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About the Role
This role contributes to all aspects of Watson’s Advisory work, including board, director and CEO evaluations; comprehensive governance reviews; policy/process development; governance education sessions; CEO performance, CEO succession, and broader leadership and performance work. The Analyst is deeply involved in all phases of the project life cycle, from business development and client interface to survey and interview design, research, analysis, report writing, and client meetings.
Responsibilities
- Manage multiple project timelines and milestones using project management tools and processes
- Arrange internal project meetings, including project kickoff, regular check-ins, and debrief meetings
- Keep team on track for timelines, bringing any project delivery timeline variances to the attention of the team
- Implement project budgets and proactively monitor project progress relative to budget; identify and alert the team to any fee variances; generate invoices based on project milestones
- Analyze efficiencies and learnings at the end of each project and provide recommendations
- Assist or lead on project deliverables including surveys, background research, drafting interview guides, sitting in on client interviews, identifying key themes, issues, and recommendations, and preparing first drafts of reports
- Support RFP responses and client presentations for prospective engagements
- Maintain accuracy of data in CRM
- Contribute to marketing initiatives (thought leadership, marketing activities, webinars, etc.)
- Contribute to internal initiatives (process improvement, creating templates, research & knowledge transfer, etc.)
Requirements
- Post-secondary education in business or communications, or other related discipline; and/or 1 – 3 years of relevant experience, preferably in a fast-paced professional services firm or similar type of environment
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), including the ability to analyse survey data in excel and develop client-ready materials in Word and PowerPoint
- Ability to synthesize information from multiple data sources (surveys, interviews, research, client documents) in a clear, concise way
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to summarize interview notes, draft reports or presentations, and provide project status updates
- Strong organizational and time management skills, along with a keen attention to detail to manage multiple priorities
- Experience influencing a broad project team to deliver high quality project outcomes on time and on budget
- Demonstrate curiosity and interest in governance principles, practices, and trends
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Survey data analysis
- Client-ready material development
- Qualtrics (preferred)
- Salesforce (preferred)
- Information synthesis
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Organizational skills
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Project team influencing
- Governance principles
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1-3 years
Education Level
- Post-secondary education in business or communications, or other related discipline
Salary/Compensations
- $60,000 - $80,000
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- Three weeks of annual vacation
- Additional office closures
- Group health benefits on Day 1
- $500 personal spending allowance
About the Company
- At Watson, we help Boards be more effective so they can positively shape the future of their organizations.
- We support clients in building a strong board, finding and supporting their CEO, understanding board performance, evolving governance, and achieving alignment and engagement.
- Founded in 2005, Watson is the most experienced board advisory firm in Canada.
- We believe that high-performing, well-governed organizations create a stronger world.
- People who work at Watson have a unique opportunity to have a positive impact on Boards of Directors and CEOs.
- Over the last 20 years, we have supported more than 500 Boards across the full spectrum of sectors, ownership structures, and stages of evolution.
- We are a fully independent Canadian Benefit Company that is female owned and led.
- Our core values are: Purpose-driven, Always learning, Human-centred, Authentic, and Collaborative.
- We strive to create a workplace that attracts and retains talent, cultivates a culture of learning, growth, and knowledge sharing, demonstrates care for each other, and embeds diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging.
Equal Opportunity
- Watson is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible work environment for all individuals.
- We strive to ensure that our hiring process and workplace accommodate the diverse needs of candidates and employees with disabilities.
- If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact us at hr@watsoninc.ca. We will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.