Community Engagement Specialist: Outreach & Partnerships

RTD; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Benefits

Job summary

Regional Transportation District (RTD) seeks a dedicated Public Engagement professional to plan and execute outreach for agency initiatives and educational campaigns. You will document activities, support projects, and foster partnerships with community organizations and government partners.

You will craft talking points, draft stories and presentations and present them at public meetings, events and internal briefings while coordinating with multiple RTD departments to share accurate

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in a related field preferred.
• Minimum two years of progressive experience in public relations, community engagement, communications, or related field with public or private sector.
• Fluency in a language identified by RTD’s language access plan strongly preferred.
• Ability to demonstrate RTD values: Passion, Respect, Diversity, Trustworthiness, Collaboration, Ownership.
• Ability to build coalitions and communicate with diverse audiences.
• Strong writing, editing and proofreading for clear, factual material.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualizes, plans and executes outreach programming for RTD initiatives and educational campaigns.
• Manages records documenting outreach activities and effectiveness.
• Assists with routine and special engagement projects.
• Cultivates partnerships with community organizations, government agencies and educational institutions; co-hosts events.
• Crafts talking points, stories and presentations; delivers messages via public meetings, interviews, events and internal channels; ensures accurate information dissemination.
• Coordinates with Transit Police, Service Development, Civil Rights, Planning, Government Relations and Board Office on outreach best practices.
• Oversees team inventory of marketing materials and supplies, anticipates needs.

Skills

Strong writing

Public speaking

Interpersonal skills

Effective communication

Coalitions & partnerships

Time management

Confidentiality

Language access fluency

Sales experience (nice to have)

Analytical & research skills

Flexibility for events/hours

Education

Associate’s degree or higher in Public Administration, Communications, Marketing, Social Work, Non-Profit Management, Education, or related field

Job description

Regional Transportation District (RTD) seeks a dedicated Public Engagement professional to plan and execute outreach for agency initiatives and educational campaigns. You will document activities, support projects, and foster partnerships with community organizations and government partners.

You will craft talking points, draft stories and presentations and present them at public meetings, events and internal briefings while coordinating with multiple RTD departments to share accurate