Community Engagement Manager

Role Purpose

We are hiring a Community Engagement Manager. As Manna launches in Tulsa, this role is accountable for building genuine, grassroots-level acceptance of the service in the local community. This is a highly visible, relationship-driven role, one of four roles across the corporate affairs team, all reporting directly to Director of Corporate Affairs.

Objective

Build local trust and acceptance by embedding Manna in the Tulsa community and developing strong, lasting local relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Local Government Touchpoint (On-the-Ground Support)

• Attend routine local government meetings, council sessions, and informal touchpoints that don't require the Director of Corporate Affairs' in-person presence
• Build informal, on-the-ground familiarity with council staff and local officials between scheduled visits
• Feed local context, sentiment, and emerging issues back to the Director of Corporate Affairs in a timely way
• Support logistics for visits and meetings when Manna Leadership are in Tulsa

• Maintain a regular presence in schools, community events, and local spaces

• Demonstrate what Manna does in a simple, tangible, approachable way
• Reinforce key themes of safety, benefits to the community, and innovation

• Develop a network of local support

• Identify and cultivate voices who will speak positively about Manna in the community
• Maintain a visible, approachable, and consistent local presence
• Build relationships with community leaders, schools and educators, and local groups and organizations

• Collaboration with Communications & Community Coordinator

• Work in close day-to-day partnership with the PR & Communications Manager to ensure local content and insight-gathering supports community engagement goals

What You'll Bring

• Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills; comfortable representing a company at community events and informal government touchpoints

• Comfortable acting as the local execution partner to a more senior, remote-based stakeholder lead: strong communicator, reliable follow-through, no ego about who's in the room

• Experience managing or mentoring a junior team member is a plus

Experience & Requirements

• 3+ years in community engagement, local government, education outreach, nonprofit relations, or similar people-facing local roles

• Deep familiarity with, or roots in, the Tulsa/Oklahoma community

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship