Strategic Management Lead Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 53064)

Description

At the City of Edmonton Strategic Management Leads are key drivers of change, helping to shape the future of Edmonton. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, developing and implementing strategic management practices across the entire corporation. This role is for a creative thinker who can not only design a system for strategic management but also inspire and enable others to adopt and use it. You will provide expert advice, coaching, and training to leaders, ensuring that Council's strategic direction is clearly understood and can be translated into tangible action. By guiding the organization toward robust, strategy-informed decision-making, you will directly influence how the City of Edmonton operates and delivers results for its residents

What will you do? 

• Lead the implementation of strategic planning tools and processes used for strategy development, resource allocation, and performance reporting. Create and deliver training materials, workshops, and seminars to help all city employees use these tools effectively.

• Design system components based on best practices, research, and analysis of the City's current processes and strategic maturity. These components are integrated across the entire strategic management system, connecting areas like strategy development and planning, strategic foresight, risk management, and performance reporting.

• Apply systems thinking to develop tailored solutions that account for the maturity and capacity of different city departments and branches.

• Build and maintain partnerships with department leaders and strategy sections to ensure they are equipped to use and champion the developed resources and processes.

• Create templates, processes, and training materials in partnership with various departments to guide needs assessments, project prioritization, and budget proposals.

• Manage and implement complex, corporate-wide strategic initiatives, applying change management principles to ensure the successful adoption of new planning and reporting tools.

• Lead integrated project teams, following corporate protocols. This involves gathering and analyzing data, developing project documentation, and creating presentations and workshops to support new tools and processes.

• Perform research, interpret data, and develop project charters, business cases, and contracts.

• Create communication plans and materials to share project findings and results with various collaborators, including department leaders, the Executive Leadership Team, and City Council.

• Other related responsibilities.
   

There are two positions available - please identify in your cover letter which one you are applying for:

• Strategic Management Lead, Performance

  • Lead development and implementation of the City's enterprise performance management system to understand strategic outcomes and value services and projects that are delivered to Edmontonians.

• Strategic Management Lead, Strategy and Policy

  • Lead integration and implementation of the City's policy and strategy frameworks to ensure consistent decision-making and accountability to enhance service delivery and achieve the City's strategic goals.