State and Community Engagement Analyst

Posted Date 02 Jan 2024



Experience Icon Experience 3 Years Salary Salary 77000USD
Job Type Icon Job Type Full Time Company Company AARP
Job Category Icon Job Category Recruitment Qualification Icon Qualification BS Communications
Gender IconGender Both Date Last Date 19 Mar
Vacancies IconVacancies 1 Remote IconRemote No
Location Location(s) New Jersey , United States

Description Job Description


AARP is⠀the⠀nation’s⠀largest⠀nonprofit,⠀nonpartisan⠀organization⠀dedicated⠀to⠀empowering⠀people 50⠀and older⠀to choose⠀how they⠀live as⠀they age.⠀With a⠀nationwide⠀presence,⠀AARP⠀strengthens⠀communities⠀and⠀advocates⠀for what⠀matters⠀most to⠀the more⠀than 100⠀million⠀Americans⠀50-plus⠀and their⠀families:⠀health⠀security,⠀financial⠀stability⠀and⠀personal⠀fulfillment.⠀AARP also⠀produces⠀the⠀nation’s⠀largest⠀circulation⠀publications:⠀AARP The⠀Magazine⠀and AARP⠀Bulletin.

AARP’s⠀Community,⠀State and⠀National⠀Affairs⠀(CSN)⠀Group⠀includes⠀Government⠀Relations,⠀Programs,⠀Volunteer⠀Engagement,⠀Community⠀Outreach⠀and⠀Advocacy⠀at the⠀federal,⠀state and⠀local⠀levels. It⠀delivers⠀on⠀AARP’s⠀social⠀mission by⠀educating⠀and⠀engaging⠀people⠀50-plus⠀and their⠀families,⠀strengthening⠀communities,⠀and⠀championing⠀issues⠀that help⠀give⠀people⠀financial⠀and health⠀security.

The⠀State &⠀Community⠀Engagement⠀Analyst⠀supports⠀business⠀unit⠀development⠀and⠀execution⠀of state⠀and⠀community⠀engagement⠀goals and⠀objectives⠀within the⠀business⠀unit plan⠀and⠀enterprise⠀strategy.⠀Collaborates⠀on the⠀execution⠀of⠀outreach,⠀advocacy,⠀and⠀communications⠀projects⠀as⠀assigned.⠀Facilitates⠀the⠀business⠀unit’s⠀volunteer⠀recruitment,⠀training,⠀and⠀recognition⠀activities.⠀Supports⠀volunteer⠀needs and⠀designs⠀opportunities⠀to⠀maximize⠀volunteer⠀engagement.⠀Provides⠀leadership⠀and⠀support in⠀the⠀development⠀and⠀implementation⠀of⠀volunteer⠀events and⠀manages⠀special⠀projects.⠀Provides⠀unit⠀operational⠀and⠀systems⠀support as⠀needed.
Responsibilities:
  • Supports a⠀business⠀unit by⠀regularly⠀providing⠀operational⠀and⠀administrative⠀support on⠀a variety⠀of⠀projects,⠀programs,⠀and⠀initiatives,⠀including⠀conducting⠀research,⠀summarizing⠀information,⠀creating⠀presentations,⠀facilitating⠀meetings,⠀analyzing⠀and⠀developing⠀reports,⠀and⠀providing⠀recommendations.⠀Tracks⠀budgets,⠀expenditures,⠀and⠀project/program⠀activities.⠀Organizes⠀and⠀maintains⠀necessary⠀technology,⠀systems,⠀and⠀electronic⠀records.
  • Recruits,⠀trains,⠀develops,⠀deploys,⠀and⠀supports⠀volunteers⠀in⠀accordance⠀with⠀organizational⠀goals and⠀in⠀alignment⠀with⠀volunteer⠀interests.⠀Ensures⠀inclusion⠀of⠀volunteer⠀perspectives⠀in⠀strategic⠀planning.⠀Collects⠀and⠀analyzes⠀data to⠀evaluate⠀the⠀progress⠀of⠀volunteer⠀programs.
  • Develops⠀and⠀coordinates⠀specific⠀aspects of⠀training⠀for staff⠀and⠀volunteers⠀in⠀collaboration⠀with⠀others,⠀from⠀conducting⠀needs⠀analysis⠀to⠀determining⠀training⠀needs and⠀priorities,⠀developing⠀training⠀materials,⠀coordinating⠀training⠀schedules,⠀and⠀delivering⠀and⠀assessing⠀training⠀effectiveness.
  • Plans,⠀organizes,⠀and⠀implements⠀projects,⠀following⠀established⠀quality⠀standards⠀while⠀remaining⠀in scope,⠀meeting⠀project⠀timelines,⠀and⠀communicating⠀milestones⠀and⠀outcomes.⠀Organizes⠀project⠀teams with⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀stakeholders⠀to deliver⠀on project⠀goals
  • Works⠀with⠀staff,⠀volunteers,⠀members,⠀chapters,⠀volunteer⠀programs,⠀and other⠀cross-functional⠀teams to⠀achieve⠀the⠀organization's⠀goals and⠀establish⠀a presence⠀for the⠀organization⠀in⠀targeted⠀communities.⠀Supports⠀multicultural⠀audiences⠀and⠀community⠀partnerships⠀and builds⠀volunteer⠀capacity⠀to design⠀and⠀execute⠀engaging⠀community⠀programs⠀and⠀events.
  • Partners⠀with⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀stakeholders⠀(e.g.,⠀cross-functional⠀teams,⠀volunteers,⠀members,⠀partners,⠀etc.) to⠀achieve⠀the⠀organization’s⠀volunteer⠀and⠀community⠀engagement⠀goals at⠀the state⠀and local⠀levels.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀Communications,⠀Marketing,⠀Public⠀Administration,⠀Business,⠀Community⠀Organization/Development,⠀Political⠀Science,⠀Public⠀Policy, or⠀a related⠀discipline.
  • 3+⠀years of⠀experience.
  • Ability⠀to⠀recruit,⠀onboard,⠀and train⠀volunteers⠀on⠀priority⠀issues,⠀strategies,⠀tactics,⠀policies,⠀and⠀state-specific⠀political⠀and⠀communications⠀processes.
  • Ability⠀to ensure⠀that⠀proper⠀resources⠀and⠀trainings⠀are⠀available⠀to⠀volunteers,⠀including⠀issue⠀material,⠀talking⠀points,⠀updates,⠀and⠀briefing⠀materials.
  • Experience⠀to fully⠀engage⠀volunteers⠀and⠀achieve⠀active⠀chapters⠀in⠀community⠀outreach,⠀communications,⠀and⠀advocacy⠀activities⠀as they⠀relate to⠀the state⠀plan.
  • Experience⠀conducting⠀volunteer⠀recognition⠀activities⠀and⠀events.
  • Ability⠀to⠀coordinate⠀building a⠀volunteer⠀infrastructure⠀that has⠀real and⠀sustained⠀impact,⠀plus an⠀understanding⠀of New⠀Jersey's⠀political⠀and human⠀services⠀environment.
Additional Requirements

  • Regular⠀and⠀reliable⠀job⠀attendance
  • Effective⠀verbal and⠀written⠀communication⠀skills
  • Exhibit⠀respect⠀and⠀understanding⠀of others⠀to⠀maintain⠀professional⠀relationships
  • Independent⠀judgement⠀in⠀evaluation⠀options to⠀make sound⠀decisions
  • In⠀office/open⠀office⠀environment⠀with the⠀ability to⠀work⠀effectively⠀surrounded⠀by⠀moderate⠀noise
  • Ability⠀to⠀occasionally⠀lift up to⠀25 pounds

Flexible Work Arrangement (FWA)


AARP⠀observes⠀Mondays⠀and⠀Fridays as⠀telecommuting⠀workdays,⠀except for⠀essential⠀functions.⠀Remote⠀work and⠀telecommuting⠀can only⠀be done⠀within the⠀United⠀States and⠀its⠀territories.


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