Corporate Development Professional

Acting as a corporate development professional and/or management consultant of sorts, will place you amongst the occupational classification known as `Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management'. It is typically a senior managerial and/or consultative advisory position.

This unit group includes those who provide services to management, such as analyzing the operations, managerial methods or functions of an organization, in order to propose, plan and implement improvements, or analyzing advertising needs and developing appropriate advertising plans. They are employed by management consulting firms, advertising agencies and throughout the public and private sectors or are self-employed.

Corporate development professionals and/or even management consultants perform some or all of the following duties:

• Analyze and provide advice on the managerial methods and organization of a public or private sector establishment
• Conduct research to determine efficiency and effectiveness of managerial policies and programs
• Conduct assessments and propose improvements to methods, systems and procedures in areas such as operations, human resources, records management and communications
• Conduct quality audits and develop quality management and quality assurance standards for ISO (International Organization for Standardization) registration
• Plan the re-organization of the operations of an establishment
• May supervise contracted researchers or clerical staff.
• Advertising and promotion consultants perform some or all of the following duties:
• Assess characteristics of products or services to be promoted and advise on the advertising needs of an establishment
• Advise clients on advertising or sales promotion strategies
• Develop and implement advertising campaigns appropriate for print or electronic media.

Operations research and management science, are terms that are used interchangeably, to describe the discipline of applying advanced analytical techniques, to help make better decisions and to solve business and process related problems.

The procedures of operations research have given effective assistance during wartime missions, such as deploying radar, searching for enemy submarines, and getting supplies where they were most needed. New analytical methods have been developed and numerous peace-time applications have emerged, leading to the use of operations research in many industries and occupations. This trend will continue and growth is expected in this area.

A bachelor's degree or college diploma in business administration or commerce is usually required. A graduate degree in business administration may be required. Some establishments may require management consultants to be certified by a provincial management consulting association. Certification as a quality auditor may be required for some occupations in this unit group. Progression to senior and managerial positions is possible with experience.

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