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Social Planning Associate

2 weeks ago

Cambridge, Canada Region of Waterloo Full time

Social Planning Associate

**Job Number**:2820

**Job Type**: Temporary Full-Time
**Temp Contract Length**:Contract ends March 31st, 2026
**Location**: 150 Main St - 150 Main
**Job Category**: Health Care and Social Assistance
**Number of Positions**:1
**Department**: Employment and Income Support
**Division**: Community Services
**Hours of Work**: 35
**Union**: Management/Management Support
**Grade**: Management/Management Support Grade 05
**Salary Range**: $83,556.20 - $104,431.60 annually
**Posting Date**:May 12th, 2025 at 12:00am

**About Us**

The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Waterloo Region is part of the Dish with One Spoon wampum, a treaty guiding our commitment to:

- Taking only what we need
- Leaving some for others
- Keeping the dish clean
- This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core value, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity.
- Waterloo Region is home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051.
- Guided by our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, “Growing with Care,” we prioritize homes for all, climate aligned growth, equitable services and opportunities and a resilient and future ready organization. Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core value emphasizes caring for people and the land we share. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.

**The Role**
- Advises management on social planning, policy analysis and development, project management, and community capacity building within the Department (Children’s Services, Employment & Income Support, Housing Services, Strategic & Quality Initiatives, Seniors’ Services). Works with departmental staff, other departments, and community stakeholders to develop, implement, and evaluate programs, services, and partnerships that improve quality of life.

**Duties/Responsibilities**
- Supervises students. Administers contracts with consultants (e.g., research, training development). Leads committees and project teams. Provides technical direction to other staff.
- Assists internal and external stakeholders to identify strategic and system-level policy gaps and opportunities. Leads service, staffing, and system reviews, and recommends changes to senior management. Makes recommendations regarding funding allocation and additional resources. Develops and advises on implementation plans. Analyzes, develops, and recommends policies and guidelines.
- Provides planning-related leadership, support, and expertise to management. Identifies issues, needs, resources, and opportunities for integrated planning across divisions, departments, and the community, and facilitates same.
- Develops and facilitates community capacity building. Represents assigned Division/the Department on related committees and at community functions.
- Manages projects to design and implement social planning processes and frameworks (e.g., service plans, long-term system plans) and is accountable for ensuring objectives, work plans, and timelines are set and met. Leads project teams.
- Provides leadership, support, and expertise in program research and evaluation to internal and external stakeholders. Develops methodology and data collection tools. Analyzes data, predicts trends, prepares reports, and makes recommendations on program and policy changes.
- Prepares and presents reports to senior management and standing committees of Council.
- Provides program and service information to staff, stakeholders, and the public (e.g., website, promotional material).
- Exchanges information with staff in other municipalities, Ministries, agencies, and education institutions.
- Provides information to management in response to information requests from the public and the media.
- Provides assistance and information to service providers and community agencies, as it relates to policies, directions, and priorities.
- Works with and provides advice to staff and senior management in the Department and other departments (e.g., Public Health, Community Planning) on community development, policy issues, program development, service system plans, and initiatives.
- Develops and monitors legal agreements to ensure compliance with legislation, in consultation with Legal and other departments.
- Presents and discusses issues related to delivery of contracted services, program plans, and policy with senior management and Community Services Committee.
- Promotes the Department’s vision and philosophy of integrated customer service within and across divisions, across departments, and within the community, with stakeholders.
- Creates and maintains the Department’s component of the Regional Emergency Plan, as directed.
- Performs related duties as required.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**
- Knowledge of municipal and provincia