Supervisor, Housing Equity and Community

3 months ago

Waterloo, Canada Region of Waterloo Full time

Supervisor, Housing Equity and Community Partnerships

**About Us**

The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051. Guided by our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, “Growing with Care,” we focus on equity, inclusion, and sustainability. Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core values emphasize caring for people and the land we share. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.

Dish with One Spoon Wampum:
- Waterloo Region is part of the Dish with One Spoon wampum, a treaty guiding our commitment to:
- Recognizing our shared humanity and land
- Taking only what we need
- Leaving some for others
- Keeping the dish clean
- This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core values, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity.

**The Role**
- Addresses inequities in access to affordable housing by supervising the development, administration, and delivery of housing stability programs, including rent assistance programs through the leadership of equity-based initiatives.
- Provides expertise and leads division-wide equity and inclusion projects, including reviewing housing programs and Service Manager plans, policies, and procedures to support the implementation of systemic changes grounded in anti-racist, anti-oppressive principles/approaches, in collaboration with corporate and departmental equity staff.
- Supervises community development activities including the provision of program supports, engagement, and education/training for community agencies and organizations.

**Duties/Responsibilities**
- Supervises a Tenancy Liaison Specialist, Community Development and Equity Specialist, Housing Contracts & Funding Administrator, and students. Administers service agreements with community providers of housing services, community partners, and consultants.
- Provides guidance, support, and advice to project teams on the development of housing stability programs to support an equity and inclusion lens and to reduce/eliminate barriers to services.
- Supervises the development and administration of housing stability programs for new equity-focused initiatives for those facing the greatest barriers to housing access, including First Nations, Inuit and Metis, African, Caribbean and Black, racialized, and other under-represented communities (residents with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+, experiencing homelessness, etc) and other programs (e.g., home ownership, renovation), ensuring compliance with legislation, funding agreements/requirements, and Service Manager plans, policies, and procedures.
- Monitors and negotiates agreements/requirements with community providers of housing services, ensuring compliance. Assesses performance against quality initiatives and goals. Provides information regarding potential funding opportunities and housing related initiatives, as appropriate.
- Establishes and maintains strong, collaborative, trust-based relationships with community leaders, groups, and organizations serving First Nations, Inuit and Metis, African, Caribbean and Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQ+, and other diverse communities to continue building opportunities to engage and partner.
- Supervises the development and implementation of strategies to meaningfully engage community organizations on issues impacting Housing access, equity, including eliminating barriers, and creating opportunities for participation in program development.
- Leads the review, development, and implementation of anti-racist and anti-oppressive policies, practices, and standards to address systemic barriers and inequities within housing programs.
- Facilitates/leads project teams as required. Collaborates with corporate and departmental equity staff on related initiatives/projects and to ensure alignment with corporate/departmental work, and integration into divisional programs.
- Provides guidance, support, and advice to divisional staff and community providers of housing services regarding equity and access to programs and services and community development/ engagement approaches. Promotes changes to housing protocols, policies, and practices that address systemic issues, and facilitates training/education related to same.
- Works with divisional staff to coordinate and facilitate public consultations with stakeholder groups to further program objectives related to equity initiatives and plans.
- Prepares/ coordinates program reports with other divisional staff.
- Liaises with staff of Ministries and other municipalities to exchange best practices to support the delivery of housing programs and initiatives.
- Supports call for proposal processes, as needed for housing program initiatives.
- Liaises with Legal when updating/creating agreements for revised

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