Sr Community Relations Special

Berkshire Hathaway Energy•Reno, NV

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Supports the objectives of the Community Relations department to create and maintain strong, positive relationships with customers, employees, and external stakeholders to establish the company as a trusted community partner. Manages various programs, projects, and initiatives to engage employees and increase customer awareness of community relations work. Develops relationships with community groups and represents the company at various functions to promote company and community goals. Assists in the execution of community relations initiatives and outreach strategies to meet company and community needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school in communications, marketing, public relations, or social work and 6 years of related experience.
Candidates that do not possess a bachelor’s degree must have a minimum of 10 years of related work experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of the community’s culture and ability to interact with people from diverse backgrounds on programs/services available within the community.
Demonstrated knowledge of the nonprofit sector, experience in community involvement and in the community/charitable arena.
Demonstrated understanding of what it takes to work well in a fast-paced setting which blends both corporate and nonprofit cultures.
Demonstrated knowledge of social media platforms.
Demonstrated detail-oriented project management skills.
Demonstrated organizational skills.
Demonstrated analytical skills.
Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated presentation skills.
Demonstrated verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated written communication skills.
Demonstrated resourcefulness to inspire, engage, and work with all levels of employees and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Actively seeks opportunities to host and/or participate in activities to improve the profile of the company and for the benefit of employees and/or community groups.
Consults with internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities to support employee engagement and/or community groups.
Acts as a representative for the company, promoting programs and initiatives through presentation development and oral presentation to internal and external audiences as needed, and serves on committees and boards as directed.
Establishes, cultivates, and strengthens relationships with various community groups.
Develops project plans and executes logistics for events including promotional campaigns to ensure events are administered on time and within budget and conducts post-event analysis.
Recruits volunteers for Company employee volunteer programs and manages volunteer database and reporting functions.
Identifies and implements new trends in corporate employee engagement strategy.
Responds to requests for information about Community Relations.
Performs a variety of outreach activities through direct interaction with diverse community stakeholders to build strategic relationships.
Assists department in developing and evaluating annual community relations plan and budget.
Writes copy to highlight community activities as well as provide content for social media team to be used in multiple outlets; writes, reviews, and/or edits documents, procedures, guidelines, and additional frameworks related to volunteer and community programs; prepares summary reports for management.
Prepares reports for director and team related to community activities.
Adheres to related policies and procedures during event planning and execution.
Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes, and regulations applicable to position and company.
Performs related duties as assigned.