Social Planner Ii

4 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada The City of Vancouver Full time

**Requisition ID**:38837

**Organization**

Located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples, Vancouver has a commitment to becoming a City of Reconciliation. Vancouver consistently ranks as one of the world’s most liveable cities and is working towards being the greenest city in the world. Named among Canada's Top 100 Employers, BC's Top Employers, and Canada's Greenest Employers, the City of Vancouver seeks colleagues who can help shape and embody our core commitments to sustainability, decolonization, equity and outstanding quality of life for all residents.

Consider joining our committed team of staff and being part of an innovative, inclusive and rewarding workplace.

**Main Purpose and Function**

Reporting to the Managing Director of Social Policy & Projects, the Social Planner II is responsible for coordinating major social planning projects often involving complex and sensitive issues, and supervises a small team to help improve the social well-being of Vancouver residents, communities, and neighbourhoods to create a healthy city for all.The work requires considerable liaison with government representatives and officials and members of Boards, Commissions, private agencies and community organizations.

The initial of focus of this Social Planner II position is to provide collaborative leadership and strategic direction that contributes to the ongoing development and implementation of the Healthy City Strategy (HCS), the City’s long term sustainability strategy for health and wellbeing. The HCS encourages senior government partnerships and investments and align long term priorities for the City’s capital and operational investments, leverages additional resources and ensures that resources are targeted to Council approved priorities and community needs.

The Social Planner II applies socio-economic theories and practice, provides strategic leadership and project management skills and leads the development and implementation of multi-sectoral initiatives involving senior leaders, community partners, and civic agencies to achieve key goals and targets. The position also contributes to monitoring systems to track and report out on progress on targets, indicators, implementation, and alignment to Mayor and Council and other stakeholders; makes presentations and reports to senior management and Council and ensures that the strategy aligns with corporate objectives. In future, this position may be reassigned to focus on other Social Planner II related work within the division based on operational need.

**Specific Duties and Responsibilities**
- Facilitates collaborative multi-sectoral initiatives and actions with internal and external stakeholders, including senior representatives, to achieve healthy city goals and targets including but not limited to other levels of government, the non-profit sector, business, research, and residents.
- Advises senior leaders both internal and external to the City on international and local best practices and methodologies to address very complex social problems facing Vancouver and other urban centres through innovative approaches.
- Facilitates consultation and engagement initiatives with residents, Indigenous communities and organizations, community organizations and other government agencies, business and residents to identify and implement innovations promoting and achieving healthy city goals and targets.
- Contributes to monitoring and tracking systems that integrate related HCS city wide indicators, actions and metrics and prepares regular updates to Mayor and Council, and other publics and partners on progress.
- Prepares information, presentations and reports which align with corporate objectives for senior management and Council.
- Supervises and mentors staff to ensure effective team outcomes.
- Develops contracts and supervises consultant contracts, as required.
- Other duties/responsibilities as assigned.

**Qualifications**
Education and Experience:

- University graduation in the Social Sciences, Public Policy, Urban Planning, Public Health, Indigenous Studies, or other related discipline, preferably at the Master’s level, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience working in a municipal planning setting, and an extensive understanding and experience with good results in multi-sectoral planning and implementation of strategic and complex social initiatives. Considerable experience working in this area preferably supplemented by supervisory experience.
- Experience with data management, governance, and tools; analytical approaches, methods, and tools; and production and delivery of presentations, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

- Thorough knowledge and experience in health and well-being, planning, research and analysis along with knowledge of


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