Community Engagement Associate

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : About Us

East Point Energy develops, builds, owns, and operates grid-scale energy storage projects. As an Equinor company and independent power producer, our team is currently developing gigawatts of energy storage projects throughout the country to build a clean, resilient, and affordable electric grid for the future.

East Point hires great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If this position interests you, but you dont meet every qualification listed below, we still encourage you to apply your unique experiences and perspectives may be just what were looking for.

Read more about our core values (driven, dependable, & collaborative) here.

Title : Community Engagement Associate

The Community Engagement Associate is responsible for helping develop, execute, and manage the publics interaction with East Point projects; building and executing project-level campaign strategy that effectively leverages media engagement, community relations, and grassroots advocacy to ensure a quality long-term partnership between East Point and the various host communities of our projects. Collaborating across multiple business lines, the Community Engagement Associate will work with the Community Engagement (CE) Manager and Project Developers to ensure community relationships are fostered and maintained through not just the development phase, but also into construction and ultimately long-term operation. This role reports directly to the Community Engagement Manager.

Roles & Responsibilities :

• Conduct due diligence on the communities of proposed and / or current site locations in various markets; diligence including, but not limited to, power mapping of influential community members and organizations, mapping of local permitting processes, and community needs
• Collaborate with Project Developers and CE Manager to build, execute and maintain project-level engagement plans, ensuring East Point identifies and activates project supporters, fosters relationships with critical stakeholders, tracks local and regional media, and promotes understanding and support for East Points projects
• Support Project Developers in creating tailored key messages that combat misinformation and ensure stakeholders are well-informed of the direct and indirect benefits of our projects
• Coordinate local events to engage local government officials, civic leaders, community influencers, local businesses, and non-profit groups at the direction of the Project Developer and CE Manager
• Monitor media and social media in existing project areas and states
• Assist with the maintenance of stakeholder databases for projects to enable smooth transitions between project phases
• Support development of social investment strategies for project communities; once approved, track social investments across the companys project pipeline
• Support creation and implementation of a project-level communications strategy, including, but not limited to : updating project websites, tracking local social media activity, and developing project collateral
• Assist CE Manager with identifying external facing 3rd parties to support projects, including 3rd party PR and community engagement firms
• Work with Project Developers to coordinate mailings to landowners and other project stakeholders
• Support Project Developers and Director of Policy & Strategy, as needed, on policy tracking and advocacy that impacts local community affairs, including, but not limited to, coordination with regional and federal trade organizations
• Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned

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Location :

East Point Energy office in Charlottesville, VA

This job description is not inclusive of all requirements of the position. Employees will perform any other duties as may be required by their manager.