Community Relations Manager
We are seeking a Community Relations Manager who will play a crucial role in fostering positive relationships between the institution and its surrounding communities. The Community Relations Manager will develop and implement strategies to engage with local organizations, businesses, and residents. Duties will include organizing events, managing outreach programs, and facilitating partnerships that benefit both the institution and the community.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Represent the Johns Hopkins Institutions to internal and external stakeholders.
- Attend community organization meetings and participates in community events, actively engaging community residents and organization members as a representative of Johns Hopkins.
- Provide summaries of community meetings within 48 hours to their supervisor. Attends an average of 1-2 community meetings and/or events per week as a representative of Johns Hopkins Institutions.
- Build new and strengthen existing relationships with community and faith-based organizations.
- Partner with community-based organizations serving targeted community in alignment with Johns Hopkins University and Health System Outreach.
- Identify key issues affecting the community and engage the Government Affairs Team and other GCE colleagues in identifying necessary resources and solutions.
- Ensure outreach to and inclusion of community organizations in Johns Hopkins University and Health System community grant and sponsorship opportunities.
- Collaborate and coordinate with Johns Hopkins University and Health System leadership and staff dedicated to working on community engagement and health equity issues to ensure consistency of desired outcomes.
- Coordinate with the Office’s Communications team to promote community engagement to internal and external audiences.
- In coordination with the Office’s Government Affairs team, participates in government affairs outreach and engagement with State and local elected officials.
- Support the outreach and engagement efforts of the Hopkins Local initiative with community entrepreneurs.
- Read and summarize planning documents, studies and proposals relating to community activities.
- Submit possible stories concerning community efforts and activities to other internal publications.
- Regularly suggest and/or write stories for publication in internal and external publications e.g. The Dome, The Hub, concerning Hopkins and community efforts.
- Publish brochures and other materials in collaboration with GCE at the request of management.
- Promote local community engagement activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business in Health Administration, Project Management or related field.
- Seven years of related experience.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree.
- Minimum three years related experience in community engagement.
- Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management.
- Demonstrated experience in event planning and management.
- Demonstrated experience in managing community programs and projects.
- Demonstrated experience working with the participant population.
Competencies (Using the JHU Competency Framework) and Expected Level of Contribution
- Pursues Excellence - Individual Contributor A
- Flexibility and Readiness - Individual Contributor A
- Creativity and Initiative - Individual Contributor A
- Collaboration - Individual Contributor A
- Decision Making and Reasoning: -Individual Contributor A
- Inclusion and Belonging - Individual Contributor A
- Continuous Learning - Individual Contributor A
Technical Skills and Expected Level of Proficiency
- Community Outreach - Intermediate
- Content Marketing - Intermediate
- Event Planning - Intermediate
- Project Coordination - Intermediate
- Public Affairs - Intermediate
- Stakeholder Engagement - Intermediate
The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.
Classified Title: Community Relations Manager
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PE
Starting Salary Range: $37.58 - $65.79 HRLY ($51,284.52 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Casual / On Call
Schedule: Up to 20 hours per week
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Remote
Department name: Research Administration
Personnel area: School of Nursing