Senior Manager, Risk Advisory Services

Putting people first, every day
 

BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Your Opportunity

Our Ottawa office is seeking a Senior Manager to join our Evaluation team within the Risk Advisory Services practice in Ottawa. We are seeking an accomplished leader with deep experience in program evaluation, performance measurement, and advisory services. This is a replacement role, and this individual will play a pivotal role in delivering impactful evaluation work for high-profile clients, while also contributing to practice growth and business development.

Our Evaluation team partners with clients across federal, provincial, and municipal governments, Indigenous organizations, and non-profit organizations to assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of programs, policies, and initiatives. Our work helps shape strategic direction and improve outcomes in areas such as housing, arts and culture, climate change, and economic development.

Our broader Risk Advisory team endeavors to identify the most significant issues facing the world today with the objective of helping our clients understand what these risks are and how these risks could impact their business and/or operations. 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex evaluation engagements, overseeing all phases from scoping and methodology design through to reporting and presentation.
• Develop and apply tailored evaluation frameworks to assess program performance, impact, and opportunities for improvement.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams and provide technical oversight to ensure quality and consistency of deliverables.
• Advise senior management officials and executive teams, synthesizing evidence into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Engage in business development efforts, including proposal writing, client outreach, and contributing to thought leadership on evaluation and performance measurement.
• Mentor and coach team members, building evaluation expertise and fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture.
• Advance ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices, applying evaluation methods to assess and improve sustainability and equity outcomes.
• Use data analytics and digital tools to enhance the rigor and insightfulness of evaluations.

Some of the engagements our team has been tasked with include:

• Assessing the impact of multi-billion-dollar government programs on the housing sector in Canada as well as assessing the risk of climate change impacting the availability of affordable housing.
• Identifying international best practices in social innovation and finance and assessing the opportunity to leverage these opportunities to support the Canadian arts sector.
• Reviewing economic development supports and funding programs for Indigenous populations in Canada and providing recommendations for opportunities for improvement.

How Do We Define Success for Your Role?

• You are seen as a trusted advisor by clients, bringing insight, professionalism, and measurable impact to your work.
• You demonstrate BDO’s core values – Integrity, Respect, and Collaboration – through every engagement.
• You inspire and lead high-performing teams, investing in their development and celebrating their success.
• You contribute to a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace.
• You actively support the firm’s digital transformation and ESG strategy.

Your Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in business administration, public administration, economics, political science, social sciences, or a related field; a master’s or post-graduate degree is considered an asset.
• Designation as a Credentialed Evaluator (CE) or equivalent, or willingness to pursue one.
• 8–10+ years of progressive experience in program evaluation, value-for-money audits, and/or performance measurement projects.
• Experience with evaluation methods, logic models, performance frameworks, and outcome measurement.
• Strong consulting acumen, including proposal development, stakeholder engagement, and client relationship management.
• Exceptional communication skills – written, verbal, and presentation – with experience reporting to senior leadership.
• Project and team management expertise, with a proven ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Eligible for Government of Canada security clearance.
• Bilingualism (French and English) is considered an asset.
  
  The expected range of compensation for this role is $123,000 - $153,000 per annum.

Why BDO?

Our people-first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2026. This recognition is a milestone we’re thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences. 

Our firm is committed to providing an environment where you can be successful in the following ways: 

• We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada. 

• We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development. 

• We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.

Giving back adds up: Where company meets community. BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.

Total rewards that matter: We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution. We provide flexible benefits from day one, and a market leading personal time off policy. We are committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

Everyone counts: We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. Through leadership by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

Flexibility: All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place.

Our model is a blended approach designed to support the flexible needs of our people, the firm and our clients. It’s about creating work experiences that meet everyone’s needs and providing flexibility to adjust when, where and how we work to meet the expectations of our role.

Code of Conduct: Our Code of Conduct sets clear standards for how we conduct business. It reflects our shared values and commitments and includes guiding principles to help us make ethical decisions and maintain trust with each other, our clients, and the public.

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