Community Policy & Planning Analyst (Hybrid)

Greater Sudbury; Greater Sudbury; Hybrid; CAD 56,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater Sudbury's Children Services division seeks a Strategy, Policy and Performance Analyst to provide analysis, recommendations, and reports on community planning, trends, and service delivery. Work under the Manager of Strategy, Innovation, and Performance.

The role requires a university degree in social science and at least three years of research and planning experience, with emphasis on stakeholder engagement, policy development, and collaboration with diverse community groups.

Qualifications

• University degree in Social Science or related discipline from a recognized university.
• At least three years of experience in a research and planning capacity.

Responsibilities

• Keep abreast of current issues impacting early years and social services locally and provincially.
• Analyze trends in child care and Ontario Works; compare different jurisdictions.
• Coordinate consultative activities with families, stakeholders, and partners to identify community needs.
• Maintain rapport with community groups and service providers; promote stakeholder engagement.
• Lead development of an early years service system plan considering subgroups and geographic diversity.
• Maintain statistics and provide reports on program utilization; support child care registry users.
• Prepare reports for Community Services Committee and associated bodies.
• Research and write content for website, digital media, and information flyers.
• Advise on web content design and site navigation for accessibility and relevance.
• Assist providers in using City IT tools, including the child care registry.
• Research best practices in service delivery and policy development.
• Review and update policies with the Manager, implementing revised guidelines on-site.
• Maintain a catalog of community resources and programs for the division.
• Identify funding opportunities and develop grant applications with evaluation tools.
• Lead special projects and coordinate funding allocations with monitoring.
• Provide day-to-day guidance to students and contract staff; ensure Health and Safety compliance.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Research

Policy analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing

Education

University degree in Social Science or related discipline

Additional education initiatives to update and expand competencies

Job description

Greater Sudbury's Children Services division seeks a Strategy, Policy and Performance Analyst to provide analysis, recommendations, and reports on community planning, trends, and service delivery. Work under the Manager of Strategy, Innovation, and Performance.

The role requires a university degree in social science and at least three years of research and planning experience, with emphasis on stakeholder engagement, policy development, and collaboration with diverse community groups.