Manager, Economic Advisory

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We are looking for sharp minds to join our growing team, offering you the opportunity to provide strategic value to our clients.

What will your typical day look like?

The successful candidate will oversee research, analytical, writing and project management support to the Deloitte Economic Advisory team for client reports, proposals and various other projects and initiatives. More specifically, this position will support a wide portfolio of exciting engagements in economic development, land use economics, destination development, workforce development, global trade and investment, and strategic planning. Main responsibilities include the following:

• Working closely with our team of Senior Associates and Analysts, direct primary and secondary research and synthesize findings that add value for our clients
• Deliver work that is client-ready by demonstrating a high aptitude in written communication and grammatical proficiency, including the ability to adopt different formats and styles as required by the project
• Edit and merge work from multiple sources (sub-consultants, team members) into a harmonized written ‘voice’
• Collect, manipulate and analyze data relating to employment, industries, trade, population demographics, housing and real estate
• Find, process and analyze trends in knowledge-based industry sectors and report on the impacts on local, regional and national economic potential
• Present statistical results graphically and explain analysis and trends clearly for a non-technical audience
• Be the face of our projects through qualitative research activities such as focus groups, interviews with community and business leaders, and presentations
• Summarize and synthesize findings into “so what” discoveries that create clear and deliberate insights to clients that go beyond the obvious
• Communicating comfortably with clients and sub-consultants
• Project management including anticipating client expectations and organizing team members to be working ahead of delivery timelines

About the team

Our Economic Advisory team provides a range of economic advisory services to our clients across Canada. In an uncertain world, economic analysis can help companies and local, regional, provincial and federal governments make better choices. Corporately, Deloitte places a high degree of importance on three principles that are increasingly becoming an element of our work: Indigenous reconciliation, diversity/equity/inclusion and climate change.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

You are someone with:

• 5+ years of relevant research, analytical, strategy and advisory expertise
• Excellent understanding of local, regional and other levels of government related to several of our business lines: economic development, workforce development, land economics, destination development and investment/trade
• Outstanding analytical, writing and communication capabilities and attention to detail
• Experience working with Canada’s Indigenous communities and understanding specialty data sets that apply will be an asset
• Eagerness to travel to our client locations
• Strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to work with others
• Ability to work in a fast-paced project environment under tight timelines
• Undergraduate degree in an area that is related to one or more of our core areas of service delivery as described above; relevant additional degrees and certificates will be an asset
• Experience with economic modeling, land use planning, and data visualization and French fluency are assets to emphasize in your application
• Effective time management premised on a personal understanding of project commitments, efficiency and work style
• Familiarity with accessing and analyzing labour market, demographic, housing and industry-related data
• Curiosity, passion and tenacity with the goal of making the world a better place, one community and client at a time

A cover letter that includes your motivations in applying and your salary expectations is a mandatory part of your application (please include in a PDF with your resume). It will display your writing abilities and give you an opportunity to tell us why you are passionate about helping our clients thrive in an ever-changing world. Please feel free to submit examples of written work or communications that you have completed which support your submission. We look forward to seeing your application!

Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $83,000 - $144,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.

Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. Some representative examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, 38+ days off (including 10 firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days"), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.