Business Consultant

Position Summary
Interior Health has an exciting opportunity and is looking for a Business Consultant to join our team on a permanent full time basis.

This position has a flexible work location from within the Interior Health region.

What we offer:
-Employee & Family Assistance Program
-Employer paid training/education opportunities
-Employer paid vacation
-Medical Services Plan
-Employer paid insurance premiums
-Extended health & dental coverage
-potential for Municipal Pension Plan
-Work-life balance

Salary:
Salary range for the position is $88,990 to $127,923. Interior Health establishes salaries within the minimum and maximum of the salary range based on consideration of the qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

About the job:
The Business Consultant provides expertise, direction, and accountability within and around a financial framework in order to facilitate the achievement of the mission, goals, and objectives of Interior Health (IH). The Business Consultant challenges decisions, influences the direction of decision-making, and negotiates with members of Leadership Teams as well as providing input and making recommendations to the Manager / Director, Business Operations; Senior Management, and various clients on issues that relate to both the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of IH or specific portfolios.

Typical duties and responsibilities:

• Responsible for compiling, analyzing, and interpreting all financial/statistical information for distribution to Leadership Teams.

• Utilizes financial reports, forecasts, and budgetary information in strategic decision-making around the use and allocation of scarce resources.

• Provides clients operational support from a business context and within their business environment in an efficient and effective manner.

• Is proactive in developing strong liaisons with clients to ensure they are provided assistance on developing issue papers, project charters, business plans, or other materials required to meet the current and future objectives of their portfolios.

• Creates or provides input on the creation of new policies, processes, and strategies.

• Participates in Leadership Team and portfolio meetings.

• In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, employees shall adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times and attend all required training. Employees are responsible to report any identified hazards, unsafe conditions or incidents to the manager or supervisor immediately.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualfications
Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

Education, Training, and Experience
• Education and experience equivalent to a Baccalaureate Degree.
• Completion of an MBA, MHA, CPA, and/or other relevant designations.
• Five to seven years of experience relevant to the duties of the position.

Skills and Abilities
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills with the ability to be flexible on work times and assignments.
• Customer service orientation with the ability to be innovative, lead, influence, and develop others toward reaching organizational objectives.
• Experience working in an organization of similar size and complexity in a role that required awareness of the structure and how to navigate through it to ensure internal clients were provided efficient and effective service.
• Ability to participate on a multi-disciplinary team and ensure deadlines and milestones are met.
• Ability to adapt and produce high quality results in a constantly changing and developing environment.
• Ability to multi-task and perform numerous tasks for various clients within acceptable time frames.
• Excellent computer skills in order to access and manipulate data from various systems to produce financial and other reports.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position