Planning Strategist - Scarborough, Canada - Centennial College

Centennial College

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Scarborough, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Description

Job Number:

J Job Title:
Planning Strategist
Job Type:
Permanent FT Management & non-union Professionals
Bargaining Unit:

Nonbargaining

School/Department:

Strategy, Alignment & Analytics

Campus/Location:
325 Milner Ave.

, Scarborough, ON / Progress Campus- Pay Range:

- $77, $96,900.00/Year

Pay Band:
10 Admin Hours/Week:
35 Date Posted:

May 11, 2023

Closing Date:
May 24, 2023We also recognize that Centennial is situated on the Treaty Lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and pay tribute to their legacy as well as that of all First Peoples that have been and remain present here in Toronto. We recognize that First Peoples come from sovereign Nations and that part of understanding our responsibilities of residing on this territory are understanding the true history, circumstances and legacy of the Treaties signed here (such as the Toronto Purchase, Robinson-Huron Treaty and Williams Treaties) and including precontact Treaties and Agreements between sovereign Nations and that all peoples in this area are therefore Treaty people with obligations and responsibilities to all our relations.

Position Summary

Come join a high performing team as a Planning Strategist and be an integral part of an exciting time of change.

Centennial College is continually transforming itself as a leader in Internationalization, Indigenous Education, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and are prepared to innovate while transforming lives and communities.

Bring your knowledge and expertise of strategy and business planning processes, and find new trends and insights that will impact key institutional decisions.

Reporting to the Director, you will collaborate with various internal stakeholders up to Executive level to support the development, progress and achievement of transformative strategies.

Using an evidence-based perspective, you will identify and analyse institutional strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats (SWOT) to support the college's planning initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead foresight research, SWOT analyses and identify key industry and competitive trends to shape longterm strategic and annual business planning
Develop and optimize the planning process to standardize the collection and evaluation of activities across all Divisions to align with key Institutional goals
Identify key performance indicators and develop diagnostic summaries to enable institutional prioritization and facilitate decisionmaking to deliver against institutional goals
Engage Executive team and Management Forum to assist with collegewide strategy formulation, communication and deployment efforts
Act as a trusted partner and humancentred design strategist fostering strong relationships across key stakeholders and teams
Facilitate development of an institutional Fact Base with key stakeholders to support strategic formulation
Partner closely with the Project Management Office and IT Delivery Centre to centralize and coordinate capacity planning and prioritization
Develop, monitor and manage balanced scorecards as a strategy management tool
Conduct stakeholders analyses and needs assessment
Oversee benchmarking initiatives, facilitate planning discussions, and analyze submissions to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and to prepare diagnostics

Qualifications/Experience

Master's degree/postgraduate degree or equivalent with a focus on Business and Strategic Planning, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Economics; equivalent combination of education and experience
5 years of relevant and progressive work experience in strategy formation; business modelling and/or strategic foresight; transformation planning and/or change management. Demonstrated experience conducting external scans and PESTEL analysis
Demonstrated experience leading and managing strategic frameworks including human, fiscal and other resources
Demonstrated understanding of working in a highly diverse work environment and commitment to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion
Highly adaptable; thrives in fastpaced, agile and deadlineoriented environment
Demonstrated political and business acumen in establishing trust and managing stakeholder relationships at all levels Ability to research and use evidencebased methods to create sound analysis to drive actionable results
Possesses effective listening and communication (written/oral/presentation) skills
Possesses creative problem solving and analysis skills

Proof of credentials or equivalencies from accredited regional or federal post secondary institutions and/or their foreign equivalents will be required at the time of job offer.

When applying, your cover letter and résumé must include examples that reflect all of the requested skills and qualifications and
must be submitted online by May 24, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST.

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