Community Engagement Specialist

CES Community Engagement Specialist

Location: Newark, NJ. Minimum in office or in the field three days per week. Weekend availability on occasion.

Job Summary: This position will provide support services to the Client Clean Energy Solutions (CES) residential energy efficiency portfolio by engaging customer segments to spread awareness of energy-saving measures and offerings.

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.

Job-Specific Qualifications— 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. IND123