Vice President Business Operations
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Job Description
Company name: Blueprint
Position title: VP Business Operations
Physical location: Toronto ON
Hybrid role Minimum three days per week inoffice
Travel Occasional travel within Canada
Employment status: Fulltime Regular
Hiring Range: $170000 $200000
Vacancy status: New
About Blueprint
Blueprint helps decisionmakers use data and evidence to tackle complex public policy challenges and improve outcomes for people across Canada. As trusted advisors to government community and industry leaders we work across a wide range of policy areas including employment income security mental health child and youth development housing community safety and justice.
Using an interdisciplinary approach we deliver solutions that integrate policy analysis strategic program review applied research data analytics measurement and evaluationensuring policies and programs maximize public value and make life better for Canadians.
About the role
The VP of Business Operations is a newly created senior leadership role reporting to the CEO. This position is responsible for Blueprints daytoday operational effectiveness with a focus on aligning our core operational functionsFinance Human Resources Proposal Management and our team of Associateswith the needs of our growing public sector advisory practice.
This role plays a critical part in ensuring that our internal systems resources and infrastructure enable delivery excellence across all of our work. You will provide strategic oversight of key functions while also driving operational innovation efficiency and continuous improvement across the organization. The successful candidate will be a highly collaborative leader who brings a strategic mindset operational discipline and a commitment to Blueprints mission of using data and evidence to solve complex public policy challenges and make life better for people across Canada.
This is a unique opportunity for a collaborative missiondriven leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy policy and implementationand who is passionate about using data and evidence to maximize public value and improve outcomes for people across Canada.
Key responsibilities
- Strategic Resource Management: Actively manage the resource allocation of our team of Associates to optimize utilization and ensure effective support for client engagements.
- Finance Oversight: Partner with finance leaders to support budgeting forecasting and financial planning and develop dashboards and tools to manage business performance against our mission objectives and targets and inform datadriven decision making.
- Human Resources Leadership: Collaborate with HR to develop and implement talent strategies enhance employee engagement and oversee workforce planning initiatives.
- Operational Excellence: Design implement and manage operating systems and processes that drive efficiency effectiveness continuous improvement and innovation.
- Executive Collaboration: Work closely with the CEO and leadership team to ensure business operations align with strategic goals. Lead the annual planning and budgeting process contributing to organizational directionsetting and performance management.
- Business Development Support: Develop business development infrastructure and provide operational support to pipeline tracking public sector procurement processes proposal development and contract administration.
- Information Technology: Provide oversight and management of Blueprints IT systems and ensure systems are secure enhance operational performance and support future growth.
What were looking for
- 10 years of experience in operations resource planning or business management within a professional services or consulting firm.
- Experience working government and other public sector organizations with an understanding of public sector procurement processes and vehicles in support of advisory services.
- Proven expertise in managing multiple functional areas including finance HR workforce/resource allocation business planning and IT.
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with a datainformed approach to decisionmaking.
- Exceptional leadership and organizational engagement abilities with experience leading crossfunctional teams.
To ensure team members are supported to do their best work Blueprint provides:
- A missiondriven culture focused on public good and values learning and impact
- Growth opportunities and mentorship in a supportive environment
- Comprehensive medical dental and vision benefits plus life and disability insurance and mental health supports through GreenShield.
- RRSP matching of up to 6.
- Monthly cellphone allowance and a onetime stipend to support homeoffice setup.
- Up to 18 days vacation annually plus six universal leave days and yearend office closure (December 25 and January 1
- Annual stipends for professional development conferences memberships and certifications.
We take care in ensuring that new team members align with our mission and are positioned for success in their roles. Please apply by submitting your resume and cover letter by May 6 2025. Applicants are encouraged to apply promptly as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the position could be filled before the application deadline. We thank all who apply however due to the expected volume of candidates only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Commitment to equity diversity and inclusion
Blueprint is strongly committed to equal opportunities in employment and reflecting the diverse communities we serve. We recognize that diversity enriches our approach to problem solving and contributes to an inclusive work environment. Thus we welcome and encourage applications from people of all identities and lived experiences including women Indigenous Peoples persons with disabilities and members of the 2SLGBTQIA community. If your background or lived experience equips you for this role but doesnt exactly match the listed qualifications please highlight this in your responses to the application questions.
Accommodations
Blueprint is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive workplace. We are committed to providing barrierfree and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process. Please contact emailprotected to ensure that we can best meet your needs.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
