Job Description

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Job Title: IT Business Partner

Want to work with leading technology?

Who We Are:

Welcome to Vale. Our purpose is to improve life and transform the future. Together. We value our workforce and strive to offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.

Vale Base Metals is one of the world\'s largest producers of high-quality nickel and an important producer of copper and responsibly sourced cobalt. With headquarters in Toronto, Canada, and operations in Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, Manitoba, UK, Indonesia, and Brazil, we are delivering the critical building blocks for a cleaner, greener future.

Applying the latest technologies to sustainably mine the critical minerals that power electric vehicles, build renewable energy solutions, and help develop life-saving medical equipment is at the heart of what we do.

We invite you to be part of our evolution.

Our Team:

We have a proud history of mining in Manitoba. Our operations in Thompson, with two operating mines, is located in the awe-inspiring heart of the northern boreal region. It has a strong future in mining and milling, with an ongoing mission to grow as a safe, prosperous, and sustainable nickel producer.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking an IT Business Partner to join our Technology team in Thompson. This is a permanent position.

The IT Business Partner serves as a trusted advisor and primary IT point of contact for the business leadership. They undertake a lead role in the promotion of IT services and capabilities and actively capture the \xe2\x80\x98Voice of the customer\xe2\x80\x99 to ensure that the IT team is delivering technology products that meet the needs of the business both today and tomorrow. The Business Partner has the end-to-end responsibility to ensure fit for purpose consulting, planning, project implementation, benefits realization, service delivery and IT governance.

Additionally in this position you will:

• Identify business problems and opportunities that can be addressed utilizing technology and digital products that meet the design principles, across the end-to-end business process.
• Develop and manage relations with key stakeholders of the business at multiple levels in the organization.
• Act as liaison between IT and the business to facilitate effective cross boundary communication.
• Coordinate portfolio of initiatives that will have high impact to operations, considering the changes arising from the adoption of new processes and enabling technologies.
• Understand the workings of the business unit and its objectives and provide the appropriate balance between the use of both local and enterprise solutions.
• Establish stakeholder network and ensure regular communication and collaboration between business and IT.
• Communicate and discuss monthly IT performance metrics and KPI dashboards.
• Contribute to and coordinate the development of the IT strategy in conjunction with the Leadership Team that will enable achievement of new level of productivity and integration, accelerating the safety, productivity, and financial gains.
• Ensure IT projects meet the requirements of the business by remaining engaged in the delivery process from conception through to benefits realization.
• Help the business to identify benefits arising from continued IT investment and provide information to validate business value.
• Work collaboratively with service managers to develop clear and concise communications with respects to incidents, problems, and change management as needed.
• Promote and monitor compliance with Company-wide and local IT policies, procedures, and standards. Ensure information systems security and architectural standards are met in business solutions and monitor compliance during all stages.

About You

Education:

• An Undergraduate Degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering or Business.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the IT, Automation, Consulting or Mining industries.
• Previous experience in the areas of project management, client relationship management and technical ITOT services delivery considered an asset.

Skills:

• Strong business acumen.
• Customer focused \xe2\x80\x94 ability to understand needs and impacts from a client perspective.
• Strong communication skills and proven ability to manage through influence.
• Strong high-level knowledge of IT industry principles, processes, and solutions.
• Organized, self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Strong and proven collaboration and project management skills.
• Process-oriented and strong problem-solving/analytical skills.

How can Vale grow your career?

The IT Business Partner position will allow the right candidate to shape our mining operations. Additionally, Vale Canada offers a series of benefits including:

• Competitive salary
• Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
• Leave for all of life\xe2\x80\x99s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
• Flexible work arrangements
• Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion, and career growth.
• Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader.
• Employee Family Assistance Program
• Online training and career development opportunities
• Opportunities to advise and oversee the design, budget and construction of new mines and expansions.

Include to Transform

At Vale, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive work environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. Vale encourages everyone to express their ideas and opinions and values the plurality of individual profiles. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome \xe2\x80\x93 they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or any other personal consideration that makes us different.

Vale is an equal opportunity employer seeking to increase diversity across our operations and improve equal opportunity at Vale and in the mining industry.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.

Grade: F5T

Apply by: December 29th, 2023

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