Family and Community Support Services Liaison - Social Planner Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 52490)

Description

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for shaping the future of Edmonton? Do you excel at collaboration, project management, and driving impactful change? If so, the City of Edmonton is looking for a dynamic Social Planner to join our team. In this role, you will play a key part in anticipating and supporting preventive social services  to improve outcomes for all Edmontonians , working within the Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Team You will collaborate with diverse stakeholders, community based agencies and internal departments and branches to  ensuring alignment with corporate goals and the FCSS Regulation and  Accountability Framework . This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the strategic direction of the city and make a real difference in our community. 

What will you do?

• Use a project management framework to plan and oversee initiatives to ensure partners are engaged, roles are clear and work is completed in a timely way to meet corporate and community needs
• Provide opportunities for funded agencies to partner, collaborate and learn together, including convening funded agencies for social sector meetings around shared issues and topics in community based on observed needs
• Use research, analytics and geographic information to support funding decisions, and to provide partners and  community organizations with information for decision making
• Provide information on City of Edmonton strategies and priorities to funded agencies and community partners
• Work on collaborations, partnerships and projects that enhance the outcomes of preventive social services, social inclusion and quality of life for Edmontonians
• Conducts qualitative research for the development, implementation and maintenance of action and strategic plans to aid in evaluation, assessment and development of recommendations
• Approach all functional work with a continuous improvement mindset, making recommendations and implementing as needed
• Review and analyze projects, plans and policies, providing advice and recommendations to Leadership
• Develop, implement, and measure department performance management frameworks
• Work with department stakeholders to identify and prioritize annual projects and initiatives
• Other duties as assigned