Corporate Citizenship Specialist (Experienced or Senior)

Corporate Citizenship Specialist (Experienced or Senior)

Company: The Boeing Company

Boeing's State Advocacy and Global Engagement (SAGE) function is currently seeking a Corporate Citizenship Specialist (Experienced or Senior) to join our team supporting Florida. This position will be located in Titusville, FL, with travel to support other Boeing Florida locations.

State Advocacy and Global Engagement (SAGE), a team within Government Operations, works to improve the communities in which Boeing operates and where our employees live and play. We accomplish this through charitable investments, advocacy, community relations, volunteerism, grassroots efforts and other activities.

As Boeing's SAGE representative for Florida, you will support the Eastern Region team efforts to meet the needs of the business and the community by investing in strategically aligned programs with nonprofit organizations and supporting employee community engagement activities. Additionally, you will lead employee community engagement opportunities, coordinate with school districts on K-12 and higher education opportunities, and support employee giving initiatives. You will also serve as subject matter expert for local community issues and provide recommendations to ensure effective community engagement.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead Boeing's charitable grant process, including executing effective proposal evaluation criteria, developing approval justifications, managing distribution process for charitable contributions and evaluating investments to ensure quantifiable results and performance to plan
• Coordinate sponsorship events including budgeting, processing and supporting as requested
• Manage higher education portfolio partnerships as assigned
• Coordinate and execute volunteer community engagement events
• Develop and maintain relationships and partnerships with stakeholders, peers, internal leaders and external partners, including government, community and nonprofit leaders
• Represent the company as directed across the region, including in public settings (e.g., Boeing sponsored community events)
• Promote Government Operations priorities and provide subject matter expertise to site leadership and other company leaders who manage and participate in external relationships
• Influence decision makers and stakeholders by providing information related to issues and providing recommendations to best represent the interests of the company
• Develop and implement actionable and measurable community investment, business sponsorship and advocacy plans that align to corporate strategies and ensure effective use of company resources
• Identify how community involvement can support business objectives and develop and implement execution plans
• Ensure that activities align with business unit strategy and support the Boeing brand
• Build strategic cross-functional and cross-organizational partnerships to resolve problems, improve processes through continuous improvement and achieve operational and strategic goals

Additional Responsibilities:

• Significant cross-functional collaboration and cooperation with Communications, Government Operations, Human Resources, Ethics, Boeing subsidiaries and other organizations
• Significant travel will be required (40%) to support community partner site visits, meetings, and events at other Boeing Florida sites as well as periodic travel outside the state and region to attend functional meetings

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 3+ years of experience using strategic problem-solving/analysis
• 3+ years of communication experience both written and verbal including, public speaking, presentations, and interacting with senior-level management
• 3+ years of experience influencing and building strong relationships with stakeholders and partnerships across functions
• 3+ years of experience using all the following Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 5+ years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Experience working with non-profit organizations and/or at community engagements
• Experience developing and fostering relationships with higher education organizations and students
• Experience developing/implementing strategic plans and/or corporate investment portfolio