Director Advisory Services
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Job Description
Company name: Blueprint
Position title: Director Advisory Services
Physical location: Toronto ON
Hybrid role Minimum three days per week inoffice
Travel Occasional travel within Canada
Employment status: Fulltime Regular
Hiring Range: $130000 $180000
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 Director Advisory Services is a senior leadership position that plays a critical role in shaping and delivering Blueprints work with public sector and nonprofit clients. Reporting to the Advisory Leader the Director leads interdisciplinary teams to deliver highimpact solutions that help clients improve the design delivery and performance of policies programs and services.
This role requires deep expertise in one or more public policy domainssuch as employment and training housing justice or human servicesand a strong understanding of public systems. Youll bring that domain knowledge to bear as you help clients tackle complex challenges drawing on a rigorous toolkit that includes applied research policy analysis service design implementation support performance measurement and evaluation.
Youll serve as a trusted advisor to government leaders ensuring our work is grounded in evidence tailored to context and focused on generating realworld impact. You will be responsible for managing all aspects of engagement deliveryfrom opportunity development and proposal writing to quality assurance and relationship management.
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
- Business development: Lead and manage the full life cycle of business development from opportunity identification proposal development and project / engagement delivery and oversight.
- Engagement delivery: Lead interdisciplinary teams to deliver highquality advisory engagements that span policy analysis strategic program review service design implementation support performance measurement and evaluation. Ensure projects are rigorous responsive to client needs and focused on outcomes.
- Client account management: Proactively lead a portfolio of client accounts nurturing strong relationships that create a high value trusted advisor relationship identifying opportunities for ongoing engagement and ensuring high quality of client deliverables.
- Network building: Build and nurture an extensive network of client and sector relationships to broaden understanding of sector trends and identify business intelligence and client insights.
- Sector strategy and thought leadership: Bring deep policy and system expertise to shape Blueprints strategy in key sectors. Produce insights publications and frameworks that build brand awareness and advance understanding of emerging challenges and promising approaches.
- Delivery excellence: Provide leadership and quality oversight across client engagements ensuring delivery excellence and outcomes are achieved.
- Team leadership: Build and mentor highperforming crossfunctional teams. Support professional growth foster a collaborative culture and ensure the team is set up for success.
What were looking for
- 10 to 15 years of experience in public sector advisory services
- Experience working with the public sector in one or more public policy areas: employment and training income security housing community safety and justice or human services
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of growing relationships and opportunities and winning engagements
- Strong analytical and strategic skills with a datadriven approach to problem solving decisionmaking and solutions design
- Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management abilities with experience leading crossfunctional teams.
- Highly developed client relationship management skills and network building capabilities.
- Masters degree or equivalent in Business Economics Political Science Public Policy and Administration Social Services.
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 Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
