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City of Portland - Outreach and Initiatives Coordinator

Position Number: 7325907
Location: Portland, ME
Position Type: Economic and Business Development

City of Portland - Outreach and Initiatives Coordinator

Housing & Economic Development Department, Office of Economic Opportunity

The Office of Economic Opportunity of the City of Portland's Housing and Economic Development Department seeks a highly motivated, dynamic, skilled individual to assist the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO). This involves convening and leveraging public and private partners to assure optimal communication and collaboration so that immigrants, people of color, and other underserved populations have access to job and related support services, as well as economic opportunities. The Outreach and Initiatives Coordinator will manage OEO's various programs and services, assisting with recruiting organizations, businesses, and under-served populations, preparing meetings and backup materials, note-taking, and resultant tasks, as well as creating protocols, processes, or producers to optimize data collection capacity, including forms, spreadsheets, or report templates to facilitate and present data collection and analyses.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Manage and administratively support OEO's various programs and services, assisting with recruiting organizations, businesses, and under-served populations.
Support and design strategic communication efforts including drafting and distributing OEO's public-facing newsletters, print collateral, content on the City's website and social media.
Collaborates closely with the OEO Director in the conceptual development of initiatives and implementation of new programs, managing logistics, and building out the structures needed to ensure successful delivery and measurable results.
Plans, directs or coordinates activities to seek and maintain funds for special projects, including identifying potential funders, writing grant proposals, coordinating partner roles, and preparing application materials.
Plans, directs, or coordinates outreach activities designed to create, maintain or raise issue awareness for the work of the OEO office, the City or its partner organizations.
Works across teams to track and communicate office impact, identify relevant metrics, and coordinate data collection efforts.

Required Qualifications:

Graduation from a four-year college or university is required, with a Degree in International Studies, Economics, Law, or other related field; Master's Degree preferred in Economic Development, public Policy, or other related field or 3 years of experience in related field.
Minimum 3 years' experience in program implementation and evaluation; one -year experience in community outreach and social media management.
Experience and knowledge of workforce development;
Strong communication skills – written, verbally, and social media;
The ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships;
The ability to learn quick to learn.

Accepting applications for this position until the vacancy is filled.

Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Salary & Benefits:

This is a Non-Union position, Grade C41, with a starting pay of $71,429/year.

For more information about compensation with the City of Portland, please refer to the City's policies and pay plan.

The City of Portland prides itself on its outstanding benefits and collegial and mission-driven work environment.
City benefits include:

Free employee health insurance with the completion of wellness incentives
Thirteen paid holidays
Sick, vacation, and personal leave
Life, dental, vision and income protection insurances
Choice of retirement plans, including a pension plan
Use of City recreation facilities
Fitness Reimbursement
Discount on professional development programs through USM and Thomas College

If you have any questions or need assistance with the application, please email Human Resources at jobs@portlandmaine.gov or call 207-874-8624.

The City of Portland believes that to do our best work, our employees need to reflect the diverse, vibrant community we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to celebrating all dimensions of diversity in the workplace. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation, please call 207-874-8624 or email hrinfo@portlandmaine.gov.

To apply, visit https://selfservice.portlandmaine.gov/ess/EmploymentOpportunities/JobDetail.aspx?req=334&sreq=13&form=5000&desc=OUTREACH%20&%20INITIATIVES%20COORDINATOR