Special Advisor
Job Description
The resource will provide support in the following areas:
Enterprise Integration Support
- Provide advice and analytical support to help maintain an integrated, enterprise-level view of digital transition activities
- Support the identification of sequencing considerations, dependencies, and readiness factors across digital domains
- Assist DSG in consolidating inputs from multiple Lines of Effort
Governance and Decision Support
- Support preparation of DG/ADM-level briefings, summaries, and decision support materials
- Provide analysis, options, and considerations to inform governance discussions
- Assist in aligning reporting inputs for senior governance forums
Risk and Dependency Awareness
- Support development and maintenance of an enterprise-level view of risks and dependencies
- Identify potential cross-domain or cross-organizational issues and bring them to the attention of DND leadership
- Assist with documentation of mitigation consideration.
Stakeholder Engagement Support
- Participate in meetings and working discussions with stakeholders across DND, CCG, DFO, Transport Canada, and Shared Services Canada as directed
- Support information-sharing and aligning across organizations
- Assist in documenting issues and points requiring senior attention or decision
Transition Monitoring and Readiness Support
- Support DSG in monitoring progress against planned integration activities
- Assist in assessing transition readiness milestones
- Provide advisory input related to operational continuity considerations
Reporting Support
- Support the development of integrated status summaries and reporting products
- Assist DSG in maintaining a single, coherent enterprise-level view of transition progress for senior leadership use.
For the purposes of this requirement, a large-scale initiative would generally be considered an initiative that:
- Includes both public and private entities
- Involves multiple organizations or stakeholder groups;
- Requires coordination across several interdependent workstreams;
- Has enterprise-wide, departmental, or multi-organizational impacts; and
- Supports critical business, operational, service delivery, or transformation objectives.
1- The bidder must provide copies of all relevant documentation—such as degrees, diplomas, certifications, and other professional designations—as required under the minimum mandatory criteria or any additional mandatory criteria if specified.
2- *Please provide references in your proposals who can validate that the information submitted in response to the solicitation is accurate.
Additional mandatory criteria
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Number |
Additional mandatory criteria (maximum of two (2) extra) |
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M1 |
The bidder must demonstrate that the proposed resource has at least ten (10) years of experience (within the last fifteen (15) years) supporting enterprise-level digital transformation or large-scale IM/IT initiatives within the Government of Canada, including integration or advisory roles across multiple federal organizations, and experience in at least three of the following domains: networks/infrastructure, applications/enterprise systems, or identity/access management. |
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M2 |
The proposed resource must demonstrate a minimum of five (5) years of experience within the last ten(10), providing strategic advice and decision-support while engaging senior stakeholders (DG/ADM level or equivalent) on at least one large-scale initiative involving multiple organizations, interdependent workstreams, and mission-critical service delivery impacts. |
Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Please note positions may be filled prior to closing deadline. You may contact a Consultant to confirm availability.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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