Community Outreach Coordinator

Job Responsibilities:

• Act as an ambassador for the residential energy efficiency programs, advocating for enrollment while directly interfacing with a range of customer populations.
• Proactively seek and secure networking opportunities and facilitate learning sessions with prospective program participants.
• Serve as a community liaison on behalf of the portfolio, attending various functions, public events or prearranged customer-facing meetings to disseminate information, respond to inquiries, and capture interest.
• Coordinate activities and deliverables in partnership with company sales or business development teams to promote energy efficiency programs to employee groups and other community-based organizations.
• Ad hoc projects, as assigned.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in business, communications/public relations, marketing or a related field.
• Minimum three (3) years professional experience in corporate advocacy or outreach.
• Experience representing company or business interests with community, customer or client-side audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to develop educational & informational materials, including, but not limited to, presentations, targeted correspondence, and promotional messaging.
• Strong organizational, communication, and writing skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.

Desired:

• Background in event support, both on the logistics front, as well as general brand ambassadorship.
• Capacity to build and nurture relationships with key stakeholders, managing regular touchpoints and proposing partnership solutions.
• Knowledge of, or direct experience dealing with, New Jersey residential associations or affiliations.
• Sufficient knowledge of energy efficiency and program structure & customer incentives.