Recreation Strategy Liaison

6 months ago

Edmonton, Canada City of Edmonton Full time

**Job Number**:50103**

The City of Edmonton is seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to lead the implementation and ongoing updates to the Approach to Community Recreation Facility Planning. The Approach is the City’s overarching plan to meet community recreation facility planning in Edmonton. This strategic role will coordinate the Community Recreation and Culture Branch's commitment to providing exceptional recreation services to Edmontonians in a manner that is consistent with the facility planning method outlined in the Approach.

Your success will be measured by your ability to achieve timely results in the context of a respectful, inclusive and service-minded style. With a focus on the City of Edmonton’s Cultural Commitments of Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, you will use your expertise in the following areas:
**Key Responsibilities**:
**_Research and Local Needs Assessments_**
- Provide strategic support to Branch Engagement and Research teams to coordinate ongoing research and engagement related to: public preferences and values related to recreation programming and amenities, determining utilization data, etc. for all publicly supported programs and amenities
- Analyze recreation participation trends locally and nationally as well as trends in facility design and operation that may impact City of Edmonton recreation facilities and amenities
- Work closely with the Sport Partnership team and other areas within the Community Recreation and Culture Branch and third party vendors to collect and keep up to date information on Park and Facility needs for sport and recreation from a City wide perspective
- Work closely with the leadership group in Community Recreation and Culture to identify and prioritize recreation needs through research and results from planned public engagement efforts. Prepare leaders with reports and recommendations

**_Planning for Recreation Needs_**
- Participate in the 15 District planning exercises being led by Urban Planning to ensure that Recreation Facility development needs are considered and appropriately addressed during the development of District Plans, Area Structure Plans and any amendments to those plans
- Work closely with other Departments within the City to inform planning efforts so that appropriate land is being designated in newly developing areas to allow for the development of future recreation facilities and Recreation amenities in Parks
- Work closely with Infrastructure Planning and Design on District Park planning exercises including leading the strategy deliverables such as scope statements, stakeholder lists and risk registries that are required to initiate design development for funded Park sports/ recreation amenities on District Parks (such as tennis courts and shared partner amenities)

**_Amenity Strategy Development_**
- Recommend strategy regarding the overall capital plan for groupings of recreation facilities (i.e. arenas, outdoor pools) as improvements are considered, development of new and potential closure / replacement of existing facilities
- Develop business plans, strategies and plans that will direct and inform priorities and activities related to amenity strategies for those currently in scope of the Approach (pools, arenas, leisure and community centres and sportsfields)
- Act as primary liaison with other City Departments in the development and implementation of amenity plans and the planning of specific amenity capital projects related to the Approach
- Lead activities related to amenity strategy development including: ascertain the rates of utilization of amenities; identify and research recreation participation trends; assess financial accessibility of proposed recreation amenities; verify social inclusion and accessibility of proposed amenities; determining current supply of comparable amenities; benchmarking; forecasting trends; confirm preferences of reaction amenities; work closely with other teams in the City such as Event Attraction to ensure hosting opportunities are considered with amenity planning

**_Business Case Development to Support Amenity Needs_**
- Assist the Branch in capital and operating budget planning exercises by ensuring that the relevant information is available and prepared in a Business Case format
- Research available grant opportunities that would support infrastructure projects

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Planning, Research, Recreation, Business Administration or a related discipline
- 7 years of professional experience in supporting the facilitation of multi-stakeholder technical or policy-setting groups, project management, strategic-thinking, report writing, business case development, recreation facility planning, research or equivalent
- Demonstrated experience in research and public engagement
- Project Management certification would be a strong asset
- Demonstrated strong analytical skills
- Demonstrated strength in communication skills, bot

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