Community Engagement Specialist

About the role

The Community Engagement Specialist will drive advancing the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) platform by helping operate and maintain our charity-care programs. The CSR Operations team operationalizes and maintains a robust platform of social programs that support enterprise-wide goals; differentiate the company in the marketplace; and further secure the company’s reputation as a dedicated corporate citizen committed to building a more sustainable, equitable, and inclusive future for healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the onsite event leader for mobile care clinics, managing operations and serving as the primary contact for staff and external government and media attendees.
• Plan, travel with, and serve as an event lead who helps operate and maintain a fully functioning and responsive mobile care operation that includes four mobile clinics, one sprinter van, and multiple lanes of portable equipment that when deployed (together or separately) provide eye care and eyewear to those who otherwise would not have access to care.
• Identify, capture, and manage all event details related to internal and external business partner needs, doctors, and volunteers and maintain/track utilizing a shared platform.
• Collaborate with event partners to set up and operate a successful mobile clinic that includes supporting the doctors as they provide care to the patients, monitoring and maintaining patient flow, and ensuring each volunteer has the knowledge/skills needed to perform their duties during the clinic.
• After the event, provide a detailed event report and any learnings relevant to the successful execution of future events.
• Act as an ambassador for all who visit a mobile clinic event including state and federal elected officials and be able to articulate how the mobile clinic operates and the impact and value it provides to the patients receiving care.
• Participate in annual media training activities and seek to build and evolve storytelling skills by working one-to-one with members of the Public Relations team.
• Assure effective communications are maintained within the team and with business partners, industry partners, and external charitable organizations.
• Help identify and support relationships with key charity-care partners external to the company.
• Provide support for CSR and charity care efforts as needed/assigned.

Requirements

• Typically Has The Following Skills Or Abilities:
• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 4 years of functional experience.
• Possesses strong project management, problem-solving, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Excellent people skills with ability to foster collaboration and cooperation amongst internal and external business partners.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Adaptable and able to effectively prioritize a workload that can and does evolve quickly.
• Able to work with all levels of employees and management.
• Able to exercise discretion and independent judgment in performance of job duties.
• Demonstrates openness to feedback and a strong willingness to listen and learn from manager and peers and can reflect and adapt as needed.

Qualifications

• Compensation range for the role is listed below. Applicable salary ranges may differ across markets. Actual pay will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.
• VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
• We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
• Unincorporated LA County Residents: Qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act, and any other similar laws.

Benefits

• As a part of the compensation package, this role may include eligible bonuses and commissions.
• For more information regarding VSP Vision benefits, please click here.

Pay

Salary Ranges: $63,000.00 - $108,675.00

Schedule

VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.