Community Relations Coordinator

• Supports the development and execution of community relations strategies
• Collaborates with Development and State Affairs teams to execute community engagement plans which include grassroots and public relations strategies
• Serves as an internal advocate for the perspective of residents living near projects
• Monitors project communities’ risks, opportunities, and challenges, alerting team to changes
• Leads the logistics of project-focused events, including open houses, landowner dinners, construction kickoff events, career days, etc. Includes scheduling, site selection, venue set-up and breakdown, content plan, swag, invitations, photography, décor, catering, and other responsibilities
• Organizes requested tours of operational locations in collaboration with site Operations team, including scheduling, logistics, tailoring age-appropriate content, safety briefings, sign-in records, and photography
• Conducts regular research on industry topics to ensure our external resources are as up-to-date and effective as possible
• Supports the recruitment, training, and management of contracted development project Community Relations Coordinators in project areas
• Drafts and designs project-level externally facing written materials, including newsletters, posterboards, ads, informational packets, etc.
• Tailors externally facing materials to specific and continually evolving project dynamics
• Curates existing resources from the archives (talking points, FAQ responses, materials developed for other projects, etc.) to support Development team needs
• Assures all project-level branding, messaging, and communications work is factual, consistent with company brand image, and the Group’s global branding and messaging
• Additional duties as required

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Political Science, Education, or a related field
• 0-2 years of experience in community engagement, campaigning, teaching, or organizing
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Understanding of Microsoft products required
• understanding of Adobe InDesign and Illustrator
• Familiarity with American government structure, particularly at the local and state level
• Ability to comprehend industry and academic research at the level necessary to effectively use and synthesize it to a lay audience
• Basic graphic design abilities preferred
• Ability to plan events/logistical events
• Demonstrated project management, stakeholder engagement, and time management skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Passion for working with diverse geographic communities and navigating differing social and political ideologies
• Desire to work with rural American populations
• Proficient in building conversational rapport with stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds and ideologies
• Ability to handle disagreement/conflict, including in-person
• Ability to be self-motivated and problem solve
• Planning and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize responsibilities in a dynamic environment
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues and vendors in various geographic locations throughout the United States, Canada, and Iberia, ranging from rural to urban or corporate
• Ability to stand and sit for eight or more hours when in an office environment
• Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to lift items weighing up to 10 pounds
• Ability to understand a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary

Basic graphic design abilities preferred