Community Engagement Coordinator, NA

Vantage Data Centers Management Company LLC; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Vantage Data Centers is hiring a Community Engagement Coordinator to strengthen relationships with local stakeholders across North America and to support community-focused initiatives for operational markets. You will coordinate events, partnerships, and workforce development activities, while collaborating with multiple teams to advance engagement programs.

The role requires 2–3 years in community engagement, strong written and spoken communication, and willingness to travel up to 40% for site

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in community engagement, stakeholder relations, public affairs, government relations, community investment, or nonprofit partnerships.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including writing and public speaking, with a proven ability to build trust across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining relationships with community leaders, local governments, workforce development organizations, educational institutions, and business associations.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities across several markets in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively across departments and regions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project tracking tools; experience with CRM or impact reporting tools a plus
• Flexibility to travel throughout the North America Region for site visits, stakeholder meetings, and events (anticipated up to 40%).

Responsibilities

• Support community engagement across North America in planning, coordination, and execution of initiatives in operational markets.
• Coordinate community events, stakeholder meetings, workforce development activities, volunteer opportunities, and partner engagements.
• Assist with presentations, briefing materials, reports, summaries, communications, and other engagement resources.
• Capture and develop community impact stories, partnership highlights, stakeholder successes, and program outcomes for internal/external communications.
• Track community investments, sponsorships, grants, workforce development activities, and engagement metrics.
• Coordinate follow-up actions, commitments, and deliverables from meetings and events.
• Support grant administration, sponsorship tracking, donation requests, and impact reporting.
• Conduct stakeholder and community research to support market engagement strategies and priorities.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Public Policy, Sustainability, Construction, Operations, and People & Culture to support engagement.
• Report engagement data, outcomes, and impact metrics.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by Management.

Skills

Public speaking

Relationship building

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Affairs

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM tools

Project tracking tools

Job description

About Vantage Vantage powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Public Policy Team

The mission of Vantage Data Centers’ Global Public Policy team is to help deliver the best possible digital infrastructure for the world’s leading technology companies. By advocating for positions, advising on issues, and building relationships with stakeholders, through a combination of creativity, resourcefulness, trust, problem-solving, and an outward mindset, we aim to create a more favorable and resilient public policy environment for our company.

Global Public Policy

Our work ensures success across the asset lifecycle, mitigates risks and fosters sustainable, long-term growth for our company and our customers, and establishes us as a value-adding member of the community. Global Public Policy is responsible for Vantage Data Centers' government relations, economic development, and community engagement. The team partners with our New Site Development, Construction, Engineering, Legal, Tax, People, Operations, and other departments to grow market share, acquire and retain customers, navigate through regulatory and policy developments, mitigate risk, and expand into new geographies. We are a dedicated team of problem solvers who strive for excellence and drive value-creation in our work. We practice empathy, humility, curiosity, and accountability, and we strive to support and empower each other to promote the value that Vantage our company generates for our customers, investors, employees, and communities.

Position Overview

As a Community Engagement Coordinator, you will support community engagement activities across the North America Region, helping to strengthen relationships with local stakeholders and ensure the successful execution of community-focused initiatives for operational markets. This role will coordinate engagement activities, events, partnerships, and communications that support Vantage's projects and reinforce the company's commitment to being a trusted community partner. Working closely with Public Policy, Marketing, Construction, Operations, Sustainability, and People & Culture teams, you will help organize and implement community engagement programs, support stakeholder outreach, coordinate events and meetings, maintain engagement records, and assist with workforce development and community investment initiatives. This role is ideal for someone who is highly organized, relationship-oriented, and passionate about supporting meaningful community partnerships while managing multiple projects and priorities across a dynamic and growing region.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Community Engagement efforts across North America in the planning, coordination, and execution of community engagement initiatives and programs in operational markets.
• Coordinate community events, stakeholder meetings, workforce development activities, volunteer opportunities, and partner engagements.
• Assist with preparing presentations, briefing materials, reports, meeting summaries, communications, and other engagement-related resources.
• Capture and support the development of community impact stories, partnership highlights, stakeholder success stories, and program outcomes for use in internal and external communications.
• Track community investments, sponsorships, grants, workforce development activities, and engagement metrics.
• Coordinate follow-up actions, commitments, and deliverables resulting from stakeholder meetings, community events, and partnership activities.
• Support community investment programs, including grant administration, sponsorship tracking, donation requests, and impact reporting.
• Conduct stakeholder and community research to support market engagement strategies, partnership development, and project priorities.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Public Policy, Sustainability, Construction, Operations, and People & Culture to support engagement efforts.
• Support the collection, organization, and reporting of community engagement data, outcomes, and impact metrics.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by Management.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in community engagement, stakeholder relations, public affairs, government relations, community investment, or nonprofit partnerships.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including writing and public speaking, with a proven ability to build trust across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining relationships with community leaders, local governments, workforce development organizations, educational institutions, and business associations.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities across several markets in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively across departments and regions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project tracking tools; experience with CRM or impact reporting tools a plus
• Flexibility to travel throughout the North America Region for site visits, stakeholder meetings, and events (anticipated up to 40%).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Affairs, Communications, Political Science, Public Policy, Community Development, or a related field
• Experience supporting community engagement programs in infrastructure, technology, energy, real estate development, construction, or other capital-intensive industries
• Experience navigating both grassroots and executive-level stakeholder engagement.
• Familiarity with community engagement, development, or public affairs efforts.

Physical Demands and Special Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Salary Range

Salary Range: $80,000 - $95,000 Base + Bonus (this range is based on CO market data and may vary in other locations)

Benefits

This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including your qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.

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We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations. Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

Vantage is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Vantage does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage.

We’ll be accepting applications for at least one week from the date this role is posted.