Social Impact Representative
About the role
This position is part of the Lockheed Martin Space Enterprise Communications team and will support Social Impact communications, partnerships, and engagements for the Space business area and across the corporation. This person will be an important thought partner, developing strategic storytelling narratives and plans, bolstering Lockheed Martin’s presence in the community, and fostering and maintaining key stakeholder groups, including nonprofit and educational partners, Lockheed Martin leaders, and employees.
The position reports to the Social Impact Manager who is based in Denver, CO. This role involves occasional work on evenings, weekends, and travel.
This position does not support teleworking; the preferred candidate will be located near the Lockheed Martin Space facility in Denver, Colorado, and be expected to work in the office.
Responsibilities
- Ensure social impact communications are coordinated across channels, audiences, and stakeholders, including employees, leaders, nonprofit partners, and community audiences, and support integrated communications planning for key partnerships and activations.
- Enhance Lockheed Martin’s community presence by leading partnerships with select nonprofit organizations, identifying strategic grant funding opportunities, and executing employee engagement activities.
- Manage a portfolio of strategic nonprofit and educational partners, including relationship management, grantmaking coordination, volunteer engagement, and impact tracking.
- Strategically engage employees in volunteerism and community impact opportunities aligned with business priorities and nonprofit partner needs.
- Advise employees, employee groups, and leaders nationwide on company policies and procedures related to volunteerism, fundraising, and philanthropy.
- Collaborate with members of the Lockheed Martin Communications team and extended stakeholder teams, including Government Relations and HR, to ensure integrated execution of campaigns and projects.
- Perform additional duties that support day-to-day operations of the Communications function.
Requirements
- 3+ years of relevant experience in corporate social responsibility, communications, public relations, employee experience, and/or marketing communications.
- Experience with corporate grantmaking and/or employee volunteer programs (experience with tools like CyberGrants or Benevity a plus).
- Familiarity with the fundamentals of corporate social responsibility, employee engagement, and communications.
- Demonstrated excellent communications skills with strong writing and editing ability, including AP Style.
- Demonstrated experience working across functional and complex organizations.
Desired Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as journalism, communications, or public relations.
- Knowledge of Lockheed Martin’s business.
- Experience with strategic planning and project management.
- Confidence when presenting to large groups of employees, including leaders.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and work well under deadline pressure with employees at all levels.
- Proactive, enthusiastic, highly organized, and results-oriented, with a strong sense of follow-up and closure.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders.
- A team player.
- Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, or Environmental Social Governance.
Pay
Full-Time Salary Range: $67,400.00 - $125,200.00. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, as well as market (work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10)
- 401(k) match
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Education Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
For Washington state applicants only: Non-represented full-time employees accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full-time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.