Community Relations Strategist – Oahu

Starrcohawaii; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 89,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawaiian Electric Company is seeking a Community Relations Specialist to develop and coordinate community relations programs in Honolulu, engaging residential customers, community leaders, and organizations to support company goals.

The role involves preparing meetings and presentations for public outreach, coordinating with Government Relations and Corporate Communications, and ensuring timely updates to management. Evening/weekend work may be necessary.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of key community organizations and business in general.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, economic, business, and political climates.
• Demonstrated knowledge of communications and information dissemination techniques.
• Working understanding of the ways people communicate, listen, learn, and react.
• Working knowledge of personal computers and related software applications such as spreadsheets, word-processing, etc.
• Working knowledge of budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Expert knowledge of Company operations; working knowledge of utility industry operations; basic familiarity with varying communities the Company serves, and the issues facing it and the industry.
• Sound understanding of individual, group, and organizational behavior.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements strategic community relations and communications plans aimed at advancing the achievement of Company goals and facilitating the acceptance of Company initiatives and programs.
• Functions as the company's liaison with customer and community stakeholders for major capital projects and smaller-scale projects; provides guidance and strategy development for these projects and assists in presentations for project managers.
• Collaborates with Government Relations on critical issues being discussed with public and elected officials and works with Corporate Communications on external communications.
• Apprise, inform, and educate Company management and employees about customer and community concerns that may impact operations and track community sentiment.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Public speaking

Relationship building

Team collaboration

Adaptability

MS Office

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Hawaiian Electric Company is seeking a Community Relations Specialist to develop and coordinate community relations programs in Honolulu, engaging residential customers, community leaders, and organizations to support company goals.

The role involves preparing meetings and presentations for public outreach, coordinating with Government Relations and Corporate Communications, and ensuring timely updates to management. Evening/weekend work may be necessary.