Specialist, Civil Rights Outreach

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This position serves as a community outreach liaison for the Civil Rights Division leading various public outreach efforts associated with civil rights requirements and initiatives.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Essential:

• Serves as a community outreach liaison for Civil Rights outreach efforts. Develops and maintains effective relationships with external and internal stakeholders including elected officials, organizations that represent people with disabilities, small and disadvantaged businesses, and community leaders. Coordinates and delivers presentations as needed.
• Develops and implements the Disability Community Engagement Plan.
• Establishes positive relationships with community groups, stakeholders and volunteers in order to coordinate strategic efforts, communicate the agency’s civil rights objectives and provide education about the agency’s civil rights programs with the goal of reaching and engaging various segments of diverse populations.
• Develops civil rights strategies and activities as part of the annual and quarterly public outreach planning processes. Conceptualizes themes and ideas for implementing special events and public outreach efforts, and initiates planning and coordination for public meetings and special events.
• Gathers information, creates productive dialogue, identifies accessibility or small business-related concerns and builds consensus through the development of strategic stakeholder and community partnerships.
• Provides support to the Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities
• Completes data collection and produces division related reports and those mandated by the FTA or external entities.

Other:

All job-related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Communications, Business Administration, Public Administration, Political Science, Organizational Leadership or a closely related field.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in program administration with a public agency, private and/or non-profit organizations including experience coordinating multiple functions, programs or projects.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience developing relationships with community stakeholders and elected officials.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Strong interpersonal, customer service skills, public speaking and presentation skills
• Proficiency in event planning to include site and facilities selection, budget management, event logistics, scheduling techniques, and publicity.
• Ability to use sound judgment and maintain the strictest confidentiality.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively which includes planning, organizing, and prioritizing.

OR:

An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable…