Manager, Business Solutions

Manager, Business Solutions - INF002897

Employment Type: Non-Perm Out-of-Scope

Location(s): SK-Rgna-Regina

Ministry: 001 Agriculture

Salary Range: $7,603 - $9,882 Monthly

Grade: MCP.08.

The Ministry of Agriculture enables a prosperous, market-driven agricultural industry through a supportive legislative framework, policies, programs and services. This is done through research funding, policy development and regulatory oversight, extension and technology transfer, asset management, program delivery and business risk management. The Ministry of Agriculture helps the industry manage risk and enables a globally competitive, thriving and sustainable agriculture and food sector by supporting farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses.

The Corporate Services Branch is seeking a professional, exceptional leader who is innovative, highly-motivated, collaborative and strategic with a reputation for integrity and a focus on service excellence and innovation to join our team as Manager, Business Solutions, within the Planning and Information Technology Unit.

The Branch develops management strategies supporting clients to meet their business needs and objectives. Your team of business analysts and service level coordinator will develop, implement and evaluate ministry business and system processes ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and strategic priorities. You will provide leadership, utilize your persuasive and keen negotiating and conflict management skills, and provide expertise working with governing bodies for the Ministry’s operational and strategic business solution initiatives.

In line with the Ministry’s core values – innovation; teamwork; integrity; service excellence; and leadership at all levels – you will be accountable for ensuring results are achieved in the following:

• Providing leadership, expertise and communication to clients on the formulation and implementation of business solution strategies and initiatives to ensure efficient and effective programs, services and processes and the alignment with the Ministry’s strategic direction;
• Leading a team of professionals to grow their knowledge and capacity, provide direction, problem solve as a team and provide service excellence to our clients;
• Managing the development and delivery of digital client services and business technologies, which will include being able to support ministry leaders prioritize initiatives based various factors;
• Supporting, developing and/or directing the creation of business cases, business analysis, requirements gathering, business process mapping and improvements, system testing and test plan development, and project coordination;
• Preparing and managing budgets and resource plans for business and technology initiatives;
• Human resource practices and implementation; and
• Collaboratively building and fostering relationships with ministry staff, other government ministries, external stakeholders and service providers to meet the needs of clients

You will manage diverse teams that directly or functionally report to you. Your outstanding communication skills support the sharing, understanding, interpretation and translation of complex, technical information into plain business language, business cases and business requirements. Your in-depth knowledge of provincial government structures, decision-making processes and priorities provide expertise when implementing strategies and systems.

Our candidate of choice will be open, inclusive and celebrate diverse opinions and be competent and knowledgeable in the following:

• Public policy, business transformation and data governance;
• Analytical and conceptual problem solving;
• Enterprise project management and standards;
• Strong written and verbal communication and the ability to translate into plain language between business and technology teams;
• Organizational change management principles and methodologies;
• Building relationships with individuals at all levels of an organization;
• Business analysis fundamentals, business planning and business process improvement and re-engineering;
• Solution testing, planning system enhancements and system upgrades; and
• Financial and human resources management practices.

Typically, the knowledge and skills required in this position would be obtained through the completion of a post-secondary degree in Business Administration or related discipline, or an equivalency of experience and training demonstrated by a history of accomplishment in the information systems industry.

The Ministry of Agriculture offers dynamic and challenging work for talented individuals in an environment that supports innovation, creativity and diversity. In addition, the Saskatchewan Public Service offers a number of employment advantages such as:

• A competitive salary;
• Comprehensive benefits package including pension;
• Vacation, Standard day off (SDO), and other types of leave;
• Advancement opportunities; and
• Flexible work arrangements.

We are committed to workplace diversity.

Hours of Work: M - Monthly Out of Scope

Number of Openings: 1

Closing Date: Sep 14, 2021, 12:59:00 AM