Social Development Manager

Penticton is a vibrant innovative healthy waterfront city focused on sustainability community and economic opportunity. At the City of Penticton our goal is to serve our residents businesses and visitors through good governance partnership and the delivery of effective and communityfocused services.

The City of Penticton is looking to fill the fulltime exempt position of Social Development Manager in the Social Development team. The Social Development function fits within the Citys Public Safety & Partnerships Division.

Reporting to the General Manager of Public Safety & Partnerships the Social Development Manager works to enhance the community safety health and wellbeing of Penticton by working collaboratively across City departments with community partners and with diverse levels of government. In alignment with the City of Pentictons Official Community Plan Council Priorities the Social Development Framework and forthcoming Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan the Social Development Manager provides corporate and community support in developing strategic partnerships to advance social health and wellbeing.

The Social Development Manager uses their expert knowledge to build and influence the capacity of the social sector through convening coordinating and working with community partners to build partnerships through a systems approach. The role requires a highly motivated and proven community leader with 5 years of progressive senior leadership experience relevant to community development the nonprofit sector and or the complex social issues related community safety affordable housing homelessness mental health childcare food security substance use equity diversity and inclusion.

This position requires a selfdriven individual who will independently execute their own projects and oversee the work of others.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manages the Citys Social Development Department including daytoday operations strategic planning implementation of the Social Development Framework grant/budget management and overseeing the Social Development Specialist.
• Supports the General Manager on a range of strategic initiatives in support of community safety and wellbeing including data collection/analysis and report writing for a range of audiences.
• Acts as the primary liaison with community groups agencies and other levels of government on complex social issues facing the City.
• Supports collaboration with key protective services agencies including bylaw RCMP and fire to balance an enforcement and nonenforcement approach to public safety and social wellbeing.
• Works with community partners to position the community for Provincial and Federal government investments.
• Builds strong community relationships and leverages high degree of influence to build consensus among partners towards common goals.
• Liaises with nonprofit agencies local First Nations Friendship Centres and urban Indigenous communities senior levels of government developers consultants and public community groups.
• Initiates and leads projects and initiatives which are aligned with Council Priorities as community and corporate/organizational needs and opportunities arise.
• Builds capacity of agencies associations community groups departments networks and residents.
• Works in environments where there may be strong opinions from the public community partners and/or others. Works to mediate such situations effectively and efficiently.
• Applies for develops and leads grant projects including hiring and working with consultants.
• Identifies areas of opportunity or potential problems and initiates actions to engage with or resolve the situation.
• Promotes learning and education opportunities with staff partners and community members.
• Prepares and delivers reports and presentations to City Council City staff community partners diverse levels of government and community members.
• Manages a budget and works closely with interdepartmental partners including finance contracts and procurement to execute fiscal priorities.
• Acts for the General Manager of Public Safety and Partnerships as needed.
• Supervises and oversees the work of nonunion staff and students.

Required Knowledge Abilities & Skills:

• Knowledge and understanding of the social determinants of health and the development and implementation of social policy.
• Knowledge and understanding of the 94 Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
• Understanding and experience working within Collective Impact models.
• Uses tact and diplomacy in handling politically sensitive issues.
• Ability to facilitate difficult conversations with partners colleagues and community members.
• Ability to present information in both formal and informal settings to a variety of audiences including Council public audiences committees partners and other levels of government.
• Can balance competing interests and expectations and use project management principles to move complex projects forward.
• Ability to identify and liaise with key players within the community organization and general social sphere.
• Strong grant writing and management abilities.
• Ability to work in a nonroutine setting with shifting priorities and interests.
• Ability to research collect and disseminate information on community service issues and services.
• Knowledge of community development facilitation systems thinking and/or social development philosophies practices and processes.
• Skilled in intercultural communication and cultural safety.
• Familiarity with partnerships community social wellbeing accessibility age friendliness childcare community safety placemaking housing and homelessness antioppressive practices equity diversity and inclusion community development mental health substance use and/or food security.
• Ability to initiate own selflearning and adapt to constructive feedback.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a satisfactory Police Information Check.

Education Training & Experience:

• Requires a university degree in an area relevant to community development social policy social work evaluation and/or social innovation.
• 5 years of progressively senior leadership experience relevant to community development the nonprofit sector and/or the complex social issues related to affordable housing homelessness community safety initiatives mental health childcare food security substance use equity diversity and inclusion.
• Experience in interorganizational collaboration project management public consultation and facilitation.
• Budgeting experience.
• Strong writing data analysis and presentation skills. Experience working with people with barriers including those with lived experience of poverty combined with a broad perspective lens on equity is an asset.

At the City of Penticton we recognize that great talent and great ideas come from a variety of backgrounds. Tapping into the diversity of our community makes us all stronger and allows us to serve Penticton even better.

Thats why we welcome all applicants to consider joining our team. We encourage Indigenous persons people of colour all genders and expressions 2SLGBT2QIA persons living with disabilities and others who reflect our everchanging workplace to apply.

So if your experience is close to what were looking for we would love a chance to talk about working with you. We welcome your cover letter and resume by May 19 2025.

If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process please contact us at wed be happy to hear from you!

The noted compensation range is the span between the minimum and maximum salary for a position. In the normal course employees will be hired transferred or promoted between the minimum and approximately halfway of the salary range for a job with consideration given to internal equity.