Job Description

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Advisor, Early Years System
Human Services - Early Years System
1 Regular Full Time
Salary Range - $104,508-$130,636 per annum plus comprehensive benefits and vacation accrual

Do you have expert knowledge and experience working within the areas of Early Years and Child Care ?
Do you have strong collaboration skills and business acumen to lead and facilitate discussions with stakeholder groups to ensure the Region's best interests are met?
Are you a strong motivator, coach and guide who is able to lead staff directly or indirectly?

This may be the opportunity for you!.....

The Advisor leads the development of strategic projects, policies, community engagement initiatives in response to ongoing system expansion, transformation and evolving provincial and local direction.

What you will do:

• Provide strategic policy, analytical, evaluation, data gathering and planning support to support service system manager responsibilities.
• Providing strategic advice for numerous Early Years and Child Care (EYCC) programs and projects.
• Collaborate with partners to develop advocacy strategies to help ensure local priorities are being met.
• Lead external stakeholder engagement strategies and advocacy efforts related to Provincial and Federal governments, school boards, and other municipalities.
• Provide strategic oversight of development of council reports, presentations, and other communications.
• Support the ability to make evidence-informed decisions that are aligned with evolving EYCC system priorities
• Provide expert policy and analysis to support service system management responsibilities and accountabilities within a period of rapid system change.
• Ongoing and regular policy development and system level analysis is required to ensure funding is being used to maximize system outcomes and meet evolving local need and aligns with provincial and local direction.
• Provide strategic advice and proposed policy options to support evidence-informed decisions that are aligned with evolving EYCC system priorities and provincial and local direction.
• Develop policy approaches for Peel’s EYCC system with the ability to identify and assess implications as they relate to policies and their corresponding impacts on system partners and the overall EYCC budget.
• Responsible for staying abreast of rapidly evolving council and provincial direction to identify the need for new local policies. This involves regular communication with provincial and local partners and internal colleagues and, and undertaking research, analysis and then quickly and concisely summarizing the results.
• Potential to manage a small team of staff.

What the role requires:

• A post-secondary education in Human Services or related field (i.e. social sciences, financial administration, early years and child care or public administration)
• Five (5) years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience, including at least three (3) years of senior advisory and/or leadership experience
• Specialization in the development and implementation of transformational policies and funding models and related accountability frameworks
• Strong knowledge and understanding of EYCC system including evolving provincial policies and legislative/regulatory changes.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills to support evolving service system manager responsibilities with a focus on assessing overall viability of Peel's EYCC system and impact of public funding.
• Ability to assess and interpret policies and legislation/regulations.
• Senior level policy analysis, research, evaluation, data gathering and modelling/planning skills.
• Strong system level strategic and innovative thinking, project management and change management skills to support system transformation.
• Superior writing abilities and report writing, facilitation and presentation skills for a wide array of audiences, including council, departmental senior leadership and system partners
• Strong financial acumen at a systems and operational level
• Superior advisory skills to support strategic oversight of numerous EYCC funding programs and ensuring system outcomes are met and risks managed.

Location: In this role you will have the ability to work remotely and attend on-site when required based on operational requirements at the 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton, ON worksite. The frequency of on-site activities may vary on a weekly basis and based on operational requirements. Your remote work location must be located within the province of Ontario.

Hours of Work: 35 Hours per week; Monday to Friday. The Region of Peel offers job based flexible hours of work that allows employees to manage personal and professional responsibilities while at the same time ensures business operational needs and customer service expectations are achieved. Interview: Our recruitment process will be completed with video conference technology.

If this opportunity matches your qualifications and experience, please apply on-line.

As part of the Region’s ongoing commitment to health and safety, there are enhanced Covid-19 specific safety protocols and/or personal protective equipment requirements (e.g. masks, eye protection, etc.) in place to help protect health and safety. The additional requirements are determined based on the nature of the work being carried out.


New employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Being fully vaccinated is determined as the status of having received the full series of approved vaccines (both doses of a two dose vaccine series, one dose of a single dose vaccine series) and any additional doses required and approved by Health Canada and having satisfied the full post vaccination period required to ensure vaccination efficacy. The Region of Peel reserves the right to request proof of vaccination at any time. Acceptable proof includes an Ontario Ministry of Health COVID-19 vaccine receipt which you can obtain through the Provincial portal https://covid19.ontariohealth.ca/, or other government-issued vaccine passport or certification.

The requirement to be fully vaccinated is subject to the Ontario Human Rights Code. If you are not fully vaccinated, a documented medical reason provided by a physician or registered nurse and time period for the medical reason may be accepted. About Us: The Region of Peel serves more than 1.4 million residents and approximately 173,000 businesses in Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga. We deliver a wide range of resident focused services across the Region. Our 20-year vision for Peel is “Community for Life.” Our goal is to create a place where everyone enjoys a sense of belonging and has access to the services and opportunities needed to thrive in each stage of their lives. Our 2015-2035 Strategic Plan outlines the work we're focused on to bring this vision to life. To learn more about the Region of Peel, explore peelregion.ca. Additional Information:
The Region of Peel is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and valued for their contributions, and where everyone is treated fairly and has opportunity to grow and develop. As one of the most diverse regions in Canada, we are committed to establishing a qualified workforce that is reflective of the population we serve.

The Region of Peel is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process, upon request. If you require accommodation please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs. Accessible formats and communication supports are available. Please contact zzg-hrtalentacquisition@peelregion.ca. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

Please be advised, the Region of Peel uses email to communicate with their applicants for open job competitions. It is the applicant’s responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence via email (i.e. testing bookings, interview dates), it is imperative that applicants check their email regularly. If we do not hear back from applicants, we will assume that you are no longer interested in the position and your application will be removed from the competition.