Director of Community Outreach

REPORTS TO: General Manager of Strategic Initiatives 
DEPARTMENT: Strategic Initiatives
LOCATION: Initial Placement – Wincey Mills

Minimum Qualifications:

• Post secondary degree in public relations, business administration, public administration, community or social services or equivalent.
• Minimum of five years of leadership experience in similar role delivering community services.
• Strong knowledge of community service delivery including accessibility, public transportation, community safety and wellbeing, and capital campaign fundraising.
• Proven leadership skills that foster a strong sense of team, collaboration, creativity and independence.
• Experience working with people of diverse economic, age and cultural backgrounds and marginalized individuals, with an understanding of cultural competency and social determinants of health.
• Ability to achieve successful outcomes in a complex setting with diverse perspectives while leading sensitive initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of Ontario municipal processes and service delivery, and of federal and provincial programs and policies.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively lead meetings, trainings and to prepare and publicly present reports.
• Strong organizational, prioritization and analytical skills; resourceful, creative and an innovative problem solver.
• Strong interpersonal skills, good judgement, diplomacy and an ability to maintain confidentiality are essential.

Assets:

•         Additional training in the areas of leadership.

Duties:

• Lead and innovate the Community Outreach division and oversee the following teams: Accessibility and Inclusion, Community Safety and Wellbeing, Capital Campaign Fundraising and Public Transportation.
• Provide strong leadership to multiple small teams to achieve key strategic priorities through the implementation of approved strategies, workplans, and special projects.
• Monitor and evaluate service outcomes, utilizing data-driven approaches while measuring quality improvement, and identifying risk management initiatives.
• Identify current trends, research, and best practices, incorporating this knowledge into program development, service delivery and internal policies and procedures.
• Prepare, coordinate, and implement the annual division budget.
• Monitor and manage service delivery within allocated budgets.
• Lead and facilitate effective meetings and trainings. Prepare and present reports to Senior Management and Council.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements as related to Accessibility, Public Transportation, Community Safety and Wellbeing and Capital Campaign Fundraising.
• Build and maintain credibility and trust with internal and external stakeholders, departments and organizations across the County.
• Other duties as assigned by the General Manager of Strategic Initiatives.

Annual Salary Range - $112,986 – $132,178 as of April 1, 2025 (Job Grade 11 Under Review) 35 hours per week.
Date of Posting: Friday, March 7, 2025
Application deadline: Monday, March 31, 2025 @ 9:00am

Please visit the County of Brant website to apply for this opportunity.

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