Planner 2

**Planner 2**:
**(P**LANNING** **O**FFICER** **R24)**
**CLASSIFICATION**: (GRID 24)

**JOB PROFILE**:Position # 00108636 (GAB), 00109612, 36548 (VIC), 36543, 00111762(SSI)
**MINISTRY**: ISLANDS TRUST, Ministry of Municipal Affairs
**WORK **UNIT**: LOCAL PLANNING SERVICES
**Supervisor** **title**: REGIONAL PLANNING MANAGER
**Supervisor** **Position** **#**:36532 (GAB) 36529 (VIC) 36550 (SSI)

**PROGRAM**
Located in Coast Salish territory, the Islands Trust is a special purpose government responsible for protecting the unique amenities and environment of 13 major gulf islands and more than 450 smaller islands and surrounding waters in the southern Strait of Georgia and Howe Sound. Created by the Province via the _Islands Trust Act, _Islands Trust plans and regulates local land use, cooperates with other levels of government and First Nations on key environmental issues impacting the area, and protects land through the Islands Trust Conservancy.

**JOB OVERVIEW**

Other duties may include responding to general planning enquiries, conducting planning related research, instructing GIS and mapping staff on mapping support, and assisting in Bylaw Enforcement related matters.

**ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Provides planning and administrative support at LTC meetings;
- Facilitates community input to consider planning issues by organizing and administering community information meetings, Advisory Planning Commission meetings, and Public Hearings;
- Under direction from the Director of LPS or a Regional Planning Manager, provides principle staff liaison with Islands Trust solicitors on preparation of covenants and other legal documentation, including documentation required for litigation;
- Responsible for routine updates to OCPs, LUBs, and administrative bylaws including the preparation and processing of amending bylaws.

**OTHER JOB DUTIES AND TASKS**:

- Provides instruction or assistance to other Islands Trust staff regarding notices, scheduling of meetings, mapping requests and other administrative and technical processes necessary to support planning processes;
- Undertakes research on topical policy issues including data collection and coordination, data presentation, issues identification and policy opportunities assessment;
- Supports the activities of the Regional Planning Manager, Director of Local Planning Services, and other staff as required;
- Assists Bylaw Enforcement Officers with bylaw enforcement procedures.

**Required Skills**:

- A working knowledge and understanding of the _Local Government Act _and other Provincial policies and legislation applicable to land use planning in the Province of BC;
- Understanding of common law principles applicable to land use planning and related statutory processes;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills;
- Ability to work effectively both in a team environment and independently, with mínimal supervision;
- Ability to establish and maintain respectful and diplomatic working relationships with applicants, trustees, staff, agencies and the public;
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage and prioritize workload;

**JOB REQUIREMENTS**
**Education and Experience**:

- A university degree in planning or a related field such as geography or urban studies, and a minimum of three years’ land use planning experience;
- Experience working in a BC local government planning office;
- Previous involvement in OCP or other community planning processes;
- Membership or eligibility for membership, in the Canadian Institute of Planners.

**BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES**
- **Planning, Organizing and Coordinating **involves proactively planning, establishing priorities and allocating resources. It is expressed by developing and implementing increasingly complex plans. It also involves monitoring and adjusting work to accomplish goals and deliver to the organization's mandate.
- **Information Seeking **is driven by a desire to know more about things, people or issues. It implies going beyond the questions that are routine or required in the job. It may include "digging" or pressing for exact information; resolution of discrepancies by asking a series of questions; or less-focused environmental "scanning" for potential opportunities or miscellaneous information that may be of future use.
- **Concern for Order **reflects an underlying drive to reduce uncertainty in the surrounding environment. It is expressed as monitoring and checking work or information, insisting on clarity of roles and functions, etc.
- **Service Orientation **is the desire to identify and serve customers/clients, who may include the public, co-workers, other branches/divisions, other ministries/agencies, other government organizations and non-government organizations. It means focusing one’s efforts on discovering and meeting the needs of the customer/client.
- **Teamwork and Co-operation **the ability to work co-operatively within diverse teams, work groups and across the organization to achi