Community Engagement Strategist - Boston, United States - RWE Clean Energy

RWE Clean Energy

Verified Company

Boston, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Community Engagement Strategist - East:

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Location(s):

Boston, MA, US
Valhalla, NY, US, 10595

RWE Clean Energy, LLC

Functional area:
Regulation / Risk Management

Remuneration:
Exempt

The
Community Engagement Strategist - East Region works with internal Development, Operations, Communications, and Government Relations teams to achieve a social license to operate for RWE's onshore renewable energy projects in the East Region.

This position will be responsible for creating and implementing community engagement plans, educating local stakeholders, organizing public events and recruiting attendees, building relationships with renewable energy supporters, managing external vendors, and representing RWE in communities that host our projects.

This position reports to the Senior Director of Community Engagement.

Responsibilities:

Support community engagement and outreach activities across RWE Clean Energy's portfolio of operating and development projects in the East Region (primarily NY, VA PA, MD, CT, MA, VT, NH, ME, WV, NC, SC, DE).
Collaborate with onshore wind, solar, storage, and hydrogen project development teams to integrate community engagement and public education into development plans to achieve a "social license to operate" for RWE's renewable energy projects.
Conduct Social Risk and Community Assessment research and stakeholder mapping exercises to analyze the relative likelihood of organized opposition and identify strategies to ensure local approval of development projects.
Create and implement community engagement plans for onshore development projects.
Support development and operations teams with maintaining a contact or Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database for local stakeholders at each assigned RWE onshore renewable energy project in the East Region.
Plan and attend inperson community events, including wind farm tours, open houses, landowner dinners, school or community group presentations, and local fairs or festivals.
Provide input to Communications on projectspecific marketing, such as project websites, newsletters, fact sheets, and other communications materials.
Manage community relations purchases, invoices, and external consultants supporting social media, digital marketing, media relations, project logos, or other community engagement campaign activities.
Work with project development teams to set up local offices and, where requested, recruit local hires as community liaisons.
Meet with project stakeholders, track community concerns, and report on organized opposition around development projects.
Design social investment plans that help RWE achieve its corporate goals while meeting the particular needs of local communities.
Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of information requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Devises solutions based on limited information and precedent and adapts existing approaches to resolve issues. Uses evaluation, judgment, and interpretation to select the right course of action. Work is done independently and is reviewed at critical points.
Complete knowledge and full understanding of area of specialization, principles, and practices within a professional discipline. Assesses unusual circumstances and uses sophisticated analytical and problemsolving techniques to identify causes. Resolves and assesses a wide range of issues in creative ways and suggests variations in approach.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred
Minimum 5 years experience working in community organizing, outreach, strategic communications, or political campaigns.
Knowledge of the structure and function of US, state, regional, and local government including experience with renewable energy permitting and regulatory issues is preferred.
Experience working in renewable energy, rural communities, community development, environmental management, agriculture, or real estate development is a plus.
Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage customer relationships
Demonstrated desire to learn about the Company and the renewables space
Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Teams
Strong leadership and communication, and ability to meet deadlines
Strong organization skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks and deliverables
Ability to multitask, while working independently and as part of a team
Motivated selfstarter, goaloriented, and strong problemsolving abilities
Proven ability to empathize, build relationships, and effectively communicate with people from a diverse set of backgrounds
Responds well to direction, is easy to challenge and develop, and is coachable
Is detailoriented, has strong business acumen, and a sound understanding of business concepts Willingness to travel up to 40%. Comfortable with overnight stays in remote areas.

Benefits offered:
Medical, Dental, Vision,