Community Engagement Manager

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Job Summary

The role of the Community Engagement Manager is responsible for leading all efforts of the Ramsey County OPUS Coalition; including: prevention education, special events, Ramsey County relationships, and state-wide relationships.  Additionally, this role is responsible for supporting contract duties and sustainability planning.  Overall, this role is responsible for oversight of all Community Engagement activities of MnPRA.   This is a highly visible role both internally and externally and requires significant communication, collaboration, and diplomacy with strategic partners, community leaders, government officials, etc. 

Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily.  Management may modify, change or add to the duties of this job description at any time without notice.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The essential functions include the following:

• Community Engagement
  • Manages Ramsey County OPUS Coalition
    • Oversees budget, reporting, and evaluations
    • Develops and leads steering committee and work groups
    • Leads communication strategy including monthly meetings, social media, and newsletters
  • Acts as state-wide Coalition consultant in implementing the Drug Free Communities (DFC) Framework and youth peer support
  • Actively represents MnPRA in meetings, professional trainings, media interviews, and conferences
• Brand standards and communications
  • Partner with communications team to refine and maintain brand identity across all channels
  • Monitor websites, social media, program materials, and messaging to ensure continued continuity
  • Develop, implement, and execute Community Engagement plans to engage individuals in need of prevention and recovery resources

Personnel Supervised:

• N/A

Required Skills & Experience (Minimum Qualifications):

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in the prevention & recovery field; including, volunteering, marketing, communications, strategic planning, and grant writing
• Lived experience regarding substance use and recovery. Note that lived experience may include being impacted by a family member, or any other effects of substance misuse
• Demonstrated high degree of professionalism and integrity, as well as ability to take decisive action in the face of ambiguous information – builder
• Excellent communication skills; ability to speak publicly and prepare presentations; able to influence others to achieve set goals
• Action oriented and advancement minded (entrepreneurial) mindset