Senior Community Engagement Coordinator

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This job will be posted through 11:59 PM of the day prior to the closing date listed above.

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Job Type Regular

Pay Range $92,718.00 - $ Salary

Department Land Use and Transportation

FLSA Exemption Status Exempt

The Senior Community Engagement Coordinator will lead public participation efforts for the Department of Land Use and Transportation in Washington County. This role is responsible for developing, promoting, and evaluating engagement strategies that inform decision-making and ensure accessible participation for all community members.

This position will advise and support the Department of Land Use & Transportation’s divisions, which include Planning & Development Services, Operations & Maintenance, Capital Project Services, and Engineering, Traffic & Survey Services, in the operationalization and integration of engagement principles into their planning and operations efforts.

Strategic Planning and Oversight:

• Plan, develop, and manage a department-wide community engagement framework for land use and transportation.
• Assess departmental project needs and develop scopes for a variety of projects, including large-scale transportation and land use initiatives.

• Design and implement initiatives based on access and opportunity best practices to improve outcomes for the community in land use and transportation planning processes.
• Use qualitative and quantitative data to identify and remove barriers to engagement for historically excluded, discriminated-against, under-represented, or under-resourced groups.

• Help recruit and provide advisory capacity to the Department of Land Use & Transportation boards and commissions, regional transportation community advisory committees, and land use community advisory bodies.
• Reimagine existing systems to better integrate an empowerment framework into policy and decision-making for land use and transportation.
• Develop and facilitate engaging public meetings, workshops, and events to promote engagement and build partnerships with community groups, government agencies, and other organizations.
• Build and sustain relationships with partner agencies, and provide guidance to community groups on how to navigate County processes.

• Create best practices and support the implementation of translation and interpretation for department communications, websites, and materials related to land use and transportation projects.
• Develop audience-specific outreach strategies to advance county land use and transportation goals.

• Develop tools and resources to support staff engagement activities and provide training on best practices in community engagement and public participation, with an emphasis on access and opportunity.
• Recruit, train, and retain volunteers for advisory bodies, with a specific focus on creating opportunities for historically excluded individuals.
• Manage and administer assigned program budgets, grants, contracts, and regulatory compliance issues related to community engagement for land use and transportation projects.

• Demonstrated expertise in public policy related to improving access and opportunity for community members. Preferably in land use and/or transportation focus areas.
• Assessing and developing strategies to address racial, environmental, or social service and outcome gaps.
• Principles related to workforce and community participation best practices within government systems or related fields.
• Understanding of empowerment frameworks and their application in policy, program, and organizational decision making.

• Effective communication skills for raising awareness of access, opportunity, and participation within governmental systems or related fields.
• Ability to manage, participate in, and lead teams effectively to produce results.
• Experience in designing and implementing initiatives to improve outcomes for communities.

• Proven ability to conduct research, evaluate, and analyze issues…