Business Consultant

The Business Consultant will be an integral part of the Planning and Budgeting project team. They will work as a team with the client Change Analyst and the Senior Training Coordinator to ensure that appropriate change and training initiatives are delivered to support the successful implementation of the OneStream application.

This role will develop a holistic strategy and approach for implementing changes related to planning and budgeting in alignment with the organization’s policies, procedures, cultures, and norms. They will develop a change impact assessment, at both the project and individual process levels, to understand and document the scope/scale of changes to the 1GX solution. In conjunction with the client Change Analyst, they will develop, lead, and implement a change management and communications strategy and plan. They will coordinate engagements and build alliances across the organization, ensuring consistency of communication methods and messaging to provide maximum value.

Duties:

• Work directly with Planning and Budgeting project team, 1GX CoE staff and key partners to develop and implement a change management strategy
• Develop and implement a comprehensive communications strategy for the Planning and Budgeting project
• Collaborate with the 1GX training team to ensure that the training strategy is aligned with the change management strategy
• Participate in various project activities such as design sessions, test script reviews, User Acceptance Testing to gain additional knowledge on potential areas of change resistance or identify areas of additional focus for change activities
• Develop, implement and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in order to understand adoption rates and make recommendations on adjustments to the change management activities that may be required
• Develop and present engaging presentations for a variety of stakeholders across all levels of government with wide-ranging knowledge of the budgeting process
  
  

Requirements

Education

The proposed resource must meet or exceed one of the following combinations of education or certification and experience in the resource role:

• University degree in business, management or a related discipline and four years of related experience; OR
• Two-year diploma in business, management or a related discipline from a recognized post-secondary institution and six years of related experience; OR
• One-year certificate in business, management or a related discipline from a recognized post-secondary institution and seven years of related experience.
  
  

Professional Licenses/Certification

• PROSCI or CCMP certification
  
  

Work Experience

• Experience conducting change impact analysis.
• Experience developing and delivering communications and presentations at multiple levels of an organization. (eg. Executive Management, Management, Program Sponsors, Steering Committee, Branch Managers, End Users)
• Experience developing and delivering training materials.
• Experience in a change management role - applying change management principles, methodologies, and tools for implementing change programs
• Experience with business writing, communication and documentation.
• Experience working with change management, policy changes, staffing changes, or other organizational change as part of service transformation and implementation.
• Experience providing strategic advice related to organizational structure, roles, and skillsets required to ensure successful delivery of public sector outcomes
• Experience creating flowcharts/diagrams/analyses, including but not limited to activity, process flow, data flow, entity relationship, mind map, roadmap/plan, gap analysis, organizational chart, SWOT analysis, RACI matrix, UI wireframes, user personas/journey maps.
• Experience developing change management deliverables including Change Strategy and Plans, Training Strategy and Plans, Stakeholder Impact Assessments, Communication Strategy and Plans.
• Experience leading an organization through a large scale technology change impacting all levels of the organization.
• Experience using analytical and problem-solving skills to plan and design creative solutions.
• Experience with business plans, mandates, strategic priorities, objectives and/or programs of 1GX.
• Experience with written and verbal communications including specific experience in drafting strategic business and technical documentation.