social development officer
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Social Planner II (Research, Data Projects, and Systems)
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November 20, 2024
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City of Vancouver
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Social Planner II (Research, Data Projects, and Systems)Requisition ID: 42348 OrganizationLocated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the x?m??k??y??m (Musqueam), S?wx?wú7mesh (Squamish), and s?lilw?ta? (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples, Vancouver has a commitment to becoming a City of Reconciliation. Vancouver consistently ranks as one of the world?s most liveable and environmentally sustainable cities. Named among Canada's Top 100 Employers, BC's Top Employers, and Canada's Greenest Employers, the City of Vancouver seeks colleagues who can help shape and embody our core commitments to sustainability, reconciliation, equity and outstanding quality of life for all residents.Consider joining our committed team of staff and being part of an innovative, inclusive and rewarding workplace.Main Purpose and FunctionThe Social Planner II advances and builds capacity for evidence-informed social policies, plans, projects, and initiatives within City of Vancouver. The position provides collaborative leadership, including supervisory responsibilities, in the areas of research coordination, project management, and systems-building for the Healthy City Strategy and other priorities of the Social Policy and Projects Division. This position contributes to strategic direction, capacity-building, and coordination of research and analytical work that applies mixed research methods and approaches to inform policies resulting in more equitable outcomes.Specific Duties and Responsibilities Manages and coordinates research and analysis for existing and emerging social policies and plans. Provides support to internal department wide processes including strategic planning and quality improvement initiatives. Scopes and develops recommendations for data policies that advance ethical approaches to data collection and analytic systems. Designs, builds, implements, and maintains system for data management, including for monitoring of Healthy City Strategy (HCS) goals, indicators, metrics, and actions, and other strategic initiatives. Designs, builds, implements, and maintains systems for team management and coordination of data projects across the division. Prepares and delivers reports and presentations on social policy data and trends to Mayor and Council, partners and the public. Manages all aspects of projects related to research and evaluation, and assigned departmental priorities, such as project budgets, data procurement, consulting contracts, and supervision of consultants. Provides direction and leads engagement on the development of internal and public-facing data tools, such as the Healthy City Dashboard, Accessibility Directory, neighbourhood social demographic profiles, or other emerging projects. Provides supervisory and leadership support to the research and data team staff, supporting Social Planning Analysts and Planning Assistants through: Facilitates individual and team-wide work planning. Coaches/mentors in the preparation and use of data mapping and graphic tools. Accountable for quality and timeliness of team work. Coordinates with other planners and team leads across the division. Responds to requests from across City departments and community partners for complex data such as disaggregated data based on identity groups including race, gender, disability and the intersections of these identities. Represents the City of Vancouver and Social Policy in other external partnerships and consultation projects, such as the national Community Data Program, various initiatives led by Statistics Canada, and research partnerships with the non-profit sector. Other duties/responsibilities as assigned.Qualifications:Education and Experience: University graduation, preferably at a Masters level, in Social Sciences, Economics or a related field, or related post-secondary studies with a research and data analysis emphasis, with considerable working experience closely related to the duties involved, or an equivalent combination
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LocationVancouver, BC
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Workplace information
On site
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Salary$56.27HOUR hourly
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Terms of employment
Permanent employmentFull time
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Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
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CivicJobs.ca
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Advertised until
2024-11-26
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