This position is a full-time contract position and can be filled from anywhere in Canada.
CUI is Canada’s Urban Institute. We are the national platform that houses the best in Canadian city building – where policymakers, urban professionals, civic and business leaders, community activists and academics can learn, share and collaborate with one another from coast to coast to coast.
Role Description
CUI is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our team. The Senior Planner will work on a range of projects related to CUI’s mandate of achieving healthy urban development. The candidate should have experience coordinating complex planning, policy and research assignments and initiatives.
Responsibilities will include:
Research, analysis and reporting:
Investigate, analyze and identify solutions to complex urban planning and policy issues.
Develop plans, strategies and frameworks that build the capacity of local partners on a wide range of planning matters, such as climate change, intelligent communities and main streets/downtowns.
Lead data collection processes and analyze demographic, geographic & economic data collected in research.
Integrate information obtained through research into concise, well-structured, easily understood reports, memos and other tools.
Stakeholder engagement
Design and implement engagement activities with public and stakeholder organizations such as through workshops, focus groups, advisory groups, surveys and interviews.
Lead, facilitate and oversee the planning and execution of meetings and public and stakeholder engagement activities.
Prepare and give presentations to clients, communities and stakeholders.
Project management
Develop and execute project work plans, from project design to implementation.
Manage project budgets and organize project resources to ensure deliverables meet scope, schedule, quality requirements.
Lead and manage cross-disciplinary teams that include multiple sub-consultants and stakeholder groups.
Manage and oversee junior staff & interns, including GIS staff.
Work with communications staff to develop and design communication and outreach materials such as newsletters, websites, posters, press releases and social media content.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with local partners and stakeholders.
Qualifications
Post-Secondary education in urban planning or equivalent. Graduate degree preferred.
Minimum 7-10 years of experience leading and delivering complex projects related to planning, policy and research studies.
Highly developed organizational, analytical, investigative, problem-solving, report writing, communication, presentation, and public speaking skills.
Strong interpersonal skills including advanced communication skills and effective management of diverse key stakeholder relationships.
Knowledge of municipal, provincial, federal laws and policies related to planning, i.e., Ontario Planning Act, Provincial Policy Statement, Provincial Plans, local planning regulations, and other related guidelines.
Experience working in the non-profit or not-for-profit sector; preferred.
Maintains an informed, anti-racist and anti-oppressive orientation in personal and professional affairs.
Ability to build positive working relationships, work effectively in teams, and identify organizational opportunities and new ideas.
Deadline is January 3, 2021 at 8:00 p.m Pacific Time.
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