Council Community Relations Coordinator (Unclassified) - Council District 2
Council Community Relations Coordinator (Unclassified) - Council District 2
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$ 67572 - 105443
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Job Description
Our diverse and inclusive workforce of more than 7000 employees play a key role in the success of San Jos the heart of the Silicon Valley. All City of San Jos employees work together as one team to make San Jos a vibrant innovative and desirable place to live and work.Visithere to learn more about our One Team Leadership Values and Expectations including quality and excellent customer service and hereto learn more about San Jos.
The City of San Jos is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for all job openings will be considered without regard to age race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation disability veteran statusor any other consideration made unlawful under any federal state or local laws. The City of San Jos is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please contact us at 711 (TTY) or via email at .
About the Department
The City of San Jos the Capital of Silicon Valley is one of the nations best managed cities and one of the top ten cities in which to live work and do business. Moreover San Jos is the center of cultural government and economic activity for the region. The employees of the City of San Jos have embraced the following values: Integrity Innovation Excellence Collaboration Respect and Celebration.
The San Jos City Council consists of ten Councilmembers elected by district and a Mayor elected at-large each for four-year terms. The Mayor and Council are responsible for representing the residents of San Jos providing accountability reviewing public policy and programs and adopting those policies which best meet the needs of the residents visitors and businesses in San Jos.Position Duties
The Council District 2 Office is recruiting for a Council Community Relations Coordinator which will serve as a community relations representative in direct support of an elected official. The position will coordinate media communication and public information efforts for the Council District Office. Education and/or experience in the fields of public relations communications journalism public information web design or marketing is highly desirable. Strong writing skills communication skills and computer proficiency with a firm grasp of social media tools and platforms are essential in this position. As well as the ability to develop and maintain effective relations with constituents and organizations with a positive and professional demeanor when working in public. Bilingual language skills (Vietnamese Spanish and/or Chinese) both oral and written are desirable but not required.
Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to the following:
Planning writing and managing monthly external communications.
Designing flyers graphics and material for community and public information.
Updating and designing web and social media content.
Collaborating with staff on ideas for media and communication outreach to disseminate the Councilmembers message to various audiences.
Engaging and collaborating with constituents organizations and city staff as needed.
Media relations and tracking.
Planning and coordinating media events interviews and responses on behalf of the elected official.
Assisting with talking points quotes and messages for events and/or social media outlets.
Employees in this classification are not members of the classified civil service and appointment would be on a contract at-will basis and is for a specified period of time to be determined by the appointing elected official and does not extend past the end of the elected officials term. Candidates must be willing to work a flexible schedule as needed including frequent evenings and weekends and as exempt management employees are not eligible for overtime compensation. This unclassified position requires a disclosure of outside investments real property interest income and business positions.Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: Any combination of training education and experience that provides the knowledge skills and abilities to advise and support the Councilmember on matters of constituent services; public policy; community outreach and engagement; and communications.
Education: Typically requires a Bachelors Degree or equivalent.
Experience: Typically requires two (2) or more years experience of public or customer service public relations communications or recreation programming experience.
Required Licensing: Possession of a valid California Drivers license is required.
Competencies
Knowledge of federal state and local rules and regulations pertaining to municipal operations
Ability to effectively communicate with the media and members of the public through a variety of letters memoranda and reports; prepare agendas and meeting summaries; ability to obtain information from and convey information to the public
Ability to develop and maintain harmonious and effective working relationships with a wide range of individuals neighborhood business and community organizations as well as City staff members of Boards and Commissions and other constituencies.
Ability to provide administrative support to an elected official including scheduling and coordinating appointments meetings and events for the Councilmembers.
Ability to plan manage and evaluate community relations methods and events
Ability to collaborate with representatives of other elected officials public and community-based agencies; and City staff regarding policy analysis and development; consideration of policy and program options; or other matters affecting public services
Ability to plan manage coordinate and collaborate to successfully produce special events public meetings.Other Qualifications
Desirable Qualifications
Bilingual skills: oral and written proficiency with languages such as Spanish Vietnamese Cambodian Korean Chinese (Cantonese and/or Mandarin) Tagalog or other languages as determined by the hiring authority.
Ability to exercise sound judgment in developing analyzing and evaluating various programs and services.
Ability to collaborate with community based organizations regarding the preparation and management of grants programs special events and community outreach efforts;
Ability to manage programs activities and projects within the scope and authority of the elected official regarding community relations methods programs and events.
Ability to draft routine to complex correspondence memoranda and reports which articulate the elected officials proposals and position on matters before the City Council and other governmental bodies.
Proficiency with conducting public meetings and events on behalf of the elected official and/or prepare summaries of public and private meetings; reports memoranda and other documents for review by senior staff and the elected official
Ability to serve as support staff in community engagement efforts with neighborhood district or city-wide business or community groups or associations and other interested parties in the regarding community concerns issues and priorities.
Ability to produce public information including media releases and relations and to use social media sources including web site development and management to effectively engage the community and constituents with the elected officials policies positions and goals.
Ability to effectively engage with other elected and appointed officials (boards and commissions other governmental representatives and staff) regarding programs and services for mutual constituencies.
Proficiency in web design and the use of various software programs including Adobe Acrobat Adobe Photoshop In-design; Dreamweaver and other applications; the incumbent should also be proficient in graphic design.
Specialized knowledge skills abilities education experience or licensure requirements may be established for individual positions.
Selection Process
The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicants training and experience based on the application resume cover letter and answers to the job-specific questions. Only the candidates whose backgrounds best phases match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional steps of the selection process may consist of one or more interviews.
To be considered for this position you must fill out the online application and answer the job-specific questions on the City of San Jose website and submit the following:
Cover Letter
Resume
You will be prompted to answer the following job-specific questions during the online application process:
QUESTION 1*
Please provide a sample of your work relating to marketing media releases graphics and social media graphics.
QUESTION 2*
Please describe your work style and the techniques you use to manage your responsibilities.
QUESTION 3*
Please describe a specific example of a successful team experience your role and responsibilities and the technique you used to develop and maintain excellent working relationships which resulted in the timely and effective delivery of a project product or service.
* Required Question
You must answer all job-specific questions in order to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration.
Additional Information
If you have questions about the duties of these positions the selection or hiring processes please contact.
This posting/recruitment is for multiple offices and will remain open until vacancies in these offices are filled. Applications are reviewed continuously; therefore we encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible.
Additional Information:
Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.
You must answer all job-specific questions to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Applicants are expected to write their own essays/responses. Please be advised that use of AI content in your responses may result in your removal from the hiring process.
Please note that applications are currently not acceptedthrough CalOpps or any other third party job board application system.
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.
Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION please email and we will research the status of your application.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
