Specialist Poverty Reduction

6 months ago

Brampton, Canada Regional Municipality of Peel Full time

**Job Description**:
**Specialist**, Poverty Reduction Initiatives**

**Human Services - Social Development, Planning and Partnerships**

**Status: 1 Contract Full-time **- 18 months**

**Salary Range**:$**89**,469** - $**111,**834** **per annum** **plus **comprehensive **contract full time **benefit package**

**Work Mode: Hybrid **_see below for more details about this work mode._**

**Location: 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton**

**Hours of Work: 35 hours per week**The Social Development, Planning and Partnerships Division is looking for an enthusiastic and seasoned social justice professional to join its Poverty Reduction Initiatives Team.

**Who we are**:
The Social Development, Planning and Partnerships division works collaboratively with community partners and colleagues within the Human Services department to enhance effective service delivery, identify gaps in services and efficiencies, and plan, influence and create solutions that positively impact the residents of Peel.

The **Poverty Reduction** **Team **provides strategic and project management support to the Peel Poverty Reduction Committee (PPRC) to advance the outcomes of the 2018-2028 Peel Poverty Reduction Strategy.

**The** **Role**:
The Specialist Poverty Reduction Initiatives will provide advice, guidance, and support for the implementation of the Peel Poverty Reduction Strategy by working with both internal and external stakeholders to achieve the Strategy’s goals. You will identify connections with other system plans and collaborate with partners to advance initiatives that address poverty in our community.

**What you will do in this role**:

- Facilitate and lead collaboration with community, municipal partners, service providers and other stakeholders on a wide range of projects and initiatives
- Research best practices and gather information on trends, issues, gaps, and statistics to provide recommendations for continuous improvement and for inclusion in the strategic planning process
- Use key performance measures to interpret, evaluate information as well as collect and analyze data and provide recommendations for continuous improvement and for inclusion in the strategic planning process
- Develop strategic relationships with municipal peers, community leaders, Ministry officials and Regional staff to solidify long term plans and performance objectives
- Works with the community on community-based planning processes for issues such as poverty reduction, including food security, income security, and affordable housing
- Represent the Region on various committees to inform, influence and move forward Poverty Reduction priorities
- Prepare complex and specialized documentation including council reports, briefing documents,and other comprehensive reports

**What the role requires**:

- Post secondary education in Human Services, Planning, Public Administration, or a related field and a minimum of 5 years' of experience in strategic research and planning working within diverse communities
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered
- The ability to manage strategic initiatives, projects, and programs
- Working knowledge of poverty reduction theories and practices
- Ability to interpret and evaluate information, develop new approaches or processes
- Experience collecting and analyzing performance data to make recommendations to improve service performance
- Adept political awareness coupled with a working knowledge of relevant legislation governing Human Services programs, enabling effective response and decision-making while engaging with stakeholders
- Extensive experience using Project Management methodologies
- Intermediate computer skills in MS Office, MS Teams, and other virtual meeting tools

**Skills and Abilities**:

- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain collaborative and strategic relationships with community, service providers, municipal partners, and other external stakeholders
- Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, including facilitation and presentation skills
- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing strategic plans
- Ability to identify and respond to situations using tact and diplomacy- Skills in formulating advocacy priorities and positions through thorough research and analysis of policy documents across federal, provincial, municipal, and community levels and demonstrated experience in implementing advocacy campaigns- Strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills to gather and analyze data
- Strong critical and strategic thinking skills
- Ability to work in a self-directed manner within a collaborative team environment, managing multiple tasks and shifting/changing priorities
- Detailed-oriented with proven organizational skills
- Demonstrated track record of a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
- Comprehensive health, dental, visi

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