Specialist Community Engagement

**Job Description**:
**Specialist**, **Community Engagement**

**Human Services - Social Development, Planning and Partnerships**

**Status: 1 Regular Full-time**

**Salary Range**:$**89**,469** - $**111,**834** **per annum** **plus,** comprehensive **regular full time **benefit package**

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

**Location: 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton**

**Hours of Work: 35 hours per week**The Social Development, Planning and Partnerships division is looking for an enthusiastic and seasoned community engagement specialist to join the Community Engagement team.

**Who we are**:
The Social Development, Planning and Partnerships division works collaboratively with community partners and colleagues within the Human Services department to enhance effective service delivery, identify gaps in services and efficiencies, and plan, influence and create solutions that positively impact the residents of Peel.

The **Community Engagement team **strives to improve the well-being of residents by ensuring that the needs and assets of the diverse Peel community are reflected and considered within our Human Services program areas. We do this by fostering equity and transparency in decision-making and by amplifying the voices of our diverse community.

**The **role**:
The Specialist, Community Engagement you will provide expert advice to management and staff on community engagement and emerging community issues in the Region of Peel. You’ll create and maintain relationships and provide facilitation for a range of community members including residents, community partners, service providers and Region of Peel staff.

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

- Identify and lead opportunities to engage community, municipal partners, service providers and other stakeholders in a wide range of projects
- Conduct research, interpret and analyse statistical data to provide recommendations to key stakeholders on topics such as affordability, income and food security, funding, employment, housing and homelessness, and other emerging issues
- Provide expert guidance and advice on the development and implementation of programs, policies, and objectives
- Develop and maintain cooperative, collaborative and strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders including community leaders, service providers and internal staff
- Represent the Region of Peel at community tables
- Monitor trends in community engagement best practices, identify risks and opportunities for specialty areas including youth, housing, newcomers, food and income security
- Prepare stakeholder engagement plans, project plans, council reports, briefing documents and other comprehensive reports
- Provide training on effective community engagement and build resources for community engagement best practices
- Share community engagement information with community partners and stakeholders

**What the role requires**:

- Post secondary diploma or degree in Human Services or related field (i.e., Community Development, Social Service Worker) with at least five years' of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience
- At least two years’ of experience in strategic community engagement and community relations
- In-depth knowledge of community engagement and community development principles and familiarity with frameworks such as asset-based community development, results-based accountability, co-design and collective impact
- Knowledge of the community engagement concepts and strategies, program development, implementation and evaluation
- Broad knowledge of legislation that directs and supports the delivery of Human Services programs and services such as the Ontario Works Act, the Ontario Disability Support Program, the Housing Reform Act, the Day Nurseries Act and the Child and Family Services Act and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
- An understanding and global awareness of the needs and demographics of the diverse Peel population; an awareness of trends and issues which impact on the community
- Extensive experience using Project Management methodologies
- Intermediate computer skills in MS Office, MS Teams, and other virtual meeting tools

**Skills and Abilities**:

- Ability to build and maintain collaborative and strategic relationships with community, service providers, municipal partners, and other external stakeholders
- Ability to identify and respond to situations using tact and diplomacy
- Strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills to gather and analyze data
- Strong critical and strategic thinking skills
- Well-developed communication skills, both oral and written and the ability effectively facilitate with participants who require additional support (e.g., neurodivergent, non-English speaking, newcomers)
- Ability to work in a self-directed manner within a collaborative team environment, managing multiple tasks and