Senior Strategic Business Planner Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 54958)

Description

Are you passionate about shaping the city's future through business planning, risk analysis and performance measurement? Are you skilled at translating complex frameworks into public-facing narratives, and have the ability to extract critical information from time-sensitive senior leadership? 
We are looking for a Senior Strategic Business Planner to join the Business Analytics and Performance team in the Department Strategy Section of Community Services.

Working closely with the Section Leadership Team, and with leaders in the Community Services Department you will develop, implement, and refine the city's business plans, budgets, performance measures, and risk strategies. Your goal? To help the department succeed in a respectful, inclusive, and service-oriented way, while embodying our City's Cultural Commitments: Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated, and Excellent.

What will you do?

• Develop, implement and support business planning, performance, budget, and risk management processes for the department
• Design and facilitate strategic discussions to translate corporate direction into actionable plans
• Develop strategies and educational tools that increase employee understanding of the City's Strategic Planning Framework
• Review and analyze branch and department initiatives, plans, and existing policies, providing strategic advice and recommendations
• Coordinate risk management by creating and updating risk registers, developing evaluation tools, and providing regular reports
• Design and implement performance measurement aligned with both corporate and departmental needs. 
• Identify, implement and monitor business process improvements
• Support the development of council reports, business cases, capital profiles and service packages
• Help leadership build employee awareness of the Strategic Planning Framework and enable strategic and data-driven decision-making

Qualifications

• University degree in Business Administration, Humanities, Commerce, Finance or a related discipline
• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in strategic and business planning, and related areas

Assets:

• Systems thinking and experience facilitating strategic conversations with senior leaders to gather essential information for business planning, risk management and performance measurement
• Advanced level knowledge of primary and secondary research methodology, including design and implementation, data collection, and trend and result analysis and presentation
• Managing projects using established protocols and project management techniques

Skills required for success:

• Exceptional ability to navigate ambiguity and proactively adjust strategies in response to rapidly changing departmental or corporate priorities
• Ability to understand and execute oral and written instructions of an advanced nature and ability to express complex policy ideas and concepts effectively
• Skills and expertise leading integrated teams in collaborative business plan development
• Interpersonal skills with ability to build effective working relationships with all levels of management and provide planning and reporting advice to senior leaders
• Ability to identify and implement imaginative and effective solutions to complex challenges
• Organization skills and ability to manage multiple projects/processes with competing deadlines
• Ability to analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative data to inform strategic decision-making and performance measurement
• Alignment to our Cultural Commitments and Leadership Competencies (https://bit.ly/4brRrXm)
• Embracing a culture of equity, diversity, reconciliation and inclusion
• Applicants may be tested

Conditions of Employment:

• Hire is dependent on a Criminal Records Check (CRC) that is satisfactory to the City of Edmonton, and there may be a cost associated with this requirement
• Applicants may be tested

Work Environment:

• This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement with the flexibility to work from both home and the worksite as per the Letter of Understanding between the City of Edmonton and Civic Service Union 52 
• The weekly hours of work for this position are currently under review and may change at a future time. Any changes will be made in accordance with the City of Edmonton/Civic Service Union 52 collective agreement, and the incumbent will be notified in advance
• The work environment is primarily office-based, with minimal physical effort required
• The successful candidate will be required to use a computer and other standard office equipment regularly

The City of Edmonton values applicants with a diverse range of skills, experiences and competencies, and encourages you to apply. We strive to provide reasonable access and accommodations throughout the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact employment@edmonton.ca  Learn more about our benefits https://bit.ly/COEbenefits 

Up to 1 temporary full-time position for up to 11 months

Hours of Work: 33.75 hours per week; Monday - Friday

Salary: $51.611-$65.218 (Hourly)

Recruitment Consultant: PC/SB

Edmonton rests in the heart of Treaty Six territory in Alberta and the homelands of the Metis Nation.

Classification Title: Strategic Planning Analyst II
Posting Date: Mar 31, 2026
Closing Date: Apr 14, 2026 11:59:00 PM (MDT)
Number of Openings (up to): 1 - Temporary Full-time
Union: CSU 52
Department: Community Services
Work Location(s): 17th Floor Edmonton Tower, 10111 104 Avenue Edmonton T5J 0J4

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