Community Consultant | |
| Job ID | 27-36-12-95-C1-BE |
| Company | Urban Systems Ltd. |
| Location | Victoria |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Date Posted | 2023-03-30 |
| Posted Until | 2023-04-19 |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Job Category | Miscellaneous |
| Job Details | View attachment |
| Description | |
| About the Opportunity At Urban, our higher calling is spirit in service for vibrant communities. Our Community Consulting team is searching for an individual to join our growing consulting practice in our vibrant Victoria office. As a consulting team, we aim to co-create solutions for communities facing complex problems. We come alongside local government and Indigenous communities to help improve their community planning, infrastructure planning, and decision-making processes, as well as help them manage risks, find financial resiliency and work across departments and jurisdictions for more effective outcomes. We're searching for a curious and solutions-focused individual who wants to start building their career alongside our team of established practitioners. We are excited to find someone who leads with purpose, is motivated to tackle complex problems through a community-centric approach and has the desire to serve our work in communities. Do you see yourself excited to contribute to... - Building your career and growing alongside a team of established professionals in a dynamic work environment. - Being part of a team to deliver on projects related to development finance, asset management, community planning, climate change adaptation, joint service delivery, capacity building and change management, resource and best practice development, strategy, and policy development. - Project research, analysis, financial modelling, and report writing that will help to distill important information to a wide variety of audiences. - Working alongside our clients to understand their unique challenges, collaboratively exploring solutions, and developing thoughtful and meaningful implementation strategies. - Building effective and innovative facilitation techniques, collaboration exercises and workshop design - Developing trusting relationships and partnerships and empowered teams committed to a culture built on trust. We strive to see all our people thrive here over the long term and will help you partner with a coach and network who will help you gain experience across the breadth of our work and practice. | |
| Experience | About You Our focus is on finding the right person to add to our team. We will consider various educational backgrounds and disciplines with relevant skills, including but not limited to urban planning, community development, engineering, planning, public policy, business administration, and economics, with up to 3 years of professional experience. The following attributes, skills and experience will help you thrive: - Relationships matter - You understand what it takes to cultivate relationships to deliver results with your team and build a community that celebrates diversity, unity and a culture of belonging. You have the desire to bring diverse organizations and partners together to explore creative solutions to complex challenges facing communities. - Curious - You are eager to learn more, ask questions, and listen deeply. You work exceptionally well with others and bring everyone's ideas and voices together. You know, being present and listening to people to understand their needs and experience is integral to being in service of others. - Growth mindset - You are a keen learner and see this role as an opportunity to learn, adapt, and grow alongside a dedicated group of people who are passionate about what they do. - Entrepreneurial spirit - You embrace challenges as opportunities, seeking innovative solutions to create value and drive growth in a rapidly changing environment. - Solutions-focused - You care about the outcome, you are open to new ways of seeing things and welcome the opportunity to do things a little differently to achieve long-term resiliency for communities. - Communicator - You are a passionate and skilled communicator. You can take the complicated and make it easy to understand, weaving together research and data to deepen understanding and tell a compelling story. |
| Languages | English |
| How To Apply | Click "Apply Now" If this describes your background, skills, and attributes, please visit our website for more information and submit your resume and cover letter. If it doesn't describe you exactly, but you feel you are well suited to this opportunity, we encourage you to apply. Urban Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create an inclusive culture for all employees. Our clients come from all walks of life, and so do our team members. We believe that diversity and unity amongst our teams lead to building vibrant communities. Deadline for applications: Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 9:00 am PDT |
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