Community Engagement Associate
City and County of Denver · Denver, CO · 1 mo ago
OTHR$69k–$113k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we need to use headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections when posting has real specific content.
We need to extract content:
- About the role: The description of the job: "The City and County of Denver (CCD) has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Community Engagement Associate with the Denver Clerk and Recorder. Join our team of dedicated public servants to support meaningful engagement of Denver residents and partners across a variety of important city and county functions. The Community Engagement Associate will support the following key areas of work: Community Engagement Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation/ReportingPartner Identification, Cultivation, and CollaborationPresentation Development and Public SpeakingAttendance at Community Outreach EventsSpecial Event CoordinationTeam Building and CollaborationCross-Agency Support". That's a paragraph.
- Responsibilities: The list under "Responsibilities". It's a list of bullet points. We'll output
- each.
- Requirements: The "What You’ll Bring" includes competencies and ideal candidate. Could be considered Requirements. Also "Minimum Qualifications" includes education and experience. We'll need to decide sections: Requirements vs Qualifications vs Skills. The instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content accordingly.
We have:
- About the role: description.
- Responsibilities: list.
- Requirements: maybe the "What You’ll Bring" competencies? Or "Minimum Qualifications"? The "What You’ll Bring" includes competencies and ideal candidate bullet points. Could be considered Requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe the "Minimum Qualifications" education/experience.
- Skills: maybe the list of competencies? But we already used them. Could separate: Skills = list of competencies (Community Partnership, Consensus Building, etc). Qualifications = education/experience.
- Benefits: The "What We Offer" includes salary range, benefits list (pension, retirement plan, PTO, holidays, medical etc). Also location? Not benefits.
- Pay: The salary range and hiring range.
- Schedule: Office hours, flexible schedule options.
We must not create sections with placeholder or vague content. Ensure we have real specific content.
Let's extract specifics:
About the role paragraph: as above.
Responsibilities list: need to capture each bullet.
From text:
"Develop and maintain positive relationships with community partners, including nonprofit organizations, schools and universities, community groups and leaders, city agencies and employees, and elected officials."
"Attend community outreach events that advance DCR’s mission which includes staffing for agency tables/booths to distribute information, answer questions, and register people to vote."
"Develop and deliver external presentations on various DCR topics, attend community meetings and planning sessions, and staff Clerk López for official functions and speaking engagements."
"Partner with the community engagement team to plan and deliver election-specific events such as town halls, candidate forums, ballot parties, and a State of Denver Elections annual event."
"Serve as the lead contact for Democratic and Republican House Districts, Registered Neighborhood Organizations (RNOs), Denver Housing Authority, and labor organizations."
"Serve as the community engagement liaison for Denver’s Fair Elections Fund, which is administered by the Denver Clerk & Recorder. Collaborate with DCR staff to identify the community engagement needs of various departments/divisions and opportunities for collaboration; contribute to the development of corresponding action plans. These may include confined (jail) voting, election judge recruitment, support for marriage marathon events, voter registration efforts, etc."
"Develop partnerships with Denver’s major league sporting teams to host civic engagement events in the lead up to Denver elections."
"Support the tracking and documentation of community engagement activities and assist with measuring and evaluating outputs and outcomes."
"Serve as a conduit for community input and recommend strategies for improvement related to departmental direction, policy actions, and communications based on public feedback."
"Contribute to the development of an annual community engagement work plan and corresponding goals."
That's 10 items.
Now Requirements: maybe the "What You’ll Bring" competencies list? Let's list them:
"Community Partnership: Engages with constituents and partners as co-creators; prioritizes accessibility, listens to and values lived experience, and ensures that service delivery is culturally responsive and honors the dignity of all community members."
"Consensus Building: Shares information to build collective power and negotiates outcomes that prioritize the needs of historically underserved communities."
"Equity-Informed Problem Solving: Identifies root causes of issues while considering systemic inequities. Evaluates information through a lens of social impact, seeks input from those most affected by the problem, and makes recommendations that center equity and justice."
"Collaboration & Solidarity: Actively seeks out and elevates underrepresented voices within the team and community. Practices radical empathy, shares credit and fosters a culture of belonging where diverse perspectives aren't just "respected" but are foundational."
"Restorative Practice: Addresses disagreements and grievances using restorative principles; focuses on repairing harm, acknowledging power imbalances, and seeking resolutions that strengthen community ties rather than just "minimizing impact”."
"Critical Analysis: Interprets written materials with an eye for bias, exclusion, and unspoken narratives. Goes beyond technical understanding to apply insights that are sensitive to the socio-political context of the community."
"Accessible Communication: Communicates with clarity, transparency, and cultural humility; develops messages to ensure language and physical accessibility and avoids jargon that creates barriers."
Also "Our ideal candidate will have:" bullet list:
"At least 2 years of experience in a community engagement or community organizing role"
"Experience with working with multi-cultural groups with diverse backgrounds"
"Ability to lift, set up, and tear down materials such as tables, tents, and signage (30–40 lbs)."
"Must be comfortable engaging community members who may have election-related concerns or fears; strong communication and public-speaking/relationship-building skills helpful."
"Must be willing to work flexible schedules, including regular evenings/weekends during election season (up to 2–4 events/week)"
These could be Requirements or Qualifications. We'll decide.
Minimum Qualifications:
"Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in a related field based on a specific position(s)."
"Experience Requirement: Three (3) years’ experience performing full performance professional level duties within a specialized, functional area. (This does not include clerical experience.)"
"Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education."
"Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements."
That's qualifications.
Now Benefits: The "What We Offer" includes:
- competitive salary commensurate with education and experience (but we will put salary in Pay section)
- full salary range $68,773.00 - $113,476.00/year
- hiring range $75,000.00 - $90,000.00/year, based on experience and education.
- generous benefits for full-time employees which includes but is not limited to:
* A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
* 457B Retirement Plan
* 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 13 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
* Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date
We should list those as
- .
Also location maybe not needed.
Pay: we have salary range and hiring range. We'll put in Pay section.
Schedule: Office hours: "The Denver Clerk & Recorder’s office is located at 200 W. 14th Ave., immediately south of the City & County Building. Office hours are typically 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Dependent on business needs, some roles have remote work and flexible schedule options with manager approval."
We can put schedule: office hours and flexible/remote options.
Now we need to decide which headings to include.
We have content for:
- About the role (yes)
- Responsibilities (yes)
- Requirements (maybe we can put the "What You’ll Bring" competencies as Requirements? Or we could split: Requirements = the "What You’ll Bring" ideal candidate bullet list (experience, ability to lift, etc). Qualifications = education/experience. Skills = the competencies list.
But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's see if we have enough for each.
Requirements: ideal candidate bullet list (5 items). That's substantive.
Qualifications: education/experience (4 items). That's substantive.
Skills: competencies list (7 items). That's substantive.
Benefits: list of benefits (4 items). Substantive.
Pay: salary ranges (2 ranges). Substantive.
Schedule: office hours and flexible/remote. Substantive.
Thus we can include all sections.
Now we must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc.
We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown.
We'll structure:
About the role
... paragraph ...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience in a community engagement or community organizing role
- Experience with working with multi-cultural groups with diverse backgrounds
- Ability to lift, set up, and tear down materials such as tables, tents, and signage (30–40 lbs)
- Must be comfortable engaging community members who may have election-related concerns or fears; strong communication and public-speaking/relationship-building skills helpful
- Must be willing to work flexible schedules, including regular evenings/weekends during election season (up to 2–4 events/week)
Qualifications
- Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in a related field based on a specific position(s)
- Experience Requirement: Three (3) years’ experience performing full performance professional level duties within a specialized, functional area (clerical experience not included)
- Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education
- Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements
Skills
- Community Partnership: Engages with constituents and partners as co-creators; prioritizes accessibility, listens to and values lived experience, and ensures that service delivery is culturally responsive and honors the dignity of all community members.
- Consensus Building: Shares information to build collective power and negotiates outcomes that prioritize the needs of historically underserved communities.
- Equity-Informed Problem Solving: Identifies root causes of issues while considering systemic inequities. Evaluates information through a lens of social impact, seeks input from those most affected by the problem, and makes recommendations that center equity and justice.
- Collaboration & Solidarity: Actively seeks out and elevates underrepresented voices within the team and community. Practices radical empathy, shares credit and fosters a culture of belonging where diverse perspectives aren't just "respected" but are foundational.
- Restorative Practice: Addresses disagreements and grievances using restorative principles; focuses on repairing harm, acknowledging power imbalances, and seeking resolutions that strengthen community ties rather than just "minimizing impact”.
- Critical Analysis: Interprets written materials with an eye for bias, exclusion, and unspoken narratives. Goes beyond technical understanding to apply insights that are sensitive to the socio-political context of the community.
- Accessible Communication: Communicates with clarity, transparency, and cultural humility; develops messages to ensure language and physical accessibility and avoids jargon that creates barriers.
- .
Also location maybe not needed.
Pay: we have salary range and hiring range. We'll put in Pay section.
Schedule: Office hours: "The Denver Clerk & Recorder’s office is located at 200 W. 14th Ave., immediately south of the City & County Building. Office hours are typically 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Dependent on business needs, some roles have remote work and flexible schedule options with manager approval."
We can put schedule: office hours and flexible/remote options.
Now we need to decide which headings to include.
We have content for:
- About the role (yes)
- Responsibilities (yes)
- Requirements (maybe we can put the "What You’ll Bring" competencies as Requirements? Or we could split: Requirements = the "What You’ll Bring" ideal candidate bullet list (experience, ability to lift, etc). Qualifications = education/experience. Skills = the competencies list.
But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's see if we have enough for each.
Requirements: ideal candidate bullet list (5 items). That's substantive.
Qualifications: education/experience (4 items). That's substantive.
Skills: competencies list (7 items). That's substantive.
Benefits: list of benefits (4 items). Substantive.
Pay: salary ranges (2 ranges). Substantive.
Schedule: office hours and flexible/remote. Substantive.
Thus we can include all sections.
Now we must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc.
We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown.
We'll structure: