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Strategic Planner and Executive Director, City Planning

2 months ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada National League of Cities Full time

About the Role

The National League of Cities seeks a visionary leader to serve as its Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. This pivotal position involves spearheading policy development, business planning, and strategic initiatives aimed at fostering vibrant, sustainable, and economically robust communities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategic Leadership: Sets overall strategic direction for City Planning by establishing divisional goals, objectives, and priorities that align with overall planning initiatives and Council priorities.
  • Governance and Policy: Leads the design and governance structure of the division, provides expert leadership in the development and implementation of the Program/Project Governance Frameworks, functional changes, policies, processes, and procedures to enable improved customer experiences across the City.
  • Financial Management: Spearheads the development and administration of the annual budget, negotiates funding requirements, and ensures that expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations.
  • Relationship Management: Works closely with executive professionals within the City's Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Divisions, and senior officials from other orders of government and private and community-based sectors, building relationships with Members of council, community groups, the private sector, municipal governments and other stakeholders.
  • Communication and Public Relations: Promotes and manages public and media relations by making presentations, demonstrating professionalism and leadership abilities, communicating the vision, and ensuring community and staff involvement so that confidence in City Planning is maintained.
  • Operational Management: Establishes systems, programs, processes, and a structure with the Division for management information and decision-making to maximize effectiveness, efficiency, resource control, and reporting.
  • Human Resources and Labour Relations: Engages relevant labor unions on immediate and longer-term issues. Works collaboratively and in conjunction with People & Equity when providing advice on collective agreements and in administering Collective Agreement matters.
  • Strategic Planning and Issue Management: Identifies emerging issues, priorities, and sensitive/confidential matters that could impact the transformation objectives and develops strategies to address them.

About You

The ideal candidate for Chief Planner and Executive Director will be a strategic leader capable of aligning City Planning with Council priorities and formulating collaborative plans. They will excel in governance, designing and implementing frameworks and policies to enhance customer experiences and ensure compliance. The candidate will be adept at managing relationships with Council members, community groups, and other stakeholders, and maintaining positive media relations. Strong operational management abilities, including change management and personnel development, are essential. They should also be skilled at identifying emerging issues, setting strategic plans, and engaging with key leadership to address challenges and drive the City's planning mandate forward.