Community Engagement Supervisor

At the City of Santa Barbara, the best part of our organization is our people. As a City of Santa Barbara employee, you will work in an environment with other motivated individuals who are passionate about their work. We strive to provide employees with the support they need to thrive.

Discover more about us, our values and our organizational culture here.

The mission of the Sustainability & Resilience Department is to support a sustainable, healthy, and safe Santa Barbara through reducing the City's carbon footprint, managing energy and materials use, protecting and restoring creeks and water quality, transitioning to renewable energy sources, and building local climate resilience.

Read more about the Sustainability & Resilience Department here

ABOUT US At the City of Santa Barbara, the best part of our organization is our people. As a City of Santa Barbara employee, you will work in an environment with other motivated individuals who are passionate about their work. We strive to provide employees with the support they need to thrive.

Discover more about us, our values and our organizational culture here.

The mission of the Sustainability & Resilience Department is to support a sustainable, healthy, and safe Santa Barbara through reducing the City's carbon footprint, managing energy and materials use, protecting and restoring creeks and water quality, transitioning to renewable energy sources, and building local climate resilience.

Read more about the Sustainability & Resilience Department here

BENEFITS

THE POSITION

The City of Santa Barbara Sustainability & Resilience Department is seeking a dynamic, passionate, and innovative Community Engagement Supervisor to coordinate and implement the community engagement vision for the department; provide outreach, marketing, and branding support to the three operational divisions (Creeks, Energy & Climate, Environmental Services); strategically lead a team of outreach staff that are subject matter experts for each division while pulling those pieces together in one holistic brand; oversee code enforcement staff and leverage code enforcers as community ambassadors; build and maintain relationships throughout the various stakeholder communities; promote and increase engagement with department initiatives, programs, and projects; facilitate community dialogue; engage with marginalized communities to ensure inclusivity and equity in messaging and outreach; measure and assess effectiveness of engagement efforts; and perform a variety of tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility.

Knowledge of :

• Sustainability principles and concepts, such as the triple bottom line, circular economy, sustainable development goals, zero waste practices, watershed management practices, creeks restoration, renewable energy, carbon neutrality, etc.
• Environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, resource depletion, pollution, sea level rise, etc.
• Community engagement strategies such as effective outreach materials, community organizing, stakeholder identification and analysis, public meetings and workshops, techniques for reaching diverse audiences.
• Fundamentals of behavior change and psychology – an understanding of human behavior and motivations as well as barriers to adopting sustainable practices.
• Equity and environmental justice issues, including the disparities in economic and environmental impacts that exist within communities.
• Local and State policies and regulations, particularly the Santa Barbara Municipal Code.
• Current trends and innovations in the sustainability and resilience space, with particular focus on topics related to Creeks, Energy & Climate and Environmental Services.

Ability to :

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING GUIDELINES

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be : Experience : Three years of experience in developing marketing and outreach materials for a sustainability-related field; demonstrated experience developing outreach campaigns and collateral; experience communicating complex topics in an approachable manner. Education and / or Training : Possession of a Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Marketing, Education, Sustainability, or a similar field is desirable. License, Certificate and / or Other Requirements : Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid driver's license. It is important that your application and supplemental questionnaire show all the relevant education, training, and experience you possess which qualifies you for this position. All applications and supplemental questionnaires will be reviewed and the most qualified candidates will be invited to continue in the selection process. Be sure to be thorough in your responses. Statements such as "See application", "Extensive Experience", or "See Resume" are not an acceptable substitute for a completed application and supplemental questionnaire. The selection process may consist of an application screening, written exam, computer skills exam and / or an oral interview. The successful candidate's employment history will be thoroughly evaluated prior to appointment. There is currently one (1) vacancy within the Sustainability & Resilience Department.

Communication regarding your application and / or status will be sent to the email address listed on your application. Please check your email and spam regularly throughout the recruitment process. You may also log into your governmentjobs.com account to view these emails.

CITY APPLICATION AND RESPONSES TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5 : 30 PM ON THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023.

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