Outreach and Engagement Specialist

BCS Allegient has an immediate opening for an Outreach and Engagement Specialist to join our growing team supporting the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and their Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER). The candidate will provide comprehensive support across various phases of the Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity (RMUC) Program. The RMUC Program is dedicated to improving the ability of 3,000 eligible electric cooperative, public power, and small investor-owned utilities to protect against, detect, respond to, or recover from a cybersecurity threat, and to increasing the participation of eligible utilities in threat information sharing programs.

• This position is remote eligible. Occasional travel within the United States may be required to support outreach and engagement activities and is not expected to exceed more than 10%. Expenses for approved travel will be covered in accordance with GSA per diem rates.

Responsibilities:

• Organize, draft and coordinate RMUC outreach, communication and engagement events (e.g., listening sessions, newsletters, webinars, workshops, etc.) to ensure they run smoothly and are a success for both the client and attendees. Elements of this support may include, but not limited to: Planning: creating event concepts, selecting a venue, developing a schedule with associated milestones, creating the run-of-show, drafting event agenda, leading coordination calls, etc. Drafting communication: Creating the initial draft for newsletters, email send outs to utilities, etc. Budgeting: preparing budgets and managing event finances. Logistics: coordinating logistics, such as rooms, IT equipment, etc. Crisis management: anticipating potential issues and creating mitigation plans. Post-event reporting: drafting a lessons learned report after each event
• Prepare and distribute meeting and program-related documents in a timely manner for review and processing
• Develop a variety of communication drafts for initial review with RMUC program management, stakeholder engagement plans, and outreach plans
• Providing quality control and quality assurance to ensure products are accurate and adhere to all RMUC branding, communications, and Department of Energy

Job Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Bachelor’s degree
• 2+ years of utility outreach/event management experience
• 1+ years of Information Technology or Cybersecurity experience
• Must have demonstrated knowledge of the energy sector and its stakeholders
• Ability to work both independently and as an effective member of a collaborative team
• Exceptional communication and organization skill
• Experience in managing multiple tasks at once
• Strong organizational and time management skills

Desired Qualifications (Not Required):

• 1+ years of experience as a technical writer is preferred
• Experience with managing outreach and engagement events that are compliant with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) is highly desired
• Experience with managing listening sessions (or similar events such as feedback sessions, stakeholder interviews, roundtable discussions, etc.) from start to finish is highly desired