Community Engagement Coordinator - Transportation

Community Engagement Coordinator

If serving the public, creating meaningful connections with departments/organizations and constituents, and finding new and exciting ways to strengthen the bonds that help our community thrive and grow sounds appealing, please consider this opportunity. The Transportation Department is seeking its next Community Engagement Coordinator.

The Community Engagement Coordinator plays a pivotal role in fostering meaningful relationships between Transportation and other County departments, outside agencies, and the public. Acting as a liaison, the coordinator facilitates communication, collaboration, and participation to enhance community involvement and support organizational initiatives. Responsibilities include organizing events, managing outreach efforts, cultivating partnerships, and advocating for community needs. The ideal candidate will have strong written and verbal communication skills and community relations/outreach experience.

The position provides ample opportunity to learn and grow within the department.

Essential Functions:

• Develops, implements and monitors promotional activities related to the advertisement and/or marketing of grant funded programs or services;
• Plans, coordinates and participates in administrative and operational activities supporting community engagement programs;
• Works collaboratively with county departments and the public to increase community engagement through various programs, outreach events, and educational activities;
• Identifies and removes barriers to participation for culturally and economically diverse communities including currently and historically marginalized groups;
• Establishes and maintains liaison relationships and coordinates community engagement activities with other departments, public and private agencies, and organizations and groups;
• Provides support services to county and public associations, including assistance with general communications, newsletters, activity planning, public relations, outreach efforts, general information and referral, and other technical assistance;
• Organizes and facilitates engagement activities and events;
• Maintains related webpages and social media accounts;
• Analyzes data and prepares activity reports and statistical materials for management review;
• Conducts program specific surveys and collects demographic data for analysis;
• Monitors and tracks expenditures incurred as a result of providing services or initiatives to compile data and reports.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in communications, political science, sociology, business or public administration, or a related field as defined by the department head at the time of recruitment AND two years of experience coordinating community engagement activities or providing professional-level administrative support for a program or specialized work unit.
• OR:
  Four years of experience with Pima County in a professional administrative classification that includes public education.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum two (2) years experience performing community outreach for transportation related projects.
• Minimum two (2) years experience receiving and responding to citizen inquiries and concerns for transportation issues such as roadway maintenance, traffic concerns, and improvement projects.
• Minimum one (1) year experience working in cooperation with governmental departments and agencies regarding transportation matters.
• Minimum one (1) experience developing and maintaining spreadsheets for transportation related programs.
• Minimum one (1) experience using Maximo software.

Selection Procedure:
Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources.

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