Business management consultant
City of Toronto’s Emergency Management division is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of Business management consultant. City of Toronto’s Emergency Management division coordinates emergency preparedness and response efforts. It develops emergency plans, conducts training, and coordinates resources during crises. It ensures readiness for various emergencies, including natural disasters and public health emergencies. It enhances the city’s resilience and ability to protect residents and infrastructure during emergencies. The candidates selected for the vacancy will be required to start the work as soon as possible.
Job Description:
Employer Name: City of Toronto
Division: Toronto Emergency Management
Section: TEM Strategic Policy and Planning
Position: Business management consultant
No of Vacancies: 1
Salary: $101900.00 – $131222.00 yearly
Employment Type: Full time/Temporary (24 months)
Affiliation: Non-Union
Job Category: Policy, Planning and Research
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Shift: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
Job ID: 44552
Requirements:
Languages: Candidates must have knowledge of the English Language
Education: Candidates should have educational qualifications such as a Post-secondary education or the approved equivalent combination of education and/or related experience
Experience: Candidates should have experience in a discipline pertinent to the job function
Other Requirements:
- The candidates should have extensive experience in developing and overseeing large-scale, complex organizational programs and projects, including emergency management and public safety programs, and major project/event planning in a large-scale public or private sector organization
- The candidates should possess considerable experience in emergency management, including incident management systems, operational responses, plan development, hazard identification, and risk assessment and have considerable supervisory experience managing, leading, and coaching a team of professionals while supporting divisional objectives
- The candidates should demonstrate considerable experience with all stages of complex project management, including contract negotiations and managing contracts from inception to closure, including RFP and Sole Source, reporting, and managing resources (budget and staffing)
- The candidates should have considerable experience working with executives, senior management teams, and key stakeholders, including clients, inter-governmental agencies, and their representatives, to meet service levels, as well as divisional and organizational objectives
- The candidates should have highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to creatively problem-solve and build effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including various political levels, staff, and media
- The candidates should demonstrate political acumen, judgment, and insight, including the ability to negotiate and achieve consensus among parties with different objectives and have the ability to directly and indirectly manage multiple project teams/resources (operational managers, project managers, staff, contractors, and vendors) for the development of solutions to achieve business objectives
- The candidates should possess strong decision-making skills with a track record demonstrating innovation and results-oriented leadership, with the ability to quickly earn trust and respect from team members to drive decisions and move projects forward
- The candidates should have strong knowledge of current and emerging public safety and emergency management concepts and best practices and should be familiar with relevant employment legislation, including the Employment Standards Act, Human Rights Act, Occupational Health & Safety Act, and WHMIS
- The candidates should have familiarity with Toronto Public Service values and the ability to support an ethical, supportive, and respectful workplace culture that champions equity, diversity, and inclusion and Possession of a PMP designation in good standing from the Project Management Institute (PMI)
Responsibilities:
- The candidates should be able to implement the divisional strategic plan, performing qualitative and quantitative analysis, developing performance measures, contributing to the division’s annual budget, and supporting data-driven decision-making
- The candidates should be able to conduct research into assigned areas, ensuring that such research takes into account developments within the field, corporate policies and practices, legislation, and initiatives by other levels of government
- The candidates should be able to provide input into and administer assigned budgets, ensuring that expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations and able to provide strategic and expert financial planning, management, and control services, including business/service analysis and the evaluation of service plans, capital and budget estimates, and submissions
- The candidates should be able to conduct specialized research, considering development within the field, corporate policies and practices, applicable program standards, statutes, City Council directives, municipal by-laws, and other government legislation and initiatives and able to monitor and evaluate in-year expenditure and performance, reporting on causes for variances and recommending mitigating strategies
- The candidates should be able to participate in the budget review process, responding to and/or anticipating budgeting issues and requests for new, immediate program-specific or divisional information and able to provide financial and business advice, cost-benefit analyses, trend analyses, and risk assessments to the management team to contribute to their strategic and operational planning exercises and enable sound decision-making
- The candidates should be able to support negotiations with the City and the province regarding financial partnerships, subsidies, and fiscal relationships, and monitor compliance with funding agreements and able to supervise assigned projects and staff, ensuring effective teamwork and communication, high standards of work quality and organization performance, and continuous learning
- The candidates should be able to identify and develop professional reports and analyses that assist management in comprehending and assessing issues and facilitate decision-making regarding financial and resource management and able to provide strategic advice and support in areas such as service level agreements, management control tools and reporting, performance measurement, performance data reporting, best practices, and program and service review
- The candidates should be able to research best practices and incorporate findings into analyses, reporting, and business processes as appropriate and able to ensure the provision of multi-year financial planning, including the preparation of business plans, capital plans, and submissions to various stakeholders, governing bodies, the City, and the province
- The candidates should be able to identify and develop models, frameworks, tools, processes, evaluation mechanisms, resource requirements, and training resources that support management decision-making and control and able to design and perform data analyses on both qualitative and quantitative initiatives using relevant methodologies and related software applications
- The candidates should be able to conceptualize and comprehend potential results and outcomes of policy actions and develop options and recommendations to support decision-making and able to ensure training and communication to staff are undertaken with respect to new policies and procedures and monitor their effectiveness, making revisions as necessary
- The candidates should be able to develop terms of reference, project objectives, and methodologies for reviews and assignments and lead cross-directorate teams to address divisional issues and able to coordinate and write professional briefs and staff reports for presentation to division management, various stakeholders, governing bodies, and City Council
- The candidates should be able to participate as an effective team member of the division’s management staff, undertaking special projects and assignments as required from time to time and able to support the Manager with the administration of day-to-day functions as required, acting on behalf of and in their absence
- The candidates should be able to ensure work is undertaken in a manner that complies with and supports City compliance with the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), other relevant codes and regulations, and City policies
How to apply:
If the position is fit for you and the basic requirements are fulfilled then you can now apply directly to the employer (along with your resume) through the below-mentioned details.
We thank all the applicants for showing their interest and trust in us, however, only the most eligible candidates will be selected and conducted for further procedure directly from employers, in between no charges/fees or original documents will be asked from any applicant. All the best!