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Associate
Kearns & West / San Diego (Hybrid)
Posted on: August 10, 2022
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Associate
THE ORGANIZATION
Kearns & West is a leader in the collaborative communications field, providing services in stakeholder facilitation, public involvement, community outreach, and mediation, for the public and private sector. Founded in 1984, the small, woman-owned business has offices in Portland, Seattle, Denver, San Francisco, Riverside, San Diego, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Austin, Charleston, New York, and Washington, DC.
Focusing on positive, mutually beneficial results has allowed Kearns & West to maintain long-term relationships with the people and organizations they assist. The firm’s high-stakes projects include work at local, state, and national levels and cover a variety of sectors including transportation, land use and community planning, major public facilities and infrastructure, natural resources, energy, water, and marine resources. Developing solutions to advance essential policies and programs is a critical component of our project work.
Kearns & West is the ideal match for professionals seeking meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and colleagues that are smart, capable, and supportive. Once on board, our employees stay for the long term. The entrepreneurial culture at Kearns & West values employee initiatives in practice innovation and business development. Compensation and benefits at Kearns & West are also highly competitive with firms in our field.
THE POSITION
Kearns & West seeks an Associate in our SoCoffice. The candidate will support a range of projects with multi-party collaboratives, stakeholder engagement, communications, and outreach, and will have additional opportunities to work on other projects they are interested in as well. The position provides an opportunity to work on projects throughout the Pacific Northwest and the Mountain region as well as the opportunity to staff projects of national significance.
The position requires the following skillsets:
- Leading or supporting coordination of meeting logistics
- Support for multi-party collaboratives involving complex, high-profile public policy issues
- Documenting stakeholder engagement and community meetings, including notetaking, report preparation, and database management
- Tracking project activities and deadlines
- Project research
- Communications and outreach support
- Digital engagement and social media
- Preparation of informational materials for stakeholders and the public
- Proofreading reports and other documents
- Administrative duties
- Business development and development of project proposals including budgets
- Project management, contract administration, and invoice preparation
QUALIFICATIONS
The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in natural resources, public policy, communications, journalism, public relations, political science, or a related field. Interest in environmental/public policy issues, natural resource management, community/regional planning, equity and inclusive engagement, renewable energy, transmission, air quality, public involvement, conflict resolution, peacebuilding and mediation is also preferred.
Two to five years of experience is preferred including transferable skills. Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience (including the military) or life experience that are relevant for this position. Be sure to describe any transferable skills on your application and clearly explain how they apply to this position. Advanced degree or education is a plus but will not change job duties.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Organized and prepared to contribute to our full team
- An effective and reliable communicator
- Adaptable and flexible
- Self-motivated and comfortable working independently
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
- Interested in learning and growing professionally with our firm
- Comfortable with taking direction yet able to take the initiative as needed
- Able to reliably set priorities, manage multiple tasks, and meet project deadlines
- Able to work and balance multiple projects for multiple clients
- Successful at balancing working as part of a team with working independently
- Applicants must demonstrate strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Kearns & West is committed to maintaining a diverse workplace and is an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
HOW TO APPLY
Please apply here (https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=107ada2e-40d4-49b0-834d-1c09360c1c75&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=452835&lang=en_US&source=EN) immediately by submitting a cover letter and resume. Resumes will be accepted until the position is filled.
Required Experience / Skills / Education
Associate
THE ORGANIZATION
Kearns & West is a leader in the collaborative communications field, providing services in stakeholder facilitation, public involvement, community outreach, and mediation, for the public and private sector. Founded in 1984, the small, woman-owned business has offices in Portland, Seattle, Denver, San Francisco, Riverside, San Diego, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Austin, Charleston, New York, and Washington, DC.
Focusing on positive, mutually beneficial results has allowed Kearns & West to maintain long-term relationships with the people and organizations they assist. The firm’s high-stakes projects include work at local, state, and national levels and cover a variety of sectors including transportation, land use and community planning, major public facilities and infrastructure, natural resources, energy, water, and marine resources. Developing solutions to advance essential policies and programs is a critical component of our project work.
Kearns & West is the ideal match for professionals seeking meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and colleagues that are smart, capable, and supportive. Once on board, our employees stay for the long term. The entrepreneurial culture at Kearns & West values employee initiatives in practice innovation and business development. Compensation and benefits at Kearns & West are also highly competitive with firms in our field.
THE POSITION
Kearns & West seeks an Associate in our SoCoffice. The candidate will support a range of projects with multi-party collaboratives, stakeholder engagement, communications, and outreach, and will have additional opportunities to work on other projects they are interested in as well. The position provides an opportunity to work on projects throughout the Pacific Northwest and the Mountain region as well as the opportunity to staff projects of national significance.
The position requires the following skillsets:
- Leading or supporting coordination of meeting logistics
- Support for multi-party collaboratives involving complex, high-profile public policy issues
- Documenting stakeholder engagement and community meetings, including notetaking, report preparation, and database management
- Tracking project activities and deadlines
- Project research
- Communications and outreach support
- Digital engagement and social media
- Preparation of informational materials for stakeholders and the public
- Proofreading reports and other documents
- Administrative duties
- Business development and development of project proposals including budgets
- Project management, contract administration, and invoice preparation
QUALIFICATIONS
The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in natural resources, public policy, communications, journalism, public relations, political science, or a related field. Interest in environmental/public policy issues, natural resource management, community/regional planning, equity and inclusive engagement, renewable energy, transmission, air quality, public involvement, conflict resolution, peacebuilding and mediation is also preferred.
Two to five years of experience is preferred including transferable skills. Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience (including the military) or life experience that are relevant for this position. Be sure to describe any transferable skills on your application and clearly explain how they apply to this position. Advanced degree or education is a plus but will not change job duties.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Organized and prepared to contribute to our full team
- An effective and reliable communicator
- Adaptable and flexible
- Self-motivated and comfortable working independently
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
- Interested in learning and growing professionally with our firm
- Comfortable with taking direction yet able to take the initiative as needed
- Able to reliably set priorities, manage multiple tasks, and meet project deadlines
- Able to work and balance multiple projects for multiple clients
- Successful at balancing working as part of a team with working independently
- Applicants must demonstrate strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Kearns & West is committed to maintaining a diverse workplace and is an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
HOW TO APPLY
Please apply here (https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=107ada2e-40d4-49b0-834d-1c09360c1c75&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=452835&lang=en_US&source=EN) immediately by submitting a cover letter and resume. Resumes will be accepted until the position is filled.
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