Position Type:
Classified – Department – Based
Date Posted:
11/1/2021
Location:
COMMUNICATION SERVICES (014)
Stakeholder Relations and Engagement Specialist
Purpose
Work closely with the Director of Communications and Community Relations to establish strong working relationships and manage engagement with district partners and stakeholders across local authorities, government, industry and business, communities, and other parties. Includes engaging families in district decision making and ensuring disenfranchised communities and stakeholders feel connected to the district. Identify existing barriers to the effective engagement of our key stakeholders and develop communication and engagement initiatives that enable increased stakeholder satisfaction. This role will also raise the profile of Salem-Keizer Public Schools’ services to our key stakeholders.
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is appropriate. A representative way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
4-year degree in communications, public relations, or related field.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in community engagement, public relations and/or stakeholder development emphasizing a broad range of constituents including multilingual audiences.
Significant experience of managing engagement with diverse stakeholders and building coalitions and support groups for district.
Proven ability to connect with communities from diverse ethnicities and backgrounds such Hispanic/Latinex, African American/Black, Pacific Islander, Arabic, Swahili and Russian.
Experience in developing and successfully implementing stakeholder engagement plans
Proven ability to work and multi-task under pressure, respond quickly to changing situations in complex project environments, prepare responses/narrative quickly and clearly and use personal initiative.
Good interpersonal and networking skills, highly articulate team player.
Strong project management and people management skills.
High degree of accuracy in executing work.
Ability to schedule work and deliver to tight deadlines.
Broader project communications experience and skills desirable.
High degree of writing skills.
Ability to review, ascertain findings and include in engagement plans.
Multilingual preferred and desired.
Tribal relations experience desired.
Type: Classified
Hours per day: 8
Number of days per year: 260
Status: Permanent
Hourly Range: $31.58 to 40.31
Application Procedure: Apply online
We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of our qualifications described. If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position, or how this would be determined, please feel free to contact Human Resources to discuss your application. Preference will be given to those applicants with work or lived experience with culturally, linguistically and racially diverse communities.
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