SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR - BUSINESS STRATEGY, BDC ADVISORY SERVICES

We are banking at another level.

Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.

Choosing BDC as your employer also means:
 

• Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few
• In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1
• A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life
• Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more...

CHALLENGES TO BE MET
 

• Deliver and manage standard and customized consulting projects to provide a unique offering of professional services to targeted entrepreneurs from a strategic perspective including strategic analysis, planning and coaching. The focus will be on delivering professional, high quality solutions that help the entrepreneur develop their business.
• Manage project delivery by monitoring project scope, budget, schedule and objectives as well as perform quality assurance on projects and deliverables.
• Provide practice expertise by being a "subject matter expert" and by staying current on market trends to support development and evolution of practice solutions and tools as well as contribute to business development.
• Provide sales support by performing client need diagnostics and input for custom proposals and work in close association with client managers to support transfer of product/technical knowledge and expertise and assist with project delivery and sale of new mandates.
• Contribute to practice outreach activities by developing marketing content and participating in the promotion of Business Organizational Capabilities solutions.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
 

• Bachelor's degree in Business, MBA or related professional designation preferred
• Minimum of ten years in a consulting firm with experience developing strategic plans and providing one/one coaching. Strong understanding of how to develop pragmatic strategic plans that are relevant to an SME business environment and provide required strategic coaching support to the business as required
• Strong client and customer service orientation with a clear focus on delivering value to the client
• Proven ability in managing and delivering standard and custom consulting projects
• Knowledge of Project Management methodologies and best practices in the context of delivering services to clients. Demonstrated project management skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills as well as an ability to participate in outreach, promotion and business development activities
• Teamwork, collaboration and relationship-building skills
• Bilingualism (French and English, an asset)

Proudly one of Canada's Top 100 Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at accessibility@bdc.ca.

While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.