Community Education and Outreach Coordinator III
Salary: $70,220.80 - $116,792.00 Annually
Location: OR, OR
Job Type: Regular
Bureau: Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Job Number: 2023-00317
Closing: 3/20/2023 11:59 PM Pacific
The Position
Be part of the Circular Economy!
Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) is more than just a government bureau. It is where, while centering equity:
Climate and Clean Energy Fund teams take bold actions to combat climate change and fund climate friendly projects.
Great minds brainstorm a smarter city.
Planners map out the future of our city.
Experts in waste prevention, recycling, sustainable consumption, and collection systems tackle the reduction of waste while running a large municipal waste system.
The team
The BPS Garbage and Recycling Program develops, establishes, and strengthens key policies, programs, and plans shaping how the City of Portland manages and reduces waste and promotes recycling, reuse, and sustainable materials management, while developing authentic relationships across Portland’s multicultural communities. The Outreach and Education staff engage and empower a diverse range of audiences via residents, multifamily & business involvement, youth engagement, behavior change campaigns, volunteer programs, grass roots outreach and community organizing, culturally specific outreach, social media participation, and partnership events, just to name a few.
About the job
The Community Education and Outreach Coordinator will have the opportunity to maintain, improve, and co-create new formats for community-based learning on recycling, waste prevention and sustainable choices, using an equity lens. This individual will work closely with the team’s Outreach and Education Manager and staff to engage with different audiences, including residents, multifamily residents, businesses, students, and community-based organizations. The position seeks creative and critical investigative skills, judgment, and discretion in formulating and implementing programs that include and serve underrepresented communities while aligning with Oregon’s recycling and waste prevention program requirements, the City’s waste equity plan, and the 2030 Regional Waste Plan. With autonomy and self-direction, the position will conduct stakeholder engagement, develop key relationships with community partners, deliver implementable insights around equitable engagement and outreach, manage contracts and consultants, facilitate stakeholder and community meetings, and develop reports and findings.
What you get to do
Equitable Outreach and Education In tandem with the Outreach and Education Manager and team, create and develop a strategic plan for equitable engagement, outreach, programs, and campaigns that align with bureau priorities and partner agencies, such as, DEQ’s Educational Requirements and Waste Prevention Plans and Metro’s Regional Waste Plan.
Master Recycler Program Coordination: While supporting the existing Master Recycler course and base of volunteers, continue to sow and foster relationships with historically underrepresented communities and community-based organizations. Work in collaboration with Metro’s Master Recycler program administrator, local governments, and community partners on new opportunities for learning that emphasize culturally relevant topics and reach underrepresented communities. Develop and implement interactive popular education style training workshops for youth and adults.
Volunteerism: Work with Master Recycler volunteers to track, evaluate, and report their accomplishments. Build cultural competency in volunteer pool by recruiting and maintaining a diverse pool of volunteers, providing a mentor program, and a language pool. Work with community partners who engages with a diverse audience.
Collaborate: Partner with the bureau’s Equity and Engagement Team to assure sustainability programs and messages reach diverse communities.
Coordination, Speaking and Facilitation: Act as a bureau spokesperson and liaison to external groups; facilitate public dialogue and consensus-building efforts to identify and resolve conflict and improve projects and processes. Communicate complex technical information with the public in accessible, engaging, and informative ways.
Contract Management: Manage contracts with support from procurement staff; oversee the work of consultants.
Relationship Building: Develop and maintain relationships with other public agencies and waste industry partners; assess community values, concerns and opinions and communicate them to staff and management.
Ideal candidate
Waste/Sustainability Knowledge: Familiarity with garbage, recycling, and compost/sustainability industry principles and practices.
Collaborative: An outgoing professional who values partnership and stakeholder relationships. Develops and supports relationships to get things done. Passion for working with teams around ambiguous problems, building, and communicating a goal to solve them.
Solutions Oriented: Uses strong communication skills to work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to create, implement, and document solutions.
Value Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Use DEI concepts to guide and inform your work. Experience leading and mentoring people and creating and maintaining an inclusive, respectful, and culturally responsive workplace.
Emotionally Intelligent: Motivated, passionate, team-oriented, and empathetic. Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence.
Tech and Media Savvy: Proficiency with Office Suite (ex., Excel, Word, PowerPoint), project management software (ex., Smartsheet), basic data analysis tools. Knowledge of social media, online marketing, and website maintenance.
Engaged with Community: Prefer at least one (1) year of experience involving development, production, planning, roll-out, managing, or supporting community events in a public agency or related field.
Polyglot: Bilingual required (e.g., fluency in written/orally/reading in Spanish or Title VI languages).
About the Bureau
The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability develops creative and practical solutions enhance Portland's livability, preserve distinctive places and plan for a resilient future. We are committed to advancing equity as a means of achieving prosperous, healthy, resilient communities. In collaboration with community partners, we provide; comprehensive land use, neighborhood, economic, historic and environmental planning, and urban design; policy and technical services to advance green building and a just transition to clean energy, waste prevention, composting and recycling, and a sustainable food system; policy to address climate change; policy, projects and outreach related to the Smart City PDX program and are responsible for administering the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund. https://www.portland.gov/bps (http://www.portland.gov/bps)
BPS values a diverse workforce and seeks ways to promote equity and inclusion within the organization. We encourage candidates with knowledge, ability and experience working with abroad range of individuals and diverse communities to apply. Although not required, BPS encourages candidates that can fluently speak more than one language to include that information in your resume. BPS offers an excellent benefits package, flexible work schedules and support for training and skills development in a positive, engaging, and creative work environment.
Studies have shown that women, non-binary people, and Black, Indigenous, and other people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet all the qualifications listed. BPS considers lived experience and transferrable skills as qualifying unless an item is labeled as required. We are most interested in finding the best candidates for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply.
City of Portland Core Values:
Anti-racism | Communication | Collaboration | Equity | Transparency | Fiscal Responsibility
These values guide our actions as we serve the community and engage our workforce. To learn more about the City's core values, please click here (https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bhr/article/763427).
Why work at the City of Portland?
The City of Portland workforce serves a population of over 650,000. We are culture- and solutions- driven, viewing every challenge as an opportunity to learn, improve, and share our expertise. We are committed to removing systemic barriers to resources, access, and opportunity. The City is a believer in ALL people and continues to actively recruit and retain diverse top talent every day.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package (http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bhr/60196), including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, basic life, short- and long-term disability coverage to eligible employees and their families.
If you are open-minded, motivated, community-focused, and self-aware, please apply yourself at the City of Portland today.
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement
As of October 18, 2021, all City employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. This is required for all positions at the City of Portland. Proof of being fully vaccinated is required by date of hire. You may request an exception, for health or religious reasons, from getting the COVID-19 vaccine at the time a position is offered.
Work Location
Many positions within the City are designated as hybrid and currently the City requires you to work in-person one day per week. Beginning in April 2023, most hybrid employees will be expected to perform at least half of their work in-person.
To Qualify
Applicants must specifically address and demonstrate in their supplemental question responses and resume how their education, training and/or experience, meets each of the following minimum qualifications:
Ability to exercise independent judgment, problem-solve, and take initiative within established procedures and guidelines.
Ability to communicate clearly, logically, and persuasively with a diverse range of stakeholders, disciplines, and agencies, both verbally and in writing; prepare concise and comprehensive reports, correspondence, and other documents.
Ability to establish and maintain positive and trusting relationships with co-workers, representatives of other governmental agencies, community partners, sponsors, and diverse residents; work with people from a variety of different social, cultural, and economic backgrounds, and who speak different languages.
Knowledge of outreach and education and equitable outcome opportunities associated with circular economy, waste industry, and/or sustainability industry.
Experience with community and stakeholder engagement and knowledge of the local waste/sustainable community-based organizations, including ability to collaborate with communities of color and people traditionally underrepresented in local decision-making; facilitate inclusive participation in programs and activities; communicate cross-culturally.
Applicant must also demonstrate:
Education/Training: Course work from an accredited college or university in business administration, public administration, or field related to organizational unit or Bureau/Office.
Possess a valid state driver's license and acceptable driving record.
Must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 per City/State mandate or have an approved exception by date of hire.
The Recruitment Process
An evaluation of each applicant's training and experience, as demonstrated in their resume and cover letter, weighted 100%. Do not attach materials not requested. Only candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list. You have 14 days from the notice of the examination results to let us know if you disagree with your results. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 for complete information. Additional evaluation for required certifications may be required prior to the establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.
Recruitment Activity Schedule:
Job Posting closes: 3/20/2023
Applications Reviewed: week of 3/20/2023
Eligible List / Notices Generated: week of 3/27/2023
1st Round of Interviews: TBD
Job Offer: February
*Timeline is approximate and subject to change.
** PLEASE NOTE: The eligible list generated from this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies**
Applicant Instructions
Applicants must submit a professional résumé and cover letter online specifically focused on your qualifications for this position as identified in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement in accordance with the following Application Instructions:
Your résumé and cover letter will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position.
Your cover letter should include details describing your education, training, certification and/or experience, and where obtained which clearly reflects your qualifications and ability to meet the minimum requirements listed in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
Your résumé should support the details described in the cover letter.
Salary Range/Equity Pay Analysis: Please note per the Oregon State Pay Equity Law your salary is determined based on the experience and education listed in your resume/application. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all directly related and equivalent experience.
If you are requesting Veterans’ Preference, as identified below, please describe in your cover letter any transferrable skills obtained during your military service and how they relate to each of the required minimum qualifications under the "To Qualify" section above.
Do not attach documents not requested.
Please note, all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment. All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process. Do not attach materials not requested. E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.
Additional Information
Work Status: Non-citizen applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of application.
Veterans' Preference: If you are requesting Veterans' Preference, attach a copy of your DD214/DD215 and/or Veterans Administration letter stating your disability to your profile, as well as checking the box identifying yourself as a Veteran. You must request Veterans' Preference AND include a copy of your documentation for each recruitment to which you apply. Veterans' Preference documentation must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM on the closing date of this recruitment.
ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations: If you identify as a person with a disability, are pregnant or nursing, or observe a religious practice(s), and would like to request a reasonable accommodation when applying for this job, please contact the Recruiter below for assistance.
Equal Employment Opportunity: It is the policy of the City of Portland that no person shall be discriminated against based on race, religion, color, sex, marital status, family status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or source of income. The City values diversity and encourages everyone who is interested in employment with the City to apply.
Language Pay Differential: City of Portland employees who speak one or more languages in addition to English, may be eligible to receive a “language pay differential.” This is compensation for qualifying multilingual City employees who use their language skill to assist the community. More about the language pay differential can be found here.
Did you know? The City of Portland offers "How to Apply Classes" that are free and review best practices for applying to the City. Follow the link for the most recent list of scheduled dates: https://www.portland.gov/bhr/events.
Questions?
Bureau of Human Resources
Terrol Johnson, Senior/Executive Recruiter
Terrol.Johnson@portlandoregon.gov