Specialist Community Affairs

Community Affairs Specialist

Description:

Must take a personal and active approach to health, safety and environment and understand and follow all state, federal and company health, safety and environmental requirements applicable to the work area and tasks assigned.

Summary of Position:

The Community Affairs Specialist will be responsible for overseeing the company public affairs and education office in Montana and Wyoming. The Community Affairs Specialist will be the first point of contact for day-to-day interactions with the public and will provide administrative and general clerical support.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Coordinates and works with local communities near NTEC’s operations in Montana and Wyoming. Establishes good working relationships with local officials.
• Establishes good working relations with area schools, colleges, and universities then communicates and works directly with them.
• Identifies local school projects/programs and makes recommendations for NTEC to support, such as STEM outreach, science fairs and professional days.
• Attends Chamber of Commerce and other relevant municipality, school and community meetings as needed especially when issues are related to NTEC.
• Presents to local communities, groups, schools, or municipalities as it relates to NTEC. Inform them about NTEC and its community outreach and overall efforts.
• Research and identifies needs and issues that impact local communities and schools. Prepares general community needs assessments and makes recommendations to NTEC.
• Shares with the community and schools NTEC policy and procedures as they impact the communities and schools.
• Identifies local communities' projects/programs and makes recommendations for NTEC support.
• Interprets NTEC policies relating to community projects, use of project and program support, land issues and other chapter/community related matters.
• Recommends and prepares general proposals and other pertinent documents that could better impact and assist the communities.
• Recommends or provides technical assistance on community proposals, resolutions, correspondence and other documents.
• Establishes a records system of tracking.
• Develops, executes and manages outreach programs for the communities.
• Recommends how NTEC can assist and participate in special events that impact the chapters and communities.

  Qualifications:

  Bachelor’s degree in related discipline with 2-4 years’ experience in a community relation role; or any combination of education and experience that provides the requisite knowledge to successfully perform the job.

• Interactions with non-profit and non-governmental organizations.
• External or internal communications

  Skills:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong customer service orientation
• Familiarity with accounting systems
• Ability to conduct research, analyze data, and develop robust action plans
• Strong negotiating skills and experience as well as strong presentation skills
• Demonstrates a strong attention to detail
• Communicates a "can do" attitude and positive outlook, minimizing negative behaviors.
• Speak fluent English

  Leadership/Management:

• Must be able to manage multiple assignments simultaneously and have strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrated initiative and resourcefulness.
• Must be assertive, take initiative and be able to propose alternate strategies to meet company demands.
• Ability to build relationships and work well across functions.
• Must be able to manage competing demands, accept criticism and constructive feedback, while being extremely adaptable and flexible.
• Must be able to work effectively and independently.
• Must demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality and possess the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• Possess the ability to work independently without direct supervision and be held accountable.
• Strong personal commitment to safety.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is required to frequently sit with frequent forward bending and occasional rotation. The employee must rarely lift, carry and/or move up to 13 pounds and rarely lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The employee is required to rarely push or pull up to 45 pounds horizontally. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required occasionally to walk; climb stairs; and stand with rare rotation. Rarely the employee is required to squat repetitively or reach up to 74”. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Working Environment: Works in office environment and rarely site environment. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently with or without accommodation. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. The above job profile reflects the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities for this position and is not intended to be all encompassing. Other duties and responsibilities may be expected based on operational and departmental needs.