Position Summary

The Engagement Coordinator supports the work of Blue Water Baltimore as it relates to outreach, engagement, and educational efforts and events. As part of the Engagement Team, the Engagement Coordinator will work closely with the Restoration Team to provide support for community outreach, education, volunteer engagement and retention, and support the team in the field. The Engagement Coordinator is responsible for supporting the consistent delivery of BWB’s educational programming and advocacy messaging to Baltimore City and County residents, students, stakeholders, and the wider community. This position will end on September 1, 2024.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Lead and support community outreach efforts during project planning, including attending community meetings and door knocking campaigns
• Deliver educational programming
• Collect and enter event and engagement data in Salesforce
• Support tabling and engagement efforts at Blue Water Baltimore events
• Document events with photography, video, quotes, and stories
• Maintain and organize program supplies
• Prepare outreach materials to promote volunteer and advocacy events
• Collaborate with volunteer coordinator to conduct volunteer trainings and support volunteer engagement

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Experience (paid or volunteer) in one or more of the following: community outreach, education, advocacy, organizing, tree planting, landscaping or green stormwater infrastructure
• Enthusiasm and willingness to be trained in delivering educational programs about the effects of stormwater pollution, tree planting, and tree maintenance.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities
• Passion for engagement and education
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with Salesforce or willingness to learn
• Familiarity with Wordpress or willingness to learn

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to [50?] pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. This job involves regularly working outdoors, occasionally in an environment with higher-than-average levels of noise, dust, pollen, fumes, gases, or other matter. This position occasionally requires working during evenings and weekends.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.