Robyn Jacobsen Email & Phone Number

Edmonton, AB, CA

As the Community Engagement Specialist, I am accountable for the development and execution of strategic approaches to public consultation for a wide range of regulated and non-regulated projects. The expertise this role provides is pivotal in maintaining and promoting EPCOR's positive reputation in the community and involves direct engagement with members.

Edmonton, Alberta

- Provides mediation, facilitation, negotiation, training and consulting services.- Enables the development of mutually acceptable and constructive solutions, using collaborative decision-making and interest-based negotiation approaches.- Guides groups through discussions of complex, multi-dimensional issues.- Supports the development of policy advice for.

Bristish Columbia

• Provides project management and coordination support, including implementing project tasks and acquiring deliverables within scope, budget, timelines and quality standards.
• Facilitates meetings and tele-conference between potentially conflicting parties, including government and Indigenous leaders.
• Identifies options, strategies and approaches to address challenges and recommends actions to address them.
• Prepares Scopes of Work/Terms of Reference, summary reports, and communication materials and employs effective information and project management methods.
• Supports new business development by reviewing RFPs and leading proposal development.

Edmonton, Alberta

• Applied expertise in public participation to support inclusive and collaborative dialogue on topics such as supporting local food in Alberta, priorities for research and innovation, and analyzing emerging issues with.
• Led the development and implementation of a stakeholder engagement initiative to develop a shared vision for Alberta’s local food systems and to inform the development of a Local Food Act in Alberta (January 2018).
• Led the development of a stakeholder engagement program for the department, including a stakeholder engagement policy, toolkit, training, evaluation, and guidelines for Indigenous engagement.
• Developed of a step-wise toolkit to support the development of stakeholder engagement plans. This included processes and templates for identifying stakeholders, and conducting needs assessments and risk analyses.
• Developed and leveraged relationships with staff in the department and across government in support of strong engagement processes to broaden and diversify stakeholder participation.

Edmonton

- Served as a neutral facilitator to manage large forums and lead parties in the discussion of complex, multi-dimensional issues. - Advised stakeholders on issues both at the community level as well as upper levels of industry and government. - Created collaborative relationships and developed successful partnerships amongst a wide range of stakeholders.

Supported the management of recreational activities on public land by coordinating province-wide monitoring and reporting of recreational activities.

Coordinated the continued development and implementation of ‘Respect the Land’, a province-wide stewardship program targeting recreational users.

Edmonton

Supported business planning and reporting by contributing to the development of the department’s 3-year business plan, annual report, and other related documents.

Edmonton, Canada Area

Participated in the development of policy options for improving the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) program.

Certificate Program, Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion

Master’S Degree, Conflict Analysis And Management

This program focuses on both the theory and understanding of the effects of conflict. I developed the skills to work with conflict, and.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Human Geography

University Transfer Program, Education