PART-TIME COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR

POSITION DESCRIPTION

We are seeking a part-time Community Outreach Coordinator to join our team. The Coordinator position is for candidates with extensive experience working in the environmental arena and who have an understanding of environmental justice, the clean energy transition, and its complex challenges. The Coordinator will be responsible for community engagement and outreach to environmental justice communities and communities experiencing inequities in energy burdens. The Coordinator will support a federal grants program, develop an outreach and communications strategy, create outreach and communications materials to promote the program, and share program information with communities, community-based-organizations, and community leaders.

The Coordinator will work directly with external clients and communities throughout South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, especially remote and island communities. The Coordinator
will be expected to travel in the region at least 25% of their time. This
position is contingent upon the receipt of funding from submitted grant
applications.

Responsibilities may include:

• ·       Work in a team environment to plan and execute all phases of the project.
• Work with the team to identify communities for targeted outreach efforts.
• Develop outreach plans and associated activities.
• Create communications and outreach materials to be shared on websites, newsletters, and social media.
• Organize, attend, and present at community events.
• Coordinate, support, design, and/or implement educational lessons and community outreach related events, including workshops, town hall meetings, special events, social and cultural events, educational booths, educational talks, informational visits, etc.
• Help develop public education and information materials, presentations and displays including informative instructional materials.
• Respond to public and community inquiries and brief the organization’s staff on matters of public interest and concern regarding this project.
• Provide and facilitate training to community members, education community and community leaders.
• Contribute to the writing of progress and other reports.
• Provide administrative support and organize and convene informational meetings, listening sessions, and community discussions around environmental justice and clean energy transition topics.
• Provide support for in-person and virtual meetings, including meeting coordination and note-taking and analysis.
• Synthesize and facilitate feedback from partners on identification and prioritization of technical assistance needs, and develop technical assistance needs assessment reports.
• Identify and assess how environmental justice communities can participate in and benefit from technical assistance and funding opportunities.

Location: Atlanta, GA with travel throughout South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida

Application instructions: Please send your CV or resume with a cover letter
describing how you meet the eligibility criteria below to info@e2i2.org. Two references
are required and at least one must be from a referee with direct experience
working with you on community outreach initiatives. Please state the names and
contact information of the referees in your cover letter and what area of your
expertise they are familiar with.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Required

Candidates must demonstrate the following:

• Ability to successfully engage with a wide range and diverse set of community partners.
• Knowledge of environmental justice and the clean energy transition.
• A self-starter with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple simultaneous projects
  under strict timelines and within confidential circumstances.
• A strong work ethic, ability to maintain and model high personal, ethical, and professional standards, as well as an outgoing and positive personality.
• Must be able to work outside normal business hours; must be able to travel regularly throughout the region, as needed.
• Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate, translate, simplify, and articulate complex ideas into easily understood and relatable concepts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Candidates must hold a valid U.S. driving license and be able to drive their own car for travel in the region (associate travel costs will be reimbursed).
• Experience working in partnership with environmental justice or disenfranchised communities in the U.S. or globally.
• Candidates must be able to work outside normal business hours.
• Candidates must demonstrate and share examples of how they have conducted outreach to a variety of communities to gain their trust and collaborate on initiatives.
• 2-4+ years of hands-on experience in coordinating and/or leading community engagement or outreach programs in the areas of community engagement, public health, education, or another related field.
• Experience designing, developing, and implementing outreach programs in public health or related initiatives.

Strongly preferred

• Experience conducting outreach and
  engagement activities with island and remote communities in South Carolina,
  Georgia, and Florida.

EDUCATION

A bachelor’s degree is preferred, but candidates will be assessed based on the above eligibility criteria and not necessarily their formal education. We encourage strong applicants without a bachelor’s degree to apply.