Social Action Strategist
2 days ago
About the Role
EightSix Network is seeking a highly motivated and strategic Manager, Social Action to join our team. As a key member of our organization, you will play a crucial role in shaping and delivering on our department's goals.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a self-starter with a bias towards innovation and action, who can help us solve public policy challenges related to social and economic issues affecting individuals, families, and communities locally, provincially, and nationally.
Responsibilities
- Proactively identify issues and risks that affect diverse people living in poverty in Canada, working collaboratively to find community development and policy solutions to address them.
- Participate in the development of the organization's annual operational plan and budget.
- Monitor achievement of the department's operational plan, reporting results as required.
- Facilitate engagement, consultation, and collaboration with a diverse range of stakeholders to ensure policy and program approaches are accountable and rooted in the needs, experience, and expertise of those most impacted.
- Utilize policy research tools and analytical techniques to develop and assess options, interpret research findings, provide strategic advice, and develop recommendations.
- Liaise with government, regulatory agencies, and international organizations, building and maintaining relationships with local communities, municipal, provincial, and federal departments, NGOs, academics, media, and other relevant organizations to identify common goals.
- Strategically identify, develop, and maintain new relationships across sectors.
- Proactively coordinate and communicate internally to align messaging and provide colleagues with a thorough understanding of public policy developments.
- Work closely with Development Services (DS), Violence Against Women (VAW) Services, and Mental Health Services to further the overall goals of FST to drive system-level change within their respective programs for more just and supportive communities.
Key Qualifications
- A postgraduate degree in social work, political science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and 5 years of experience in a similar role.
- Demonstrated strategic, analytical, innovative mindset to understand issues and problem-solve creatively.
- An entrepreneur mindset to generate new approaches, spot and leverage opportunities as they arise, and initiate action.
- A high degree of agility and openness to changing directions, adopting new practices, and learning new things.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment; energetic, collaborative, and willing to take on a variety of assignments as part of a small but dynamic team.
- Demonstrated experience navigating and managing complex internal and external stakeholder relationships.
- Strong understanding of the policy landscape, policy development, protocol, and trends in government and the sector; established networks in relevant institutions, industry, NGOs, and/or communities as they relate to poverty eradication.
- Ability to think and analyze a situation and act strategically to determine the best course of action, keen interest in public policy, politics, human rights, and civic engagement.
- Detail-oriented, self-initiating, well-organized, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously and independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent understanding of the impact of socio/economic issues, including child and family poverty, immigration and settlement, income security and employment, health, and housing, and experience developing strategies to address these issues.
- Ability to work in intersecting frameworks relevant to the project: strengths-based, feminist, anti-colonial, anti-racist, anti-oppression, etc.
- Well-developed knowledge of provincial and municipal government social and economic policy, jurisdiction, and government relations.
- Experience developing media relations, working with the media, and acting as a media spokesperson.
- Successful experience developing and executing communications strategies for campaigns.
- You are an experienced partnership builder and can work in a variety of sectors and capacities and at different levels of the community.
- Experience working with diverse groups, marginalized people, and using community building models.
- You are a strategic thinker with political acumen who can represent the organization effectively in the wider community.
- You have generating and stewarding successful funding proposals.
- You are able to produce high-quality written reports and presentations.
What We Offer
We offer a competitive salary range of $95,000 - $110,000 per year, depending on experience.
This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals, families, and communities. If you are passionate about social justice and community development, we encourage you to apply.
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