Location: Remote
Date Posted: 03/11/2024
Vestas-Steelhead Americas Public Engagement Campaign Specialist
Location: Remote within the US and travel 35-50%
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify engagement opportunities and risks.
- Lead public engagement and communication initiatives to activate and involve supporters aligned with project milestones.
- Provide targeted outreach support to development teams, tailoring strategies based on specific community characteristics.
- Manage and maintain project-specific websites, overseeing external project communications, and managing social media strategies.
- Identify and cultivate media relations with relevant organizations, develop relationships with media reporting on Steelhead or its projects, and develop responses to media inquiries and local press releases.
- Research project location(s) and identify key stakeholders (elected officials, landowners, neighbors, community leaders) to tailor strategies to the specific community.
- Support various project initiatives, including regulatory processes, legislative activities, and public meetings, to advance project development.
- Identify opportunities for sponsorships/donations to enhance community outreach efforts.
- Coordinate special projects and events like community gatherings and landowner events.
- Facilitate stakeholder meetings, document engagement activities, and maintain databases.
- Provide strategic leadership in building effective relationships and making positive contributions in the community.
- Attend meetings, as necessary, with stakeholders and develop meeting summaries and reports.
- Maintain and build a comprehensive contact database for projects.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in public relations, communications, advertising, political science, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of experience in political campaigns, community organizing, campaign management, public affairs, public relations, or communications.
- Renewable energy experience is advantageous.
- Proficiency in designing and executing impactful grassroots campaigns, whether political or issue advocacy.
- Background in community/regional planning, renewable energy, environmental/public policy issues, campaign management, public involvement, conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and mediation.
- Significant writing and communication skills, along with experience in drafting messaging and materials.
- Proven history of working with diverse stakeholders and landowners engaged in complex projects.
- Experience in addressing oppositional stakeholders and effectively mitigating the influence of opponents.
- Expertise in preparing and implementing plans and budgets, including events.
- Good work ethic, along with the ability to balance responsibilities and prioritize various needs for multiple projects effectively.
- Connectivity, experience working in the Southeastern United States is desirable but not mandatory.
Competencies:
- Organizational and detail-oriented capabilities.
- Effectiveness and reliability in communication.
- Ready to contribute collaboratively to the full team.
- Adaptable and innovative in various work scenarios.
- Self-motivated and comfortable operating alone.
- Capable of taking direction while also showing initiative when necessary.
- Manages and balances multiple projects concurrently.
- Works well in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
- Reliable in setting priorities, handling multiple tasks, and meeting deadlines.
- Successfully navigates between teamwork and independent work.
- Willing and eager to engage in travel as required.
- Interest in acquiring facilitation skills and evolving to facilitate complex public policy issues.
- Significant computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office and database management; graphic design and InDesign skills are desirable but not mandatory.
Benefits:
- Exciting position with great professional development opportunities.
- Inspiring environment at the world’s number one wind turbine producer.
- Values initiative, responsibility, and accuracy.
- International environment with a commitment to sustainability and safety.
- Competitive salary and one of the most comprehensive benefits plans in the industry.
- Great benefits coverage that includes dental and vision.
- Generous Paid Time Off policies.
- Great 401(k) plan (with employer match).
- Tuition assistance.
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