GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER

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| The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a |
| comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this |
| classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties |
| and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all |
| duties listed and may be required to perform additional, |
| position-specific duties. |
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| ·         Serve as liaison to elected officials and key community |
| stakeholders and groups to keep them well-informed of agency |
| activities and priorities and advocate in support of JATA priorities |
| with these jurisdictions, stakeholders and partners; |
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| ·         Monitor, analyze and report on policy and political issues |
| related to local governments and community stakeholder groups; |
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| ·         Manage and implement EEO and DBE plans and programs. |
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| ·         Manages interactions between JATA and local and regional |
| news media; proactively works to secure positive and accurate news |
| coverage of the Agency; reacts to questions, incidents and all other |
| issues that surface involving news media. Develops and executes |
| communications strategy on high-profile as well as routine issues |
| facing the Agency. |
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| ·         Manages the conception, writing and editing of clear and |
| persuasive materials including marketing pieces, news releases, |
| website information, PowerPoint presentations, talking points, |
| speeches, fact sheets, letters, brochures, executive summaries and |
| opinion columns; provides writing and editing expertise to all |
| departments for internal and external communication pieces; |
| collaborates closely with departments to create useful materials. |
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| ·         Initiates, coordinates and implements projects related to |
| content, design and structural improvements to the agency Web site |
| and social networking sites |
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| ·         Researches, writes and develops grant proposals for the |
| Agency. |
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| ·         Establishes and maintains grant administrative processes |
| and procedures for the Agency, advising the Agency on grant |
| requirements, compliance and opportunities. |
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| ·         Other tasks assigned by the Executive Director. |
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