Job Description

What makes you great for this role?
You are a collaborative leader who can manage a professional team of staff and work cross-functionally to deliver research and insights projects and inform findings on topics of interest to various internal and external stakeholders.

We have: 

• A team of highly skilled, dedicated and collaborative staff
• Leadership that supports you
• An enterprise that embraces change
• A work environment that has flexible work locations (including remote), hours of work and overall employee wellness support

You have: 

• Successful completion of an honours degree in Data Management and Data Analysis, Urban Planning, Policy, Administration, Geography, Environmental Studies, Spatial Analysis, Communications or related program
• At least 8 years’ experience in progressively responsible positions within a related field 
• Demonstrated full-spectrum leadership skills required for leading and developing technical personnel
• At least 5 years’ experience in leading and co-developing qualitative and/or quantitative research, managing multiple projects, providing analytics and intelligence to a diverse array of stakeholders
• Familiarity with and experience leading complex statistical analysis, modeling, forecasting, as well as graphical geospatial and data visualization projects
• Familiarity and knowledge of relevant and applicable Provincial legislation, policies, guidance and issues affecting communities
• Demonstrated knowledge of housing, planning, land use, growth management, environmental issues, rural planning, socio-economic data, demographics, employment, and other issues, as it relates to affecting property values
• Excellent presentation and public-speaking skills and research experience along with utilizing communication, outreach, and engagement skills
• Strong project management skills required to manage multiple complex research and policy projects, staff and vendors

Nice to have: 

• Master’s degree in a relevant program
• 5 years' experience in a supervisory/leadership role

What you will do: 

• Manage and implement the Insights Strategy and function across the corporation, aligning to strategic business priorities
• Lead and manage MPAC research and insights projects providing strategic leadership and technical guidance 
• Develop and implement an integrated work plan outlining strategic objectives, priorities, deliverables, schedules, milestones, engagement activities, performance measures and monitoring framework
• Plan, manage and oversee complex research and technical data analysis on a range of topics related to property, housing, planning, land use, growth management, environmental issues, rural planning, socio-economic data, demographics, employment, and related issues
• Identify and leverage MPAC’s unique property data, third-party relevant datasets, and support resources to perform data analytics, develop models, trends and forecasts 
• Work with internal partners and apply technical expertise into government and stakeholder priorities, policy, legislation, regulations, plans, strategies, spending priorities, trends in order to identify research gaps
• Work with internal partners to effectively communicate and make accessible, complex, technical research and findings to non-technical stakeholders using maps, charts, infographics, illustrations visualizations and dashboards 
• Support the preparation and delivery of technical reports, studies, papers, bulletins, presentations to internal and external stakeholders to proactively communicate MPAC research and insights