Senior Urbanist Social Strategy & Engagement Job Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual to take the next step in their professional career and make a real impact in the field of social impact and urban change. As a Senior Urbanist-Social Strategy & Engagement, you will play a key role in our team of urban development professionals and contribute to delivering better solutions to complex problems.
Our ideal candidate will be an experienced social planning and community engagement professional with a strong track record of delivering projects and building successful relationships with clients and stakeholders. They will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a passion for social impact and urban change, and a commitment to striving for excellence.
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a range of deliverables, including social impact assessments, social infrastructure studies, social research and measurement, community and stakeholder engagement strategies, and local and state government strategies. They will also support the preparation of fee proposals and tender submissions, manage the delivery of projects to ensure they meet budget and timeframe expectations, and develop their skills in project management, delegation, and supervision.
About Us:
We are a multi-disciplinary business that brings together planning, urban design, property economics, social strategy, community engagement and project management to deliver better solutions to complex problems and ultimately achieve better urban outcomes for our community. Our team of professionals is vibrant, enthusiastic, and highly skilled, and we're looking to grow that team by adding new like-minded people.
Responsibilities:
1. Work collaboratively across a wide range of projects, including as part of multidisciplinary project teams.
2. Be responsible for leading a range of deliverables including social impact assessment, social infrastructure studies, social research and measurement, community and stakeholder engagement strategies as well as local and state government strategies
3. Play a key role in supporting the preparation of fee proposals and tender submissions
4. Manage the delivery of projects to ensure they are meet budget and timeframe expectations
5. Develop your skills in project management, delegation, and supervision through managing junior staff members.
6. Develop others within the team by sharing your knowledge and collaborative work experiences.
7. Build on your existing stakeholder relationships and networks to achieve positive results for clients and work with the team to generate new business.
8. Develop a broader skillset through working side by side with economists, urban designers, planners, project managers and community & stakeholder engagement professionals.
Requirements:
* A Tertiary qualification in Planning/Urbanism/Human Geography/Sustainability/Communications or related degree/discipline.
* 2-5 years of experience within a professional services firm or state/local government.
* Well-developed organisational and time management skills, with a flexible and positive attitude to working on a range of different projects concurrently.
* Knowledge of the NSW planning framework and/or social policy environment
* Well-versed communication skills, and the ability to build rapport with clients and other project team members.
* Excellent writing skills, who can draft efficiently, write accurate and comprehensive reports and prepare external correspondence.
* A professional commitment to striving for excellence.
* An understanding of good engagement practices
Benefits:
We offer a range of benefits, including flexible work arrangements, generous leave provisions, paid study leave, and access to transitional coaching. We also provide access to an array of great learning and personal development initiatives and incredible career pathways.
Why Choose Us:
We view each project as a complex puzzle that requires different perspectives and alternative angles to solve it. At our company, no one individual ever has the answer. It's only when we bring people with different specialisations from different teams that we can see the full picture and then the way forward. We call it collective intelligence.
We continue to hire great people with a diversity of skills, experience, and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers, and other diversity groups. We encourage applicants from any background to apply to join our company.
How to Apply:
To learn more about this opportunity and how to apply, please visit our website.