Community and Public Engagement Lead

District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)

$130K/yr – $155K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the community and public outreach program, shaping goals, messaging, and measurable engagement across diverse partners and audiences.

  • Strategic outreach planning and KPI-driven dashboards to track progress.
  • Cross-team coordination with digital, content, policy, and analytics to ensure consistent, compliant engagement.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead activities related to public and community engagement across the program.
  • Develop, maintain, and execute the Community & Public Outreach Plan, including goals, messaging, and annual engagement strategy.
  • Oversee the creation and maintenance of engagement KPIs, performance dashboards, and continuous improvement metrics.
  • Maintain community directories, outreach calendars, and engagement tracking systems.
  • Coordinate outreach activities across multiple internal teams, ensuring alignment with digital, content, and strategic communications functions.
  • Manage engagement workflows, ensuring timely coordination with stakeholders, partners, and program offices.
  • Build and maintain relationships with community groups, installation programs, service branches, and family support organizations.
  • Ensure messaging consistency, audience alignment, and policy-informed engagement approaches.
  • Provide executive-level reporting, summaries, and recommendations to leadership.
  • Coordinate with analytics teams to integrate measurement frameworks into dashboards and reporting tools.

Requirements

  • Fluent written and spoken English required
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in public engagement, community outreach, stakeholder relations, or strategic communications
  • BA/BS in Public Relations, Communications, Public Affairs, Marketing, or a related field
  • Strong leadership and organizational skills with the ability to manage complex engagement programs
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to build and sustain relationships with diverse audiences
  • Strong analytical skills to develop, track, and report on engagement metrics
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholder needs in a dynamic environment
  • Knowledge of stakeholder mapping, segmentation, and engagement modeling
  • Understanding of measurement frameworks, KPI development, and performance tracking

Preferred

  • Willingness or ability to work in the DMV region (DC/MD/VA) as preferred

Benefits

  • Family & parental support
  • 12 weeks’ full pay for Primary Carers and 6 weeks for Secondary Carers (after one year of service; return requirements apply for subsequent leave)
  • Applies to birth, adoption, and surrogacy
  • Up to 10 days’ paid fertility leave per year (5 per cycle)
  • 2 days’ paid leave for new grandparents
  • $2,500 annual interest-free parental loan
  • $6,000 interest-free fertility treatment loan
  • Healthcare & wellbeing
  • Three medical plans (HSA at $0 cost; EPO 75% employer funded; PPO 65% employer funded)
  • $0 employee-cost dental and vision
  • 10 days’ health leave per year (mental and physical)
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M+C Saatchi UK

Creators and curators of Cultural Power

Founded in 1995
London, England, GBR
918 employees (228 in marketing)

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