Community Engagement Coordinator

About Us

Archipelago Strategies Group (ASG), established in 2013, specializes in impactful social marketing to change behaviors. Our comprehensive services encompass in-house communications, marketing, creative, community outreach, contact center, and data teams. As a certified woman-, minority-, and LGBT-owned business, ASG has received accolades such as the U.S. SBA's Minority-Owned Small Business of the Year in 2017 and recognition as one of Massachusetts' "Fast 50" growing private companies in 2022. With a commitment to community improvement, ASG has expanded its workforce by 50% in 2023, fostering opportunities for diverse multicultural groups and our employees.

Community Engagement Coordinator

Archipelago Strategies Group, Inc. (ASG) is looking for a dynamic Community Engagement Coordinator to join our award-winning team. We are looking for an initiative-taking, community-oriented, and thoughtful professional who will be responsible for activating community engagement campaigns while coordinating activities between members of the community and cross-functional internal teams to ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions. The ideal candidate will have experience in people-facing and/or project-based work, volunteer management. Advocacy/organizing is a plus (including work as a volunteer in your community or on-campus).

Primary Accountabilities

• Assist events team in execution of events with operational and logistical excellence using industry standard knowledge and applying innovation
• Collaborate with Events Managers to manage all logistics, such as but not limited to, location sourcing, ordering of supplies, event promotion, event cost management, vendor management, event staff scheduling, transportation of materials, etc.
• Build and maintain relationships within targeted communities
• Consult and collaborate with community members and groups
• Ensure that service standards and quality measures of agency/community/client needs, and demands are established, implemented, and monitored
• Build and manage a field leadership team to execute complex field plans
• Oversee Captain and Outreach Ambassadors teams
• Establish a strong professional culture within the field organization focused on accountability, specific goals, innovation, and sense of purpose
• Direct flyer distribution in key locations, such as places of worship, food pantries, supermarkets, social service hubs etc.
• Create and strengthen partnerships with community organizations and local groups
• Perform other duties as assigned
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Access to the internet is required
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, especially during campaign peaks
• Must have a driver's license and ability to access a vehicle when statewide travel is permitted
• Bilingual in Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, or Cape Verdean Creole highly preferred
  
  

Minimum Skills

• Experience collaborating with diverse staff teams
• A working knowledge of the complex needs of a wide variety of events, and basic event planning
• Previous experience organizing “grass-roots” activities
• Demonstrated ability to build and motivate teams and work effectively in a team environment in both a management and support role
• Strong organizational skills and ability to monitor campaign progress and keep the teams motivated
• Demonstrated ability to form meaningful and respectful relationships with community members
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including public speaking
• Experience recruiting, training, and managing volunteers desired
• Must possess the ability to think creatively and strategically
• Proficiency with Microsoft Windows applications, Google Drive, NGP-VAN, Canvasser preferred
• Must be able to work independently without intensive supervision
• Strong people skills, including the ability to work with diverse groups of people
• Commitment to creating awareness around equity, and inclusion
  
  

Benefits And Compensation

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance and Long Term Disability
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation Time and Wellbeing Time
• 401(k)
  
  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the incumbent for this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

ASG is strongly committed to diversity and a workplace environment that respects, appreciates and values employee differences and similarities. By providing and supporting a work culture that fosters and builds upon diversity and its strengths, ASG will better serve our clients and communities through its services. ASG is an employment at-will organization and an equal opportunity employer committed to maintaining a work environment free from discrimination on the basis of age, amnesty, ancestry, color, creed, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, covered veteran status, national guard or reserve unit duty obligations, or any other category protected by law (“protected class status”) and in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. ASG complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment.

ASG participates in the E-Verify program and upholds candidates and employee rights. Additionally, ASG complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, or any additional information on the content above, please contact People Operations by email at [email protected].