Senior Outreach Specialist

Senior Outreach Specialist 

Sacramento, CA (remote) 

We are the Environment & Planning Division. We are passionate about doing what’s right for our clients, our people, the communities where we live and work, and the environment. We are planners, scientists, program managers, communicators, economists, technologists, and strategists. We are collaborative, curious, and committed to excellence—these are qualities we value that make us who we are and inspire us to grow.  If you perform well in a fast-paced, engaging and collaborative environment, and would like to work with a diverse team of industry professionals, we encourage you to learn more about ICF (www.icf.com) and consider applying to join our team.      

ICF is seeking a senior-level communications and outreach professional to support state government clients with their infrastructure projects in the Sacramento region.  This position will be based in our Sacramento, CA office but is 100% remote. Travel to meetings and events in the Sacramento region is required.

Successful candidates will be able to effectively communicate and coordinate with key communities and stakeholders to support the design and development of high-profile infrastructure modernization projects. They will be part of a team that builds and maintains relationships with key communities and stakeholders, recommends outreach materials to be developed, coordinates meetings, and collects and tracks meeting outcomes. They will collaborate with the team and clients to develop outreach and communications strategies to educate, engage and foster working relationships with key communities and stakeholders.

About On-Call Employment with ICF

Given the project-specific nature of our environmental work, ICF often hires professionals as “On-Call” employees. On-Call employees are scheduled for work hours as they become available, and each on-call employee is free to accept or refuse the hours assigned to them in a given week. On-Call employees may work concurrent projects outside of their ICF assignment (along as their outside work does not create a conflict of interest with the work they do for ICF). The pay range listed for this position is required to be provided in a salaried format, but your work would be paid on an hourly basis.

What you will be doing

• Supporting the development of outreach plans and strategies based on project and issue specific needs.

• Recommend development of documents and plans to support messaging.

• Attend meetings, prepare agendas, meeting summaries, and maintain a cumulative record of input, feedback and action items for project/special meetings as requested.

• Provide communication with key stakeholders, identify new targets for future engagement opportunities, and other associated tasks. This includes regular contact and tracking communications through tracking communications in a spreadsheet or database format.

Preferred Skills/Experience/Behaviors 

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field.

• 8+ years of related experience.

This is an outstanding opportunity to work with talented and passionate individuals and to grow with a firm that believes in nurturing talent and developing long-term career success. ICF is a purpose driven company with a strong culture and underlying values that prize diversity, opportunity, equality, and respect. Our core values include Embracing Differences, and we seek candidates who are passionate about building a culture that encourages, embraces and hires dimensions of differences.

Working at ICF

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring regardless of any protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or military/veteran status. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO & AA policy.

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