Job Description

Work closely with our Manager, Affordable Housing, coordinating affordable housing developments, supporting housing policy and research initiatives, manage studies and consultants, and liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders to advance the City\xe2\x80\x99s affordable housing objectives. This role needs someone who brings a professional results-oriented focus, customer service attitude and history providing high quality research, options, analysis, recommendations, report writing, editing, team building and prioritization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advancing the City\xe2\x80\x99s affordable housing objectives by coordinating new affordable housing developments on City-owned land.
• Supporting the Manager, Affordable Housing in completing major policy and research initiatives, including updates to the City\xe2\x80\x99s Low End Market Rental program.
• Coordinating communications and engagement activities for the City\xe2\x80\x99s affordable housing developments and housing policy initiatives.
• Establishing collaborative relationships with a range of internal departments (e.g. Development Applications, Policy Planning and Transportation) and external stakeholders, including non-profit housing providers, community organizations and representatives from BC Housing and CMHC.
• Reviewing and providing advice on complex development applications (e.g. market rental and affordable housing developments).
• Investigating potential grants, capital funding, and other opportunities to enhance and sustain Richmond\xe2\x80\x99s affordable housing objectives.
• Responding to information requests from the public, staff, council, and external agencies.
• Collaborating on other priority initiatives of the Community Social Development Department (e.g. Social Development Strategy and Affordable Housing Strategy implementation).
• Representing the City\xe2\x80\x99s affordable housing interests in public forums (e.g. at Council, Planning Committee, Public Hearings, Metro Vancouver committees).
• Effectively managing comprehensive work programs, staff teams, budgets and consultants.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Knowledge of affordable housing and community planning practices, principles, policies, methods and procedures in a municipal setting.
• Knowledge of the affordable housing sector, including the roles of the provincial and federal governments, non-profit housing providers, and the private sector.
• Up to date knowledge of social, economic, political and demographic factors related to housing needs in Richmond and Metro Vancouver.
• Experience in any of the following could be considered an asset:
• Policy and strategy development
• Advancing affordable housing developments through the municipal planning process
• Research methods for assessing demand for affordable housing
• Ability to communicate professionally (e.g. write and edit complex reports, speak publicly).
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, government agencies, clients and the public with courtesy, tact and discretion.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Ability to use REDMS or a similar Records Management System.
• Ability to successfully clear a Police Information Check.

• A Master\'s Degree in Community Planning or related field (e.g. Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture).
• A total of over 2 years and up to and including 5 years of professional experience in affordable housing policy development.
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.
• Eligibility or membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) and Planning Institute of B.C. (PIBC) is required.
• Valid Class 5 Driver\xe2\x80\x99s Licence for the Province of British Columbia.

City of Richmond