Community Engagement Manager, AWS InCommunities

About the role

This position can be based out of New Carlisle, IN or Chicago, IL and will support the business across the midwest, with a primary focus on our infrastructure across North West Indiana. This is a strategic role that will allow the right candidate to Dive Deep to support the AWS business.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy development and bespoke execution of Community Engagement expertise for major data center infrastructure project.
• Design and execute InCommunites signature events and programs.
• Provide vision for the sustainable community engagement initiatives across the region, and manage these initiatives with attention to detail and a high bar for quality.
• Communicate the impact of InCommunities programs internally and externally.
• Represent AWS Infrastructure publicly in meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Utilize multiple communications channels including, but not limited to newsletters, the intranet, social media, and email campaigns to drive employee awareness and involvement in community engagement initiatives.
• Serve as the region’s Issues Manager.
• Be able to proactively address internal and external issues that pose reputational risks to AWS and business objectives.
• Serve as the point of contact for community-centric issues and concerns.
• Support community assessment for new sites in the region, identify potential community related risks and develop a community engagement plan to proactively mitigate the risks.
• Think strategically in order to scale InCommunities programming as AWS business grows.
• Capture data to demonstrate community engagement’s quantified and qualified impact on AWS Infrastructure, its employees, and the community, and communicate these values internally and externally.
• Work with cross-functional teams including engineering, operations, real estate, energy, water, sustainability, construction, legal, public policy, and public relations to deliver results.
• Be physically, on-the-ground in locations, roll up sleeves and get work done when required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional or military experience
• Bachelor's degree
• 10+ years professional experience in External Affairs, Public Policy, Communications, Community Engagement or related field
• Previous experience supporting major infrastructure development projects