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About the role
- Strategic Projects and Initiatives Lead shaping planning, governance, and change for the University of Alberta Registrar’s Office. Building frameworks and decision support to advance student-service priorities.
Responsibilities
- Advise the University Registrar and senior leadership on strategic priorities, implementation risks, sequencing, dependencies, and portfolio alignment
- Develop integrated implementation roadmaps with decision points, accountabilities, milestones, risks, mitigations, dependencies, and success measures
- Lead portfolio-level planning frameworks connecting Registrar’s Office priorities to institutional strategy and governance cycles
- Develop an organizational capability framework and translate it into professional development priorities, learning pathways, and capability-building approaches
- Advise senior leadership on development opportunities and assess the impact of professional development investments
- Design implementation plans for cross-portfolio strategic initiatives involving process change, stakeholder engagement, and sustained organizational change
- Develop progress updates, tools, briefings, presentations, reports, options analyses, and decision-support materials
- Support issue identification, options analysis, decision-making, implementation, and evaluation for current and emerging issues
- Review projects, proposals, and governance-related matters for student impact, feasibility, systems implications, policy alignment, operational readiness, timelines, and resources
- Lead or support policy, regulation, procedure, and framework development through research, environmental scans, consultation, and evidence-informed recommendations
- Strengthen Registrar’s Office governance and implementation practices, including roles, decision rights, escalation pathways, consultation, documentation, accountability, and risk management
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in business, public administration, higher education administration, or a related field
- Graduate-level education preferred
- 5–10 years of progressive direct experience in strategic planning, project management, portfolio management, governance support, or organizational planning
- Experience shaping business strategy, developing plans, analyzing data, and aligning goals to achieve objectives
- Strong strategic thinking, analytical, problem-solving, and market research skills
- Ability to develop innovative and concrete solutions to complex institutional problems
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, relationship management, and issues management skills
- Demonstrated conflict-resolution experience and ability to advise diverse stakeholders at all organizational levels
- Flexibility and adaptability in a demanding, changing work environment
- Highly developed political acumen and ability to collaborate with students, faculty, staff, and community partners
- Ability to develop and advocate for new policies, programs, administrative structures, or modifications to existing practices
- Extensive knowledge of the University of Alberta, its strategic plan, initiatives, structures, systems, policies, procedures, and values considered an asset
- Experience in a complex institutional or post-secondary environment considered an asset
- Resume and cover letter required
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Hybrid work with a mix of remote and in-person work
- Inclusive and accessible hiring process
- Collective-agreement terms governed by Schedule F
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