“Building Healthy Families by Creating Pathways to Opportunities.”
Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities (LAMC) is a 501 (c)(3) organization founded for the purpose of advocating environmental justice and promoting community development, education, employment, quality housing, and community involvement.
Community Engagement Manager
Job Description
Job Title: Community Engagement Manager
Reports to: CEO
Location: 2125 Dorchester Road, North Charleston, SC 29405
Hours: 40 hours per week, full-time, exempt
Start Date: February 10, 2025
We are looking for a Community Engagement Manager to join our team! Do you have experience in cultivating and managing relationships? Do you have excellent writing skills and enjoy public speaking? Do you have experience in project management? If so, we encourage you to apply.
Duties:
- Develop strong relationships with officials, nonprofits, community organizations, community leaders, and related members.
- Create and implement community outreach initiatives to continue building strong relationships with the communities we serve.
- Attend monthly community meetings as a representative of LAMC to provide updates on initiatives and respond to questions.
- Work as part of the team to plan and implement grant funded projects.
- Facilitate public meetings, trainings, surveys, site visits, and focus groups.
- Create multimedia marketing and messaging materials to include pamphlets, brochures, videos, and presentations; newsletters and social media posts. Ensure consistency in messaging and branding across all platforms.
- Provide ongoing input, information, and materials (as requested) that support internal and external communication efforts about programming and opportunities.
- Demonstrate professionalism, tact and diplomacy while representing LAMC in meetings, through written correspondence and other official roles.
- Participate in continuous quality improvement and decision making to assess the efficacy of programming and to drive programmatic refinements.
- Supervise AmeriCorps and college interns recruited to work on LAMC projects.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, plus two years of related work experience. You may submit an equivalent combination of education/work experience if it relates to the duties and responsibilities of the position.
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to successfully navigate challenging conversations among diverse groups and build consensus.
- Ability to conduct presentations and training sessions.
- Desire to educate the community about unique issues facing the residents.
- Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to details.
- Ability to attend functions/activities outside of normal work hours.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Knowledge using Canva for social media.
- Familiarity and willingness to utilize social media.
- Basic understanding of environmental justice
Physical Demands
- Ability to work at a desk and computer screen for extended periods.
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 lbs.
Note: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This job description shall be reviewed on an annual basis.
LAMC is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment based on any protected characteristic. This policy applies to all employment practices, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, and more. Hiring decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.
To apply, please email a resume and cover letter to Inka Bogdanski at inka@lamcnc.org
Application deadline is January 31, 2025. Any applications received after this date will not be considered.
