Community Engagement Specialist

Estimated salary: $89,769.50

About the role

The Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO) is looking for a Community Engagement Specialist to coordinate community engagement activities, partnership contracts, collaboration with culturally diverse King County audiences, and communication of complex, political, and often emotional topics. You will collaborate with staff to ensure community engagement is integrated across all OLEO programs.

OLEO provides independent oversight of the King County Sheriff’s Office, conducting objective reviews and independent investigations, and making evidence-based policy recommendations guided by the community and rooted in equity.

Responsibilities

• Apply equity and social justice principles to all aspects of the work.
• Support OLEO’s community engagement strategy through project management of activities, events, contracts, timelines, logistics, and county-wide presence.
• Maintain and update OLEO’s communication materials, including newsletters, community advisories, social media content, branding, accessibility, and translation as needed.
• Research and establish best practices for government and community formal partnerships.
• Develop and implement partnerships with community-based organizations serving diverse King County communities, particularly those disproportionately impacted by law enforcement policies.
• Demonstrate experience in inclusive engagement planning that brings together racially, culturally, and economically diverse constituencies toward common goals.
• Manage multiple projects, activities, or contracts with overlapping timelines.
• Work collaboratively with community organizations, stakeholders, and staff in sensitive and publicly visible situations.
• Facilitate and communicate effectively in writing and orally.
• Create creative and engaging educational or informational materials for the public.

Requirements

• Three (3) years of education and/or experience in project management, communications, community engagement, community relations, community organizing, equity and social justice, facilitation, public administration, public relations, non-profit, social work, or related field.
• Strong experience in managing contracts and partnerships is required.
• Experience in drafting creative, engaging, or educational materials for the public is required.
• Fluency in one of King County’s top languages other than English is desired but not required.
• Commitment to equity and social justice and knowledge of King County community.

Candidates may satisfy requirements through a combination of education, job experience, lived experiences, and transferable skills. Non-traditional career paths are encouraged.