Specialist Strategic

**Job Description**:
**Specialist Strategic & Business Planning (Housing Services)**

**Human Services, Housing Services**

**Status**:Regular Full Time**

**Salary Range**:$92,153 - $115,189 per annum p**lus comprehensive benefits**

**Work Mode: Hybrid**_see below for more details about this work mode._**

**Location: 10 Peel Centre Dr., Brampton, ON**

**Hours of work: 35 hours per week**

Supports the Director’s office and entire management team to ensure all services are delivered effectively and efficiently. This includes conducting research, interpreting and analysing complex information related to specific divisional initiatives and provides strategic recommendations that will positively impact the development, implementation, and continuous process improvement for divisions's programs.

Responsible for position management including complement and contract management, alignment with divisional budget, HRMS and Sap SuccessFactor processes for the division.

**What you will do in this role**:

- Maintains comprehensive, specialized knowledge of government policies, programs and related legislation relevant to Housing Services.
- Monitors, analyses, and provide recommendations regarding the impact of new initiatives, including financial assessments and implications for budget, regional resources (those within the division and across the organization) and alignment with Peel’s 10-year housing and homelessness plan.
- Assesses and interprets information such as legislation, Ministry communications, research papers and professional periodicals, internal/external policies.
- Provides advice regarding performance measurement processes and metrics to ensure alignment with reporting requirements and to enable evidence-informed decision making by the divisional management team. Assists the Manager and Advisor with oversight for annual reporting and performance measurement implementation across the division.
- Authors information and analytical reports (including Council reports, executive summaries) and creates presentations for the Director and Divisional Management Team (DMT) to assist in the provision of information including, but not limited to, Councillors, constituents, advocates, service providers, local planning groups, area Municipalities and community agencies, other Regional departments and other key stakeholders as required.
- As a member of the Director’s Office, facilitates divisional meetings, brainstorming sessions, validation sessions, training sessions for new business procedures and processes; elicits information from various levels of staff to drive key departmental/divisional initiatives.
- Assists the Manager with facilitation of divisional management meetings and annual planning, budget and performance management meetings.
- Provides expert guidance and support in coordinating program support, research, analysis, guidance, financial impact and overall coordination for key events, projects and initiatives in collaboration with internal and external resources.
- Provides guidance and essential program information enabling the Director to make informed decisions for effective program administration.
- Collaborates with the Manager and the Corporate Financial Support Unit in preparation for each budget cycle.
- Provides guidance and support to divisional authors for the Escribe process, ensuring reports meet organizational deadlines.
- Works in partnership with the Corporate Financial Support Unit and divisional staff to ensure alignment of position management with budget approved FTE (contracts, students, temps/casuals and regular) and contract positions.
- Provides expert guidance to varying levels of staff, including management, through position management, Job Data, e-Job Data, e-Performance and Return to Work process; attendance trend analysis to inform budget, operational and labour relations implications.
- Represents the Division as required on various internal and external committees and working groups.
- Creates, analyses and interprets internal/external surveys (including requests for information), and facilitates responses to various stakeholders.
- Strategic Planning/Environmental Scan: Working with the Manager, ensures strategic management of the Peel 10-year housing and homelessness plan. Works with stakeholder to identify needs and update progress under the Plan. Creates surveys for distribution. Gathers, interprets and analyses data. Presents findings and recommendations to stakeholders using corporate lens for strategic planning.
- Assists in the development of, and supports the coordination and execution of work plans and communication plans for Divisional initiatives and business planning.

**What the role requires**:

- Post secondary education in Public Administration, Human Services or related field with at least 5 years’ experience in Human Services or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience
- Knowledge of concepts and methodologies related to project