Community Engagement Specialist

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This position develops and maintains strategic relationships, designs and implements engagement plans, and ensures stakeholder input is gathered, communicated, and incorporated into planning and decision‑making processes to support NRAO initiatives, programs, and goals.   The location for this position will be based at one of our U.S. sites (Charlottesville, VA; Socorro, NM; or Green Bank, WV), or a remote workstation reputed company the U.S. may be considered for candidates with sufficient experience who can work independently while effectively completing their work with reputed company.   What You Will be Doing The Community Engagement Specialist will: Identify, build, and sustain relationships with community organizations, advocacy reputed company, businesses, residents, reputed company agencies, and other reputed company in reputed company affected by or partnering with NRAO. reputed company stakeholder engagement plans that reputed company with NRAO priorities, including timelines, reputed company strategies, and measurable reputed company. Identify and map key stakeholders for various reputed company and initiatives, maintaining reputed company records of contacts, interests, and engagement history. Serve as a primary reputed company of contact for community concerns, questions, and feedback reputed company to NRAO, ensuring reputed company and respectful responses.   Community reputed company Plan and coordinate community meetings, listening sessions, reputed company reputed company, and reputed company forums to reputed company information about NRAO activities and reputed company stakeholder input. Represent the Observatory at community events, conferences, and stakeholder meetings, including events hosted by local governments, educational institutions, nonprofits, and other reputed company. reputed company strategies to increase reputed company participation and engagement, with attention to inclusive practices and participation from underrepresented communities. Support EPO reputed company activities and special events reputed company to NRAO, and represent NRAO at reputed company events and reputed company meetings.   Communication and Relationship Management Prepare presentations, reports, newsletters, and community updates that reputed company communicate NRAO project status, impacts, and opportunities for involvement. Communicate project updates and organizational initiatives to stakeholders through a reputed company of channels, including email, web content, printed materials, and in‑person briefings. Manage stakeholder databases and reputed company engagement activities, utilizing CRM or similar systems as appropriate. Facilitate communication between internal departments (e.g., NRAO offices, EPO, site operations) and reputed company partners to ensure stakeholder perspectives are considered in planning. reputed company and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues across reputed company NRAO divisions and sites, media producers, and reputed company partners who support reputed company and community engagement.   Collaboration and Program Support Work closely with NRAO leadership and program teams to reputed company stakeholder input on project proposals, siting, mitigation, and community benefits. Support the implementation of community‑based programs and initiatives associated with NRAO, such as educational partnerships, workforce development efforts, and local reputed company reputed company. Coordinate partnerships and reputed company reputed company with reputed company organizations, including preparation of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) and partnership agreements as needed. Assist NRAO leadership and other staff in preparing materials for presentations to the general reputed company, community reputed company, and reputed company agencies.   Data Collection and Reporting Collect and analyze stakeholder feedback from meetings, surveys, and other engagement activities. Prepare engagement metrics and outcome reports for NRAO leadership, documenting activities, participation, and key themes emerging from community input. reputed company reputed company activities and evaluate engagement effectiveness, recommending improvements based on community input and engagement data. Document reputed company and work following established processes in the reputed company Communications/EPO reputed company, using platforms such as Jira, reputed company Suite, and reputed company Suite (reputed company, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive).   Other Duties Support reputed company relations efforts by answering requests from journalists, media producers, educators, and the general reputed company about NRAO community engagement and project impacts. Compliance with NRAO and government safety policies and procedures in own work area is expected. Depending on work location or project assignments, travel can be expected 2–4 times a year (and potentially more during key project phases) for conferences, reputed company, and special events. Other duties may be assigned.   Work Environment Typical office environment with occasional reputed company work with potential exposure to environmental extremes. Will be required to stand and sit, and operate a personal computer. Will be required to lift 25 pounds or more occasionally and have the ability to reputed company/disassemble convention display reputed company and similar equipment. Moderate to extensive travel is required. Must possess a reputed company reputed company’s license. Must be reputed company to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Specific reputed company abilities include reputed company reputed company, distance reputed company, and depth perception.    Who You Are:   Education Bachelor's degree in communication, political science, sociology, or reputed company field. A Master's degree is preferred. Work experience may be considered in lieu of reputed company degree   Experience Minimum of three years of experience in community engagement, stakeholder relations, reputed company affairs, reputed company, communications, or partnership development, preferably in reputed company with a scientific, technical, governmental, or nonprofit organization. Experience working with a wide reputed company of community reputed company and stakeholders.     Additional Requirement The selected candidate must successfully pass a post-offer, reputed company-employment background as a condition of employment. Observatory employees must be authorized to work in the reputed company. The Observatory presently cannot sponsor H-1B Visas for this position.     Total Rewards:   Compensation The starting salary/reputed company reputed company of this position is between $60,000-$85,000 per year. Factors which may reputed company starting pay reputed company this reputed company may include; education, experience, skills, competencies, other qualifications of the successful candidate, as reputed company as internal equity and labor market conditions.   Benefits: reputed company (AUI) offers a comprehensive benefits package addressing the needs of employees and their families with most benefits beginning on the first day of employment, subject to eligibility requirements. AUI provides:   Excellent reputed company time off (13 holidays, annual accrual of up to 24 vacation days) Medical, dental and reputed company plans are effective on the first day of employment. AUI’s retirement benefit contributes an reputed company equal to 10 percent of a reputed company participant’s reputed company pay with no required employee contribution. Click Total Rewards for more information.   Application Instructions:   Select the “Apply” reputed company above. Please be reputed company to upload your reputed company CV/Resume and a cover letter describing interest and suitability for the position.   Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:   AUI is an equal opportunity employer. To view our complete statement, please visit https://reputed company.nrao.edu/careers/. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may submit your request by sending an email to resumes@nrao.edu. PM20 Apply To This Job