Rose Quarter Public Affairs
Initial Posting Date:
04/26/2022
Application Deadline:
05/18/2022
Agency:
Department of Transportation
Salary Range:
5,079.00 - 7,803.00
Position Type:
Employee
Position Title:
Rose Quarter Public Affairs
Job Description:
Public Affairs Specialist 2 – Rose Quarter Public Affairs
Oregon Department of Transportation
Operations – Urban Mobility Office
Portland
The role:
Our Urban Mobility Office is recruiting for a public affairs specialist to support our I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project! In this role, you will analyze, plan and implement communications plans. You will represent our agency at community and public events, prepare written materials and implement communication distribution plans. Apply today!
We invite members of all diverse communities to join our workforce as we endeavor to best serve Oregonians from every background. ODOT values diversity and inclusion because they are good for Oregon. We believe that by welcoming differences, encouraging new ideas and views, listening to and learning from each other, and providing opportunities for professional enrichment we are better able to serve those around us. We thank you for considering this employment opportunity.
This is a limited duration appointment that is expected to end on or before two years from date of hire. Limited duration appointments are benefits eligible and have a designated maximum length of service. This position has the potential to become permanent.
Our first application screening is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.
Our Urban Mobility Office is also currently recruiting for a limited duration Toll Public Affairs (REQ-95490) position! Interested applicants must apply for each position they are interested in being considered. Please visit www.odotjobs.com and search for REQ-95490 to learn more and apply. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.
A day in the life:
- Develop and implement comprehensive community outreach plans for the Rose Quarter Project.
- Conduct and manage public involvement and outreach.
- Prepare written materials, maintain project stakeholder databases and prepare mailings and door-to-door delivery communications.
- Plan website information architecture and flow, consulting with agency staff to develop policies and procedures for posting, updating and removing material from the agency website.
- Develop, review, revise and post profiles and content.
- Manage and staff a community advisory committee, including all tasks related to the formation of the group, meetings and summaries and outreach.
- Research public opinion to determine the potential for program success, give gathered information to agency management and plan publicity or communication campaigns for agency programs.
- Develop project newsletters and other public communications materials; serve as an author of reader-friendly summary reports of the planning and environmental studies.
- Provide media communications materials and coordinate closely with staff, answer questions from media and advise management on how to reply to media inquiries.
- Remote work options available – work in an office environment with occasional travel required.
- To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email ODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.
What’s in it for you:
- Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, remote work options, competitive benefits packages and so much more. Click here to learn about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation.
- Live, work and play in Portland, Oregon!
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What we need:
Five years of experience directly related to the position under recruitment; two of the five years must have been at the professional level.
OR
A bachelor's degree in business or public administration, public relations, marketing, journalism, the behavioral or social sciences or related degree and two years professional level experience in public relations or affairs.
What we’d like to see:
If you have these qualities, let us know! It’s how we will choose whom to move forward!
Note: You do not need to have all of these qualities to be eligible for this position.
- Proven experience assisting in the creation of talking points, multimedia presentations, newsletters, public exhibits, display boards, meeting summaries or other public involvement documentation.
- Understanding of public works transportation project design and construction or tolls and congestion pricing principles, policies and best practices.
- Experience monitoring and responding to public hotlines and emails accounts.
- Experience in planning open houses, workshops, public hearings, neighborhood meetings, groundbreakings, ribbon cuttings, workshops or other public events.
How to apply:
Before applying, click here to visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process.
Complete the following required steps:
- Attach a resume. Your resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer. Please contact the recruiter under the ‘Need help?’ section if you have any questions about how to attach a document.
- Attach a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section above.
- Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.
- Please address your cover letter to Tia Williams, Urban Mobility Office Communications Director.
- Generic cover letters and/or cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the desired qualities.
- If you are an external applicant, you must upload your cover letter in the ‘Resume/CV’ section of the application.
- Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.
- After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are an employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.
- If you are a veteran, you may receive preference. Click here for more information about veterans’ preference. The task to claim preference will come after the public records request and gender identity questionnaire tasks. Click here for a guide on how to upload your documents. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your DD214/DD215/civil service preference letter to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.
Need help?
- For questions, call 971-273-8687 or email ODOTRecruitmentEM@odot.oregon.gov.
The fine print:
- This recruitment will remain open until filled. Our first application screening is scheduled for 8 a.m. on 5/18/2022, but we may close the announcement at any time after this date when we have received an adequate number of applications. We cannot guarantee that we will consider applications received after this screening date. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.
- We may also use other factors to help us decide who will move forward, such as transferable skills, experience, education, and alignment with ODOT values.
- We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US.
- Don’t attach extra documents. We will only look at documents that we ask for.
- We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.
- We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, not including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.
- You will be represented by the Association of Engineering Employees of Oregon (AEE).
Learn more and apply:
Our first application screening is scheduled for 8 a.m. on 05/18/2022. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.
Click here to learn more and apply! Please note that we can only accept applications through our website.
Questions? Call 971-273-8687 or email ODOTRecruitmentEM@odot.oregon.gov.
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