Community and Project Outreach Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

The Community & Project Outreach Specialist is responsible for serving as the primary face of Williams and central contact point for local outreach and engagement efforts. This is a highly collaborative position and will interact with operations personnel and internal business partners in addition to community leaders and organizations. The ability to guide the application of local / public outreach efforts, communication strategies, project management and change forward culture are keys to success.

Responsibilities / Expectations :

• Provides strategic direction for outreach and engagement activities; develops strategic plans to build and enhance our credibility and trust with local public officials and communities
• Reviews public landscape including market statistics, key civil and political players, and communications trends
• Supports business leaders in preparation to represent the company at public and trade association meetings; prepares and researches for presentations to local municipalities, non-governmental organizations, and special interest groups
• Identifies emerging issues and develops risk mitigation strategies
• Identifies outsourcing or consulting needs; handles third party firms that are hired to assist in local outreach or engagement activities
• Works with others to ensure project statuses are communicated to business partners; cultivates relationships with key business partners
• Assists with the generation of FERC regulatory deliverables; acquires knowledge of FERC pre-filing and filing requirements for outreach
• Analyzes the efficiency and effectiveness of outreach activities and interventions, and provides recommendations for improvement
• Other duties as assigned

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