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Program and Project Advisor, Digital Transformation
National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches Canada
Ottawa, CAN
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1 weeks ago
Business AnalysisBusiness Process RedesignRequirements ElicitationProject ManagementDigital TransformationMicrosoft Dynamics 365
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About the Role
The National Research Council Canada seeks a Program and Project Advisor to support digital transformation initiatives within the National Programs Office. You will bridge business and technology teams, analyze business processes, develop requirements, and support implementation of enterprise solutions.
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Business AnalysisBusiness Process RedesignRequirements ElicitationProject ManagementDigital TransformationMicrosoft Dynamics 365
Responsibilities
- Support the planning, delivery, and continuous improvement of business transformation and digital modernization initiatives
- Bridge business and technology teams to deliver modern, user centered solutions
- Identify business needs, analyze and improve business processes, develop requirements, and support the implementation of enterprise business solutions
- Support project and product delivery activities, including planning, testing, release management, change management, governance, and performance monitoring
- Provide strategic advice and recommendations to management
- Contribute to the development and implementation of digital transformation strategies
- Support decision making through analysis, reporting, and stakeholder engagement
- Manage financial and contractual resources, oversight of external service providers, and coordination of multidisciplinary teams
- Provide day to day direction, guidance, and mentorship to a team of professionals
Requirements
- University degree in business administration, public administration, information management, information technology, engineering, or another field relevant to the position
- Significant and recent experience leading complex business transformation, digital modernization, or enterprise system implementation initiatives within a public sector or enterprise environment
- Significant and recent experience conducting business analysis activities, including requirements elicitation, business process analysis, process redesign, and the development of functional requirements
- Significant and recent experience managing the delivery lifecycle of technology enabled solutions, including planning, testing, release management, change control, issue resolution, and continuous improvement
- Recent experience implementing, supporting, or managing enterprise business applications such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform, CRM, or comparable platforms
- Experience providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior management
- Experience managing human resources, financial resources, contracts, procurements, consultants, or professional service engagements
- Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC (French and English)
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The role
- We are looking for a Program and Project Advisor, Digital Transformation to support our National Programs Office (NPO).
- The Program and Project Advisor, Digital Transformation would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.
- The National Programs Office (NPO) is seeking a Program and Project Advisor to support the planning, delivery, and continuous improvement of business transformation and digital modernization initiatives that enable the effective administration of transfer payment and innovation funding programs.
- Reporting to the Manager, Digital Transformation and Performance Measurement, the successful candidate will play a key role in bridging business and technology teams to deliver modern, user centered solutions that improve program delivery, operational efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
Responsibilities
- The Program and Project Advisor will work closely with program stakeholders, subject matter experts, technical teams, vendors, and senior management to identify business needs, analyze and improve business processes, develop requirements, and support the implementation of enterprise business solutio
- The role also supports project and product delivery activities, including planning, testing, release management, change management, governance, and performance monitoring.
- The successful candidate will provide strategic advice and recommendations to management, contribute to the development and implementation of digital transformation strategies, and support decision making through analysis, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.
- The position may also involve the management of financial and contractual resources, oversight of external service providers, and coordination of multidisciplinary teams in support of complex initiatives.
- The successful candidate will also provide day to day direction, guidance, and mentorship to a team of professionals, supporting their development and ensuring effective delivery of team objectives.
Screening criteria
- University degree in business administration, public administration, information management, information technology, engineering, or another field relevant to the position.
- A master’s degree in business administration, public administration, information management, information technology, engineering, or another field relevant to the position would be considered an asset.
- Significant and recent experience leading complex business transformation, digital modernization, or enterprise system implementation initiatives within a public sector or enterprise environment
- Significant and recent experience conducting business analysis activities, including requirements elicitation, business process analysis, process redesign, and the development of functional requirements
- Significant and recent experience managing the delivery lifecycle of technology enabled solutions, including planning, testing, release management, change control, issue resolution, and continuous improvement
- Recent experience implementing, supporting, or managing enterprise business applications such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform, CRM, or comparable platforms
- Experience providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior management, including the development of briefing materials, presentations, decision documents, business cases, or options analyses
- Experience managing human resources, financial resources, contracts, procurements, consultants, or professional service engagements
Asset Qualifications
- Experience supporting grants and contributions (G&C) or funding program delivery.
- Experience serving as a Product Owner, Product Manager, Program Lead, or Business Lead.
- Experience with Azure DevOps, Agile, Scrum, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
- Experience with data governance, reporting, business intelligence, or information management.
Compensation
- This position is classified as a Research Council Officer (RCO) at the RCO 3 or RCO 4 level, with a salary range of CAD 119,688 to CAD 168,192.
- In addition, the incumbent who meets the language requirements will receive the Bilingualism Bonus of CAD 800 per year.
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