Planner II

About the Role

The incumbent in this class will use a collaborative process that engages and builds consensus with a wide range of state and local stakeholders and system leaders for funding decisions. The Planner II will monitor various projects by collecting and analyzing data to present results to stakeholders. This position may assist with conducting local landscape assessments to identify available programs and evaluate national evidence-based initiatives, recommending best practices. The Planner II will also support strategic planning efforts to identify the community's current needs.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and assess data, problems, and issues and their impact on programs, plans, or the current environment.
• Define and evaluate alternative uses of resources, viable options/approaches, and anticipated costs, benefits, consequences, and outcomes using present and projected information.
• Develop recommended courses of action for public and private decisions in formal plans and policies, including policy statements, budget allocations, regulations, and/or legislation to affect and facilitate change and reach objectives.
• Formulate plans and policies to meet the social, economic, and physical needs of communities.
• Develop, promote, and market strategies for the implementation of plans, policies, and programs.
• Build consensus with community leaders, customers, advocates, and other affected parties via negotiations, mediation, and facilitation.
• Involve and educate special interest groups, customers, and public officials through various forums such as seminars, workshops, conferences, newsletters, assessments, and analytical reports.
• Coordinate planning activities and policies across state, regional, county, and local levels; integrate with other entities outside the state.
• Provide technical assistance, training, and education for understanding and managing change.
• Design and manage the planning process.
• Systematically evaluate the impact of plan implementation and incorporate findings into the ongoing planning process.

Requirements

• At least one year of experience as a planner or in a planning function.
• Experience in designing, collecting data, analyzing, and presenting results of a complex planning project (complexity determined by variables such as discipline, population, fiscal impact, geographic area, social impact, planning horizon, public involvement, research and analysis, and the nature of the project team).
• Experience as a project manager on a less complex project (complexity determined by variables such as discipline, population, fiscal impact, geographic area, social impact, planning horizon, public involvement, research and analysis, and the nature of the project team).

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. All new hires are required to report to the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment.

Benefits

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package, please visit the Delaware State Benefits website.