Neighbourhood Resource Coordinator - Recreation Officer II Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 50967)

Description

The position is responsible to build local leadership, to mobilize community capacity, to bring diverse stakeholders together, and to identify local strengths, assets and concerns to help citizens contribute to a shared vision for their neighbourhood.

The Neighbourhood Resource Coordinator is a critical link between neighbourhood groups and City departments and services. The position connects groups to the appropriate expertise, programs and services. Working closely with citizens in the area where they live, the Neighbourhood Resource Coordinator is aware of emerging local opportunities and issues. They inspire and support local innovation, bring neighbourhood level intelligence to inform decisions about the development and delivery of City programs and services, and they manage issues proactively. This position is assigned geographically to serve as a key liaison, asset based community development facilitator, and neighbourhood content expert for citizens and Administration. As a member of a high performing team, you have a positive impact on culture and you play a key role in upholding the values and norms of the team.

What will you do?

• Facilitate strategic planning initiatives that empower citizen-led projects and address local needs
• Identify community needs, capacities, assets, and support local leadership development
• Build and nurture partnerships between community organizations, City departments, and other stakeholders to achieve shared goals
• Support and partner with community stakeholders to achieve mutually agreed upon outcomes
• Facilitate community groups to identify and meet their recreational, community and parkland development needs through strategy development  partnerships
• Continuously anticipate, analyze, and respond to arising recreation and community related challenges and opportunities
• Support community groups and partners to remain involved, mobilized, energized, and responsive
• Research, pilot, and implement innovative approaches to create streamlined & high quality services
• Use diverse engagement methods to ensure fairness and gather opinions from various groups
• Champion social inclusion and create opportunities for all residents to actively participate in community life
• Provide resource information including grant programs, funding opportunities, and program support for community ideas, projects, and initiatives