Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Project Manager
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JobgetherCommunications consulting
Based in the United StatesFull-TimeManager
Salary100,000 - 150,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- At least 6 years of relevant professional experience
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementStakeholder managementBudget managementClient relationship management
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Public Affairs, Political Science, Planning, Emergency Management, Business, or a related field.
- At least 6 years of relevant professional experience in communications, stakeholder engagement, public affairs, community relations, emergency services, project management, or a related discipline.
- Experience in consulting, professional services, an agency, or another client-service environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading client-facing communications or stakeholder engagement projects from planning through delivery.
- Ability to manage project scope, budgets, schedules, deliverables, and client relationships.
- Experience planning and facilitating meetings, workshops, public engagement events, or similar stakeholder-facing activities.
- Strong presentation, facilitation, and public speaking skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex information clearly to different audiences.
- Experience engaging diverse stakeholder groups and facilitating productive conversations.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including managing project documentation, action items, and follow-up activities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced consulting environment.
- Willingness and ability to travel nationally, including occasional overnight trips.
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel independently.
Responsibilities
- Lead multiple client projects from scope development through completion, managing work plans, budgets, schedules, staffing, deliverables, and client expectations.
- Serve as the primary day-to-day client contact, provide updates, respond to inquiries, identify emerging needs, and resolve issues.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to align requirements, messaging, responsibilities, and timelines.
- Monitor project progress and financial performance, track decisions and action items, and recommend adjustments to scope, staffing, schedules, or budgets.
- Develop and implement communications and stakeholder engagement strategies tailored to project objectives, local conditions, audiences, and potential risks.
- Plan and facilitate public meetings, community open houses, workshops, interviews, and other stakeholder engagement activities.
- Create audience-appropriate communications materials, including engagement plans, presentations, FAQs, talking points, public notices, written updates, and meeting summaries.
- Support permitting and approval processes through public engagement, hearing preparation, presentation support, and coordination with project teams.
- Contribute to proposals, scopes of work, project approaches, schedules, and fee estimates, and participate in business development activities.
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