Strategic Engagement Specialist

North American Electric Reliability Corporation

8d•Remote

About The Position

The Strategic Engagement Specialist will be critical to advancing one of NERC’s core focus areas - engagement. The specialist will support implementation of plans to achieve engagement priorities and track engagement efforts across NERC. Furthermore, the specialist will provide stakeholder engagement and communications support to certain NERC departments and committees. The specialist will also play a role in supporting strategic planning efforts within NERC. The specialist will report to the Manager, Strategic Engagement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited four-year college or university.
Minimum of 3-5 years’ work experience, including prior experience working in or with the electric industry.
Experience with stakeholder engagement and/or strategic planning.
Proven ability to deepen relationships and encourage stakeholder participation.
Exceptional communications skills across formats, including verbal presentations and written deliverables.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Experience working across multiple projects simultaneously, with multiple stakeholders and different timelines.
Extremely organized and detailed-oriented.
Passionate, mission-driven leader who is comfortable leading large-scale projects in a fast-paced environment.
Ability and desire to work collaboratively, across teams and parts of the organization.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools.
Familiarity with electric reliability topics.
Familiarity of the security field, including experience with U.S. Department of Energy or U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Responsibilities

Engage directly with external stakeholders (e.g., electric industry representatives and trade organizations), such as through email, meetings, and conferences.
Track and analyze NERC’s stakeholder engagement efforts and provide regular status updates to NERC leadership on key metrics.
Support the development and maintenance of a stakeholder database.
Develop educational collateral (e.g., one-pagers, slide decks, memorandum) for stakeholders.
Develop external messaging, talking points, and presentations to support NERC leadership.
Act as an external affairs liaison to certain NERC departments and standing committees to ensure alignment and coordination around stakeholder engagement and communications.
Work with E-ISAC to ensure coordination across NERC and the E-ISAC on strategic engagement activities.
Provide support on key initiatives underway at NERC, such as those related to large loads and gas-electric coordination.
Support the development and implementation of NERC’s strategic planning process.
Stay abreast of industry developments that might have an impact on NERC.