Community & Local Government Relations Coordinator

Serves as the primary liaison between the Sewer District and local government agencies, elected officials, community stakeholders, and residents to support project planning and implementation. Coordinates outreach efforts, facilitates stakeholder communication, builds collaborative relationships, and promotes positive community relations to advance the Sewer District’s work while addressing community concerns and local priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provides interpretation and promotes goodwill within government affected by Sewer District projects.
• Implements government involvement action plans relating to major construction projects.
• Facilitates two-way communication of concerns and suggestions and provides information to appropriate governments concerning applicable projects.
• Develops and supports government relationships, awareness, and support of the Sewer District.
• Facilitates “grass roots” organizing in support of organizational initiatives.
• Attends relevant governmental meetings.
• Effectively coordinates government affairs activities to ensure that issues are communicated quickly and accurately to appropriate internal and external stakeholders.
• Investigates and reports government issues to Sewer District leadership.
• Plans and executes functions for various government relations projects.
• Conducts facility tours for government officials as needed.
• Attends and participates in Sewer District government events as necessary.
• Prepares and maintains written and oral scripts, reports, and information for management and employees.
• Prepares and presents status reports and provides updates to employees as needed.
• Relays information from governmental offices regarding related legislation.
• Prepares government documents and makes arrangements for formal meetings with government officials.
• Builds and maintains working relationships with local government, community stakeholders, and civic leaders.
• Organizes and solicits speaking engagements to elected officials, community groups, and organizations.
• Works with other departments to support and recruit staff to help fulfill speaking engagements.
• Coordinates the development of audio-visual and printed support materials.
• Partners with a variety of internal departments, communication organizations, and local government interests to establish program objectives and meet overall metrics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Business, Political Science, Public Policy, Communications, Public Relations, or a closely related field.
• Five (5) years of experience in government affairs and/or community relations, a liaison-type position with government and civic constituencies, and the general public.
• Experience must include three (3) years of supervising, managing, and/or leading people, projects, and/or processes.
• Valid state of Ohio driver’s license with a driving record in accordance with the Sewer District’s acceptable guidelines.

Skills

• Effective written and verbal communication, organizational skills, and decision-making abilities.
• Strong public speaking skills.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage large amounts of data, maintain detailed comprehensive records, analyze and organize information.
• Effective project and time management skills.
• Ability to effectively plan, coordinate, establish, and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to prioritize workloads based on available resources.
• Ability to continuously take on complex projects and additional responsibilities.

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Analyze, communicate, comprehend, coordinate, make decisions, possess general intelligence, interact, interpret, negotiate, organize, problem-solve, and demonstrate resilience.
• Perform physical tasks such as balancing, bending, crouching, driving, feeling, kneeling/squatting, reaching, sitting, standing, talking, typing, and walking.
• Perform repetitive movements such as simple grasping, power grasping, and fine manipulation with both hands.
• Ability to push, pull, and lift from floor to waist up to 40 lbs. on an occasional basis.
• Visual demands include accommodation, color vision, depth perception, far acuity, and near acuity.
• Ability to withstand very loud noise exposure for fifteen minutes or longer on an intermittent basis.
• Exposure to environmental conditions such as outdoor work.

Pay

$80,606 - $100,758

Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefits package including health insurance coverage.
• Various retirement planning options (Ohio Public Employee Retirement System and Deferred Compensation Plans).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Free parking at our facilities.
• Corporate discounts.
• Active Health & Wellness Program promoting a life/work balance.