Manager of Housing

2 weeks ago

Victoria, Canada City of Victoria Full time

**Competition #23/171**
**Internal/External Posting**
**Closing date: August 03, 2023**

**Manager of Housing (Regular Full Time)**:
**Sustainable Planning and Community Development Department**

Victoria is a vibrant, diverse and sustainably-focused city, renowned as a global tourist destination, hosting over 3.5 million visitors annually, and a place with excellent quality of life. Located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island and the capital of British Columbia, the city of Victoria is home to 92,000 people and is the economic and cultural hub for the region’s 350,000 residents.

The City of Victoria is seeking an experienced and visionary professional to join the Community Planning team as a Manager of Housing. This is an exciting new role that will lead a team of six (6) skilled planners and work collaboratively with other City departments, stakeholders and the community to help meet Victoria’s current and future housing needs. If you are passionate about what you do and want to contribute to how the City achieves its housing and liveability objectives, we want to hear from you

**Position Summary**:
Under the direction of the Assistant Director of Community Planning, the Manager of Housing advances Victoria’s housing program to meet the community’s long-range housing needs across the housing continuum. With the objective of achieving a diverse range of housing supply, the Manager is responsible for making recommendations on the development and implementation of housing policies and strategies and supporting operations that facilitate affordable housing developments and support community well-being.

Under the direction of the Assistant Director of Community Planning, the Manager works with external government agencies, organizations, and housing providers to ensure policy and program alignment, and collaborates with other City departments that play a role in housing development to ensure broader City objectives are achieved. The Manager uses their skills in problem-solving, cross-disciplinary communication, effective listening, and stakeholder relationship-building to ensure the success of Victoria’s housing program.

**Major Accountabilities**:
**Housing Policies and Strategies**:

- Oversee research, determination of annual housing targets, data collection, monitoring and reporting to support new housing policy development and adaptive management of existing policy frameworks.
- Support regulatory initiatives to improve housing supply, diversity, and affordability.
- Manage development of engagement strategies to support housing initiatives.
- Provide professional advice, prepare reports with recommendations, and make presentations to senior management and Council on housing policy.

**Housing Operations**:

- Manage housing programs, operations, and services, including affordable housing grant and incentive programs and tenant assistance.

**Government and Housing Providers**:

- Work with and liaise with external organizations on regional and local housing matters and initiatives, including other government organizations, housing builders and service providers.

**People Management**:

- Represent the employer by recruiting, selecting, developing, mentoring, and assessing staff.
- Manage employee conduct, performance, and attendance, respond to grievances, and create a safe, positive work environment.
- Oversee consultant selection and management of contractors to support policy development.

The role also performs additional related activities, including coordinating responses to housing-related inquiries from the public and Council.

**Qualifications**
- Master’s Degree in Urban Planning or a related field
- Membership or eligible for membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners
- Six (6) years of progressively responsible leadership experience, preferably in a municipal urban planning and policy setting
- Demonstrated experience in the leadership, management, and development of large and diverse groups of planning professionals, preferably within a unionized environment.

**Work schedule: Monday to Friday (35 hour work week)**
**Pay Band 6 ($117,732.82 - $138,510.41) (under review)**
**Job Code TBD**
**This is an exempt position**

At the City of Victoria, we are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the community we serve. Indigenous applicants, people of colour, all genders, LGBT2Q+ and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Accommodations will be provided upon request during the selection process.

Education : Master’s degree
Experience : 5 years or more

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