Co-op Student - Business Analyst Role

49055 - Toronto - Temporary - 8-12 Months 

Hydro One is proud to be the largest electricity transmission and distribution provider in Ontario, serving nearly 1.4 million customers. We have a long history in the industry with our roots dating back over 110 years to 1906. Since then, we have worked to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of our customers and communities across Ontario. Today, we’re focused on providing exceptional customer service and ensuring we are building safe communities where we live, work and play.

It’s an exciting time to join the team at Hydro One!

This placement will be a part of the Sustainability and Indigenous Procurement group within Supply Chain.  This group is responsible for providing a wide variety of services mostly to Supply Chain but also to lines of business across Hydro One. This includes process development and support, education/training, quality assurance, spend reporting and verification, business improvement projects, communications support, and data analysis. The objective of the group is to help ensure that Hydro One meets its commitments towards economic reconciliation with Indigenous businesses and communities as part of the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action.  

Job Duties:

• Writing audience-appropriate, program-related communications
• Creating reports and presentations
• Creating visuals to enhance presentations and communicate concepts
• Analyzing data and presenting results of studies
• Booking meetings and tracking actions, issues, risks and decisions
• Participation in discussions
• Facilitating meetings and workshops
• Delivering presentations to a wide variety of audiences
• Data processing which may include maintaining, scrubbing, and extracting information
• Assisting with monthly/quarterly reporting
• Participate in the education of and ensuring that Indigenous Procurement policies and procedures are understood, easily accessible, and utilized by all lines of business.
• Liaise with Hydro One clients (Requisitioners), vendors, and service providers
• Assist potential new Indigenous vendors with bidding platform and Indigenous Business Directory registration
• Support end-to-end Supply Chain Services in any capacity required
• Perform other duties as required

Skills the student will develop during their term:

• Change Management experience
• Business communication and presentation skills
• Critical thinking and analytical skills
• Decision making and problem solving skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Develop the ability to adapt to changing work environments and work priorities

Selection criteria

Education level:

• Completion of 3rd or 4th year

Program/area of study:

• Business Administration, Data Management, Marketing and/or Communications, Indigenous Relations, Supply Chain Management or Masters students

Soft and technical skills:

• Requires knowledge of various software packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint to be able to create, modify and review reports
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills
• Requires ability to multi-task in a detail-oriented manner
• Requires sound business acumen
• Requires ability to work independently and on a team with minimal supervision
• Requires strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Requires strong organization and planning skills with the ability to adapt to changing work priorities
• Requires ability to develop co-operative working relationships, internal and external
• Must be self-starter, capable of identifying the need for, and taking, independent action

This position will be hybrid (two days in the office per week).

Hydro One requires that all students applying for student opportunities be enrolled in post-secondary level studies and be returning to full-time studies upon the completion of their work term. Exceptions will be made in cases where students require a work term in order to graduate. Only applications submitted via Hydro One's career page will be accepted.  

If you are an international student, please ensure you have obtained a proper work permit and a Social Insurance Number (SIN).  Speak with your school’s career centre if you have any questions about acquiring this documentation.

At Hydro One we understand that the success and strength of our business rests with our people. When we develop their skills, we are investing in both their success and ours. To secure the best talent, we seek to create a workforce that reflects the diverse populations of the communities where we live and work and to create a culture based on safety, innovation and inclusiveness.

We are honoured to be recognized by Forbes in its list of Canada’s Best Employers for 2024.

Thank you for considering a career with Hydro One, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If you are having difficulty using our online application system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email careers@hydroone.com. Hydro One will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in the job application process.

Deadline: February 26, 2024

**Please note that students are to apply to a maximum of 3 co-op positions per term. 

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