About The Position
This role supports the planning and delivery of HP Foundation employee engagement and volunteering initiatives, initially focusing on Volunteer Summit execution and preparation for 40 Days of Doing Good. It translates priorities into clear plans, coordinates people across teams, tracks progress, and resolves delivery issues. The role also collaborates with regional public relations teams on global communications, prepares media materials, supports stakeholder and policymaker outreach, assists with public policy initiatives, provides event logistics, and contributes strategic thinking to planning efforts. The position works extensively with international teams and stakeholders with differing perspectives. It prepares communications and reports for media, public audiences, and government officials, ensuring materials are coordinated with subject-matter experts before release. It supports government affairs events and conducts or contributes to research for the public affairs marketing team. The work includes complex problems requiring in-depth evaluation of multiple factors and may lead or provide expertise to functional project teams and participate in cross-functional initiatives.
Requirements
- Four-year or graduate degree in Journalism/Communications, Marketing, Human Resources, Liberal Arts, Science, Business Demonstration, or another related discipline, or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
- Typically 7–10 years of work experience, preferably in government affairs, educational programs, public policy/relations, philanthropy, project management, or a related field.
- Experience planning missions, operations, events, or projects; managing competing deadlines; communicating clearly; and adapting when circumstances change.
- Ability to work across teams and stakeholders with differing perspectives.
- Knowledge or skills in blogs, business-to-business communications, communication strategies, content creation, corporate communications, ESG, internal communications, journalism, marketing, media coverage, media relations, newsletters, press releases, project management, proofreading, public affairs, public relations, social media, strategic communication, and thought leadership.
- Cross-organizational skills including effective communication, results orientation, learning agility, digital fluency, and customer centricity.
Responsibilities
- Work with regional public relations teams to advance global communications objectives and programs.
- Organize and facilitate visits, events, and activities for high-level external stakeholders to promote positive engagement with the company.
- Support thoughtful outreach and dialogue with policymakers, industry representatives, academia, and key opinion formers.
- Write, edit, and prepare information for media, specialized groups, the general public, government officials, and other government organizations with minimal guidance.
- Prepare detailed reports, testimonies, and responses to congressional inquiries and a wide range of issues.
- Work with international teams and build consensus among stakeholders with differing perspectives.
- Coordinate materials with subject-matter expert input before public release.
- Assist with public policy initiatives and government outreach programs.
- Contribute quantitative and qualitative research supporting the public affairs marketing team.
- Provide logistical support for government affairs events, including fundraisers, happy hours, and conferences.
- Apply strategic, analytical, and creative thinking to planning efforts.
- Support planning and delivery of employee engagement and volunteering initiatives, initially including Volunteer Summit execution and 40 Days of Doing Good preparation.
- Translate priorities into plans, coordinate people across teams, track progress, and resolve delivery issues.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
