Please Note: If you are a current Algonquin College employee, apply to this job via the Workday application.

Strategy and Planning

Full-Time Support

$43.61-$50.39-Hourly

36.25

July 20, 2026

July 2, 2026

Please note: jobs are posted until 11:59 pm on the job closing date.

Algonquin College campuses in Ottawa and Pembroke are located on the traditional unceded, and unsurrendered territory of the Anishinàbe Algonquin People. The Algonquin People have inhabited and cared for these lands since time immemorial. We take this time to express our gratitude and respect to them and to the land for all that it has provided and will continue to provide.

The Business Analyst’s role is to lead the analysis and validation of the business needs of stakeholders, including identifying, communicating with, and managing relationships with internal stakeholders. This includes capturing and articulating the current-state practices and working with stakeholders to determine future-state objectives. The incumbent must gather, prioritize, assess and gain approval of planning inputs and the related processes from stakeholders.

The incumbent must develop templates and establish the methodology for planning alignment to ensure that planning elements are linked to deliverables. This process includes interviewing stakeholders, facilitating workshops, gathering and compiling planning information to inform decision-making, and recommending options.

The Business Analyst will apply proven communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to help support the implementation of new processes, and to ensure that intended outcomes are achieved according to specifications. The Business Analyst is expected to understand the planning context sufficiently to participate in reviews and evaluations in order to assess their ability to meet institutional needs. The accuracy of information documented by the Business Analyst and included in planning activities directly supports to the effective visualization and monitoring of the College’s shared implementation roadmap.

The incumbent will support the implementation of planning initiatives by developing supporting documentation and materials, and monitoring outcomes following implementation.

• Facilitate small to large planning and information-gathering workshops across academic, administrative, and student areas of the College;
• Document current-state and future-state practices for College portfolios;
• Conduct interviews to gather planning inputs and information via workshops, questionnaires, surveys, site visits, workflow storyboards, use cases, scenarios and other methods;
• Work with stakeholders and relevant internal partners to determine the relative importance of collected planning inputs for inclusion in planning and reporting activities;
• Analyze and verify planning information for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to standards;
• Develop and utilize standard templates to accurately and concisely write planning documentation;
• Participate in reviews and evaluations to assess how planning approaches align with institutional needs and expectations;
• Synthesize planning information from multiple sources to identify themes, gaps, and interdependencies across College portfolios to support integrated planning and decision-making;
• Develop and maintain planning outputs, including structured summaries, reporting materials, and visual representations to support senior leadership d