Strategic Relationships Coordinator
City of Edmonton
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Edmonton, AB
Contract type: Full time
Are you a seasoned professional passionate about making a tangible impact on market and affordable housing in Edmonton? The City of Edmonton is seeking a Strategic Relationships Coordinator to lead and support crucial relationship-building efforts with the development industry, government, and community groups. This pivotal role within our Housing Action Team is instrumental in achieving the City Plan's ambitious goals of ensuring no one is in core housing need or experiencing chronic homelessness as our city grows and to develop a diversity of housing types thereby offering residents more choice of housing types in all areas of the city. If you possess a blend of political acumen, housing expertise, and exceptional communication skills, we invite you to contribute to a more inclusive and compassionate Edmonton.
Reporting to the Program Supervisor, this position is a dedicated resource responsible for leading and supporting relationship building and maintenance with interested parties regarding housing supply growth. This includes the development industry, government, and community, through communications, engagement, marketing, and education of the Housing Action Team's initiatives and programs. This role is critical to informing interested parties about the City's initiatives to attain housing supply growth targets by 2026. The position also contributes to building the capacity of community organizations and not-for-profits, strengthening relationships, and supporting their development of strong initiatives for future funding opportunities. You will act as a conduit for Housing Action Team communications, contributing to Council Reports, inquiries, briefings, and presentations. This role requires political acumen and awareness, housing expertise, critical thinking, and public engagement and communications experience.
What will you do?
Up to 1 temporary full-time position for up to 12 months
Hours of Work: 33.75
Salary Range: $47.165 - $59.278 Hourly $83,092.940 - $104,433.020 Annually
Salary ranges are in the process of being updated in accordance with the recently ratified collective agreement between the City and CSU 52 or IBEW (add to appropriate posting) and will be forthcoming shortly.
Talent Acquisition Consultant: PC/MM
Edmonton rests in the heart of Treaty Six territory in Alberta and the homelands of the Metis Nation.
Reporting to the Program Supervisor, this position is a dedicated resource responsible for leading and supporting relationship building and maintenance with interested parties regarding housing supply growth. This includes the development industry, government, and community, through communications, engagement, marketing, and education of the Housing Action Team's initiatives and programs. This role is critical to informing interested parties about the City's initiatives to attain housing supply growth targets by 2026. The position also contributes to building the capacity of community organizations and not-for-profits, strengthening relationships, and supporting their development of strong initiatives for future funding opportunities. You will act as a conduit for Housing Action Team communications, contributing to Council Reports, inquiries, briefings, and presentations. This role requires political acumen and awareness, housing expertise, critical thinking, and public engagement and communications experience.
What will you do?
- Lead and manage projects supporting the City's Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) Action Plan and Initiatives, including creating terms of reference, managing work plans, and engaging interested parties effectively
- Provide regular status updates to the Program Supervisor/Director and develop program frameworks aligned with Branch and Corporate strategic plans
- Manage and support agreement negotiations, drafting, execution, and monitoring for various HAF Action Plan Initiatives
- Build and maintain relationships with the development industry, other orders of government, and community organizations to address housing and affordable housing needs
- Lead and support communication and engagement activities for HAF Action Plan programs, particularly for community groups supporting affordable housing
- Build partnerships with internal and external interested parties to leverage funding and align priorities for market and affordable housing initiatives
- Act as a subject matter expert on interested parties including government, industry and not-for-profits within the Housing Action Team, collaborating to identify grant funding opportunities and support program development
- Facilitate discussions to understand community and external interested party needs concerning housing and affordable housing
- Act as a liaison in projects, facilitating communication between internal and external interested parties and providing data and insights
- Engage with interested parties to review business systems and processes, identifying and implementing solutions for improved efficiency
- Prepare thorough and accurate reports, memos, and briefings to inform leadership decisions and ensure alignment with housing development strategies
- Engage with the development industry, government, citizens, and community groups, providing responsive and informed support
- Provide comprehensive guidance to prospective program and grant applicants on eligibility, application processes, and reporting
- Other duties as assigned
- A post-secondary degree in Political Science, Social Sciences, or a related field
- A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible strategic and project management and interested party relationship roles experience
- Demonstrated experience in a variety of strategic and project management and interested party relationship roles, including advanced knowledge and skills related to civic operations, community development, and other orders of government.=
- Experience leading large corporate project initiatives and multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience leading or contributing to policy initiatives
- Experience leading/coordinating strategic planning functions such as business planning, briefings, presentations, conducting research, trend analysis, tracking performance metrics, compiling information for business improvements, and communications and public engagement
- Experience preparing complex reports for various audiences
- Experience facilitating complex, intergovernmental tables on files such as affordable and/or supportive housing development and infill development policies, and providing advice to the Director
- High political acumen; able to analyze sensitive issues and advise senior leaders
- Proven ability to learn and adapt quickly in a fast-paced, high-volume, deadline-driven environment
- Ability to effectively transfer ideas, concepts, and information into effective and efficient strategies
- Demonstrated ability to analyze information, translate ideas and concepts into effective strategies, and problem-solve using interest-based approaches
- Proven knowledge and experience in business strategic planning approaches and implementation, project management processes, and managing multiple projects
- Understanding of change management principles and practices and capacity building
- Proven understanding and experience in business process improvement, mapping, and management
- Advanced communication and public engagement skills, excellent presentation skills, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills
- Experience in report writing, Council and Committee activities, budget preparation and management, and municipal administration
- Demonstrated exceptional communication abilities, including listening, presenting, and writing at a highly consultative level
- Future-focused and proactive approach to work (systems thinking). Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate innovative plans and influence key decision-makers
- Demonstrated ability to function comfortably, effectively, and authentically in a dynamic, complex, and sometimes ambiguous environment; able to exercise good judgment and a measured approach to managing stress
- Effective and efficient time management in a dynamic environment based on competing urgent, long-term, and important work demands
- Advanced computer skills, including the Google Platform (Gmail, Google Suite, Hangouts)
- Alignment to our Cultural Commitments and Leadership Competencies ( https://bit.ly/4brRrXm )
- Embracing a culture of equity, diversity, reconciliation and inclusion
- Applicants may be tested
- This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement with the flexibility to work from both home and the worksite as per the Letter of Understanding between the City of Edmonton and Civic Service Union 52
- The weekly hours of work for this position are currently under review and may change at a future time. Any changes will be made in accordance with the City of Edmonton/Civic Service Union 52 collective agreement and the incumbent will be notified in advance
Up to 1 temporary full-time position for up to 12 months
Hours of Work: 33.75
Salary Range: $47.165 - $59.278 Hourly $83,092.940 - $104,433.020 Annually
Salary ranges are in the process of being updated in accordance with the recently ratified collective agreement between the City and CSU 52 or IBEW (add to appropriate posting) and will be forthcoming shortly.
Talent Acquisition Consultant: PC/MM
Edmonton rests in the heart of Treaty Six territory in Alberta and the homelands of the Metis Nation.
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