OTHER JOB DUTIES AND TASKS:

• Responds to public enquiries received in person, by telephone, by e-mail or in written correspondence;
• Provides instruction or assistance to other Islands Trust staff regarding notices, scheduling of meetings, mapping requests and other administrative and technical processes;
• Undertakes research on topical policy issues including data collection and coordination, data presentation, issues identification and policy opportunities assessment;
• Acts as Board of Variance Secretary and provides documentation and assistance to facilitate the decisionmaking process of the Board; maintains records of Board meetings in accordance with statutory requirements;
• Assists Bylaw Enforcement Officers with bylaw enforcement matters;
• Presents LTC bylaws to the Islands Trust Executive Committee for approval consideration;
• Supervises the work of a Planner 1, Planner 2, or student planner, as directed by the Regional Planning Manager;
• Provides administrative support to or on behalf of a Regional Planning Manager in their absence, and may be designated as Acting Regional Planning Manager for short periods.
• Supports the activities of the Regional Planning Manager, Director of Local Planning Services, and other staff as required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience

• A graduate degree in land use planning or a related field such as geography or environmental science; and atleast five years’ experience in the land use planning field, with demonstrable responsible planning experiencewith local government, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with relevant legislation and policies applicable to planning;
• Experience with planning theory and best practices, particularly as they apply to rural community planning;

Preference will be given to qualified applicants with any or all of the following:

• BC local government experience;
• Experience working with First Nations on planning issues;
• Membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners;
• Experience leading an OCP review and processing complex rezoning applications.

Required Skills

• A thorough understanding of common law principles and legislative conventions applicable to land use planning;
• Ability to work effectively both in a team environment and independently, and with minimal supervision;
• Ability to communicate effectively and establish and maintain respectful and diplomatic working relationships with applicants, trustees, staff, agencies and the public;
• Demonstrated sensitivity to political issues and impacts;
• Demonstrated competencies in public service and leadership;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to develop and manage third party contracts including deliverables and cost accounting;
• Ability to effectively manage competing objectives and prioritize workload in order to meet project and application deadlines in an efficient and organized manner;
• Ability to maintain organized and complete files for assigned projects, applications and referrals;
• A valid Class 5 Driver’s license.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Planning, Organizing and Coordinating involves proactively planning, establishing priorities and allocating resources. It is expressed by developing and implementing increasingly complex plans. It also involves monitoring and adjusting work to accomplish goals and deliver to the organization's mandate.
• Information Seeking is driven by a desire to know more about things, people or issues. It implies goingbeyond the questions that are routine or required in the job. It may include "digging" or pressing for exactinformation; resolution of discrepancies by asking a series of questions; or less-focused environmental "scanning" for potential opportunities or miscellaneous information that may be of future use.
• Concern for Order reflects an underlying drive to reduce uncertainty in the surroundingenvironment. It is expressed as monitoring and checking work or information, insisting on clarity of roles and functions, etc.
• Service Orientation is the desire to identify and serve customers/clients, who may include the public, co-workers, other branches/divisions, other ministries/agencies, other government organizations and non-government organizations. It means focusing one’s efforts on discovering and  meeting the needs of the customer/client.
• Teamwork and Co-operation the ability to work co-operatively within diverse teams, work groups and acrossthe organization to achieve group and organizational goals. It includes the desire and ability to understand andrespond effectively to other people from diverse backgrounds with diverse views.