Student Planner- Downtown Revitalization

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Student Planner, Downtown Revitalization DEPARTMENT: Planning, Building and Growth Management NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1 JOB STATUS & DURATION: Temporary 4-months HOURS OF WORK: 35 hour workweek / flexibility to work evenings, weekends as required LOCATION: Hybrid Model – when working onsite, you will report to the location of City Hall HOURLY RATE: $21.48 JOB TYPE: Management and Administration POSTING DATE: May 07, 2025 CLOSING DATE: May 21, 2025 AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY: Join the Downtown Revitalization team this summer and help drive impactful projects through planning research, coordination, and community engagement. This role will support planners and engineers in the review and coordination of downtown revitalization projects, including public realm improvements, engagement initiatives, and marketing efforts.

• * Independently fulfill administrative and program tasks, including preparing correspondence, documentation, minute taking, memos, reports and presentations
• Liaise with City departments and agencies and the public on planning proposals and planning matters.
• Provide program support for divisional initiatives, programs, processes, projects, and events
• Assist project leads with planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of divisional policies, programs, special events in the downtown area
• Participate in working groups and brainstorming sessions to provide input, ideas, insights
• Perform data entry and database management
• Communicate and follow up with internal and external business partners to ensure timely completion of tasks and projects
• Prepares project / program updates for management review
• Maintain confidentiality based on the requirement to access and maintain sensitive sectional or divisional and organizational communication, reports, materials and records
• Maintaining an understanding of Downtown Revitalization programs, services, and related city initiatives.
• Attending meetings, training sessions, and events as required, including occasional evening or weekend events in the downtown area.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

SELECTION CRITERIA: EDUCATION:

• * High school (Grade 12) graduation plus working towards an Undergraduate Degree and/or Post-Graduate Degree in Urban Planning, Engineering, Public Administration or post graduate certificate in related field.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• * Knowledege and experience with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other computer graphics programs (Adobe Photoshop)

OTHER SKILLS AND ASSETS:

• * Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Quick learner, capable of working in a rapidly changing environment and with deadlines.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment.
• *Preference will be given to students that have a permanent residency in Brampton.

Interview: Our recruitment process may be completed with video conference technology. If this opportunity matches your interest and experience, please apply online by clicking the button above by May 21, 2025 and complete the attached questionnaire. We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. As part of the application process, applicants will be invited to complete a self-identification survey. The survey is voluntary. Participation in the survey will have no impact on hiring decisions. Should you wish to opt out of completing the survey, please select “prefer not to answer” as a response to each question. All information collected is confidential and will not be shared with the hiring manager. The surveys will be anonymized and will be kept separate from applicant or employee files, such that the individuals who completed the surveys will not be identifiable. The results of the survey will assist in the analysis of disaggregated metrics for organizational planning purposes and our commitment to advance and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion. The City may use anonymized data to produce aggregate reports for internal or external use. Please be advised, the City of Brampton uses email to communicate with their applicants for open job competitions. It is the applicant’s responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence via email (i.e. testing bookings, interview dates), it is imperative that applicants check their email regularly. If we do not hear back from applicants, we will assume that you are no longer interested in the Job Competition and your application will be removed from the Competition. If you would like to request content in an alternate format, please contact the Accessibility office by submitting a new Alternate Format Request. Save Apply Job!