Strategic Coordinator, Assessment & Taxation

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for driving impactful initiatives? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where your work directly contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of a vital municipal service? If so, the City of Edmonton’s Assessment and Taxation Branch is looking for a Strategic Coordinator to join our team!

About the Assessment and Taxation Branch

The Assessment and Taxation Branch plays a critical role in the City of Edmonton's financial ecosystem. We are responsible for the fair and accurate assessment of properties and the collection of property taxes, which fund essential municipal services that Edmontonians rely on daily. While assessment and taxation might seem specialized, at its heart, our work is about ensuring a sustainable and thriving city. We are a team focused on continuous improvement, innovation, and providing exceptional service to our citizens.

The Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Branch Manager, you will play a key role in developing and coordinating branch strategy. You will be responsible for the execution of complex and sensitive initiatives, in alignment with both corporate and branch objectives. This role offers the chance to utilize your strategic planning, project management, and analytical skills to make a real difference in how we serve our community.

What will you do?

• Drive Strategic Initiatives: Participate in the development and execution of Branch strategies, long-term plans, and performance measures. Your work will ensure alignment with Branch and City goals.
• Manage Critical Issues: Provide leadership in identifying, researching, and analyzing strategic issues impacting the Branch, and develop effective solutions.
• Lead Key Projects: Coordinate and lead a variety of complex and sensitive branch and corporate projects, ensuring effective planning, management, and implementation.
• Support Branch Leadership: Act as a trusted advisor to the Branch Manager and Leadership Team, providing support on a wide range of issues, including process improvement, communications, and HR-related activities.
• Foster Collaboration: Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including City Council, other City departments, and external agencies.
• Integrate cross-sectional projects: Lead and drive outcomes that support corporate initiatives.

• Education in Finance, Commerce, Political Science, Public Administration or related fields.
• Progressively responsible strategic and management experience.
• Proven ability to learn quickly, adapt to change, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and report-writing skills.
• Experience in business strategic planning, business process improvement, and change management.
• Familiarity with Alberta’s assessment and property tax system.

Assets:

• Experience in municipal administration, including Council and Committee activities.
• Experience working in municipal property assessment and taxation; Knowledge of public practices and processes, assessment and taxation legislation, economics, strategic-and business planning, policy development and program/service design.

Skills required for success:

• Strong Collaboration & Adaptability: Ability to build relationships with senior leadership and across departments, along with a proven ability to quickly learn and adapt in areas like political analysis, HR, and project management.
• Effective Communication & Consulting: Excellent communication and consulting skills to build consensus, gain acceptance, and present challenging issues tactfully.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Prowess: Strong research, analytical, planning, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.
• Organization & Independence: Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate professionalism, initiative, and independent work ethic.
• Alignment to our Cultural Commitments and Leadership Competencies: https://bit.ly/4brRrXm
• Embracing a culture of equity, diversity, reconciliation and inclusion: https://bit.ly/3hd2d95
• Applicants may be tested.

Conditions of employment and work environment:

• Up to: 1 permanent, full-time position.
• Hours of work: 36.9 hours per week, Monday - Friday.
• Salary Range: $87,611 - $109,514 (Annually).
• This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement with the flexibility to work from both home and the worksite.
• This position is eligible for the EDO program (Earned Day Off).

The City of Edmonton values applicants with a diverse range of skills, experiences and competencies, and encourages you to apply. We strive to provide reasonable access and accommodations throughout the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact employment@edmonton.ca. Learn more about our benefits https://bit.ly/COEbenefits.

Talent sourced through this process may be considered for similar opportunities within the City of Edmonton.

Talent Acquisition Consultant: AS/MZ

Edmonton rests in the heart of Treaty Six territory in Alberta and the homelands of the Metis Nation.

Classification Title: PT2 - Strategic Coordinator

Posting Date: Apr 03, 2025

Closing Date: April 14, 2025 11:59:00 PM (MDT)

Number of Openings (up to): 1 - Permanent Full-time

Union: Management

Department: Financial and Corporate Services

Work Location(s): Chancery Hall, 8th Floor, 3 Sir Winston Churchill Square Edmonton T5J 2C3