems within a large, complex organization(s)
• Experience leading a diverse team in a large complex organization(s)
• Proven track record in the design and implementation of successful strategic projects
• Ideally a balance of for profit/nonprofit and government level strategy and corporate performance planning experience
• Combinations of education and experience will be considere

• Lead a collaborative team and inspire them with purpose and vision to achieve their full potential
• Facilitate continuous improvement and implementation of the City’s Strategy Planning Framework and its tools
• Cultivate a culture of accountability and transparency across the corporation
• Monitor and measure corporate performance, providing reporting expertise, and integrating a common performance management system across all departments
• Ensure transparent and meaningful metrics and targets that deliver value. This information will be utilized to develop data-driven decisions and provide leadership with the tools to manage the organization effectively and drive continuous improvement
• Focus on the team by building a respectful workplace culture through a values-based influencer approach and working collaboratively
• Anticipate business opportunities, influence policy, planning and initiatives, and foster a culture of accountability through performance measurement

Qualifications:

• Knowledge, training and / or education in Business, Arts, Public Administration or a related field
• Experience in the design and implementation of rigorous performance measurement systems within a large, complex organization(s)
• Experience leading a diverse team in a large complex organization(s)
• Proven track record in the design and implementation of successful strategic projects
• Ideally a balance of for profit/nonprofit and government level strategy and corporate performance planning experience
• Combinations of education and experience will be considered