The Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University (the Center) seeks a i-team Communications & Community Engagement Associate, Dayton OH to join a new Innovation Team (?i-team?).

Innovation Teams unlock creativity from within city governments and the communities they serve. These teams take partners and stakeholders through an evidence-based process to tackle the big problems in their cities no one has yet been able to solve, generate more ambitious responses, and test and adapt interventions until they produce impact. They also work closely with the Mayor, the City's leadership team, and City departments to change the culture of city government.

The Communications & Community Engagement Associate is charged with leading the Dayton i-team?s outreach work. The Communications & Community Engagement Coordinator works closely with their i-team colleagues as well as departmental staff, external experts, community organizations, and residents to ensure the i-team is delivering impactful solutions. The Communications & Community Engagement Coordinator is an employee of Johns Hopkins University and based in Dayton City Hall. They report to the i-team Director.

The first of its kind in the world, the Center is advancing the field of public sector innovation by marrying cutting-edge practice with world-class research to transform the culture of government, deliver exceptional results for residents, and inspire trust in public service. 

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies to engage different community groups.

• Lead community outreach and manage ongoing engagement with stakeholders and residents.
• Organize and facilitate community meetings, forums, and events to gather input and feedback and to co-create solutions.
• Plan, organize, and produce community sessions, such as meetings and workshops, including recruiting participants and volunteers when necessary.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with community leaders, organizations, and residents.
• Collaborate with external organizations, such as nonprofits and businesses, to support community-driven projects and initiatives.
• Develop the i-team?s strategy, plan, and corresponding activities for communications, marketing, and promotion.
• Manage planning and coordination of communications projects, programs, and operations.
• Source, develop, and distribute compelling stories around impact, best practices, and innovative solutions, with a particular focus on the i-team?s progress and achievements using original and creative approaches.
• Produce content for the i-team?s public-facing forums (social media, website, newsletter, etc.), adhering to program and partnership guidelines.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Experience in community outreach, public relations, or a similar role.
• Experience working with community organizations or local government.
• Ability to collaborate with program leaders in designing programs to meet the needs of varied stakeholders.

• Excellent communication (written and oral) skills.
• Strong organizational and planning abilities.
• The capacity to thrive in relationships with clients and leaders in the civic sector.

• Bachelor's Degree in related field.
• Four years related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Experience working for or in collaboration with local government.
• Experience leveraging and mobilizing public, private, and philanthropic resources for projects, a plus.

Classified Title: Communications Associate 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): i-team Communications & Community Engagement Associate, Dayton OH   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD  
Starting Salary Range: $62,900 - $110,100 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday - Friday 9am-5:30pm 
FLSA Status: Exempt 
Location: Ohio 
Department name: ???????Ctrs for Govt Excellence & Public Innova  
Personnel area: Academic and Business Centers 

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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