Career Opportunities - Los Angeles, Oakland and Rosemead, Calif.
Bill Imada
Cerrell
Account Executive, Public Relations and Crisis Communications
Los Angeles
From Mr. Hal Dash, Chairman and CEO, Cerrell.
Position Overview
In today’s media environment, every business, government entity, and non-profit organization needs to work with the 24-hour news cycle. Cerrell’s Public Relations and Crisis Communications team is looking for an eager and aggressive media professional to join our team of experienced, creative, and innovative practitioners, to work with us to develop comprehensive PR campaigns and compelling content to shift public opinion, mitigate crisis situations, influence stakeholders, and make news.
Cerrell is California’s senior public affairs firm specializing in local government, campaigns, issues management, media relations and crisis communications. Interested parties are encouraged to visit our website at www.cerrell.com and send their resume, cover letter and three writing samples to jobs@cerrell.com.
Account Executive (AE)
Account Executives are responsible for managing day-to-day client needs. AE’s handle proactive/reactive contact among a broader group of community, government and media and have an increased client interface. We are seeking a creative and innovative thinker who can proactively offer and implement new ways to meet clients’ communications needs.
AE’s must possess strong written, social media and verbal communication skills, and are expected to have considerable knowledge of various industries and public policies issues. The ideal candidate must demonstrate good strategic thinking. AE’s typically have two to three years of public affairs, communications, government or related experience.
Responsibilities
• Develop and edit compelling and high-quality deliverables, including plans, memos, research, written content, media materials, website and social media content, client correspondence, and collateral
• Play a pivotal role in managing day-to-day client communications’ needs
• Handle proactive/reactive communication tasks for clients that need assistance with community groups, government and media outreach
• Actively participate in the development of communications and social media plans and their execution
• Provide appropriate instruction to junior staff on projects and facilitate teamwork
• Monitor client budgets and measure time allocations against budgets
Key Qualifications
• Minimum 2-4 years of communications experience in an agency setting, government or related communications experience.
• Expected to have considerable knowledge of various public policy and business issues, and must demonstrate good strategic thinking (experience working in the healthcare, real estate development and transportation sectors are a plus).
• Must possess extremely strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience to translating complex information into lay language.
• Energetic, self-starter and resourceful problem solver – gets things moving and keeps them on track. High attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple ongoing activities.
• Team player who’s willing and able to collaborate closely with colleagues and clients.
• Be able to balance tasks and prioritize work, meet deadlines, actively communicate progress and deliverables.
Pay
Position is full-time and provides competitive salary depending on experience. Cerrell offers an excellent benefits package including medical, long-term disability, 401(k) plan with employer matching, performance bonuses and more.
We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, pregnancy, age over 40, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, registered domestic partner status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Cerrell will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
Not accepting submissions from job agencies.
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)
Manager, Western Region
Oakland, Calif.
From Ms. Reyna Del Haro, Director of Public Affairs and Brand Communications, Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center.
Overview
The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) is a national not-for-profit organization founded in 1994 by Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter to promote economic development in America’s inner cities through private sector engagement that leads to the creation of jobs, income and wealth for local residents. Informed by our research, ICIC has developed or supported highly effective initiatives for underserved urban businesses to meet entrepreneurs’ most pressing needs. At ICIC, you will work with talented, creative and committed professionals in a collaborative culture dedicated to excellence and innovation.
Position Description
The Western Region Manager is the representative of the Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) program and of ICIC on the West Coast. The ICCC program helps business owners in economically distressed areas build capacity for sustainable growth in revenue, profitability, and employment. It is the only program of its kind to provide capacity-building education, one-on-one coaching, and connections to capital and capital providers. Currently offered in 14 US markets, the program is designed for busy executives of all expertise levels and helps bridge the gap for the 70% of inner city businesses that are dramatically undercapitalized.
Job Description
This role is the lead in managing the growing relationship with our sponsor Kaiser Permanente (KP) and in building networks of partners to refer qualified candidates for the ICCC program.
The primary responsibilities of the role include:
Relationship & Project Management
- Act as the main liaison between ICCC and Kaiser Permanente stakeholders in various geographies.
- Manage periodic reporting to KP, including during planning and execution of programs in different cities.
- Work with KP leadership to ensure successful delivery of program in a manner consistent with local needs and ICIC resources.
- Manage the creation and delivery of special projects.
Small Business Recruitment & Partnership Development
- Introduce ICIC and the ICCC program to potential partners both at a national and local level.
- Develop new recruitment relationships in specific markets alongside program partners.
- Work closely with the ICCC team and nominating partners to ensure sufficient quality nominations to create successful cohorts in each city.
- Represent ICCC and ICIC at various meetings, events, and speaking engagements across geographies, especially in the West Coast.
Qualifications: Candidates must demonstrate experience working independently but in close cooperation with a remote team. He/she must be comfortable interacting with people at all levels of an organization and influencing decisions at a high level.
- Minimum of 4 years professional experience. Advanced degree in business, marketing, or similar field preferred
- Proven success in building and maintaining client relationships
- Experience managing multiple constituents and projects at the same time, flexibility with changing priorities
- Ability to work well with a team as well as individually
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong problem solving and organizational skills and attention to detail
- Able to travel approximately 4-5 days per month.
ICIC is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and inclusive organization and strongly encourages applications from minorities. We provide equal opportunity for all persons seeking employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender identity, family status, sexual orientation, military status, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic as established by law.
This is a remote, full-time position working independently from home on the West Coast, reporting to the Director of the ICCC program.
Application Details
To be considered for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter through our application page.
For more information and to apply, contact: Mr. Diego Portillo Mazal
Southern California Edison
Senior Advisor, Corporate Philanthropy
Rosemead, Calif.
From Ms. Tammy Tran, Senior Manager for Community Engagement, Local Public Affairs, Southern California Edison.
Job Description
Corporate Communications is comprised of many groups, including Brand & Advertising, Creative Services, Corporate Giving, Key Initiatives, Emerging Issues and Digital & Social Media. Our primary responsibility is to keep our various stakeholders informed about all manner of vital company news/information, ranging from the hyper-urgent (such as storms/widespread power outages) to the not-so-urgent-but-still-essential (such as how to be more energy efficient).
The job…..
You will be responsible for developing and implementing the goals and programmatic needs related to the company’s charitable contributions strategic plan to result in increasing the company’s brand in the areas of corporate citizenship and improving business relationships with nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations and educational institution across the company’s service territory and reports to the Principal Manager of Corporate Philanthropy in Corporate Communications.
You will manage long-term projects and charitable investments and will lead measurement and evaluation methods, benchmarking and efforts that allows for the assessment of performance, trends, impact, and data driven decisions. Responsibilities also include benchmarking and reporting as well as planning and forecasting ~$6 million in budgets and resources.
You will provide strategic counsel to senior level leaders, employees and communicators to enhance existing philanthropic programs, collaborate with internal Organization Units to assess needs and develop recommendations, engage employees in giving back, support communities throughout the service territory and increase the company’s brand and reputation as a corporate citizen and leader.
Detailed stuff you’ll be doing..
- Review, analyze and make recommendations on grant proposals, project/program outcomes, governance structure, evaluation/measurements and financial statements.
- Monitor grant investments and serve as a primary contact for grantees in the portfolio, along with key community partners, nonprofit networks and funders to strengthen organizational capacity of grantees and sector.
- Develop and implement strategic plans and provides strategic counsel to senior leaders, employees and communicators to enhance existing grantmaking efforts and increase company reputation and presence through nonprofit board placements and initiating, maintaining and enhancing relationships with external stakeholders.
- Lead the assessment of data, metrics, evaluation, and impact reporting related to the implementation of the charitable contributions strategic plan.
- Summarize and interpret data and is responsible for reports and presentations describing outcomes and methods used.
- Manage key projects by developing, implementing and managing project teams, program charters, project plans, communications plans, budget management and lessons learned to ensure all work is completed within scope.
- Conduct site visits and due diligence on current and potential grantees to prepare grant recommendations, evaluate progress and impact reports.
- Attends various external meetings, events, presentations and conferences to represent the Corporate Philanthropy team in the community and to develop and maintain organizational visibility and accessibility.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
Qualifications you will have…
- 10 years of experience with leading and supporting programs, projects and/or philanthropic campaigns.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Nonprofit or Public Administration, Business or related field.
- Experience working with not-for-profit and/or community-based organizations.
Other things we seek that will set you up for success….
- Master’s Degree Nonprofit or Public Administration, Business or related field.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in planning and managing enterprise-wide programs, projects and engagement plans.
- Project Management coursework or certification.
- Experience in developing communications, storytelling, training and resources across multiple stakeholders and platforms.
- Experience that includes developing and applying quantitative models to support business decision making, analyzing portfolios of work and determining how to prioritize initiatives to support business outcomes.
- Experience with managing corporate-wide charitable projects and using related grant management databases or web-based platforms such as Benevity, Blackbaud Grantmaking, CyberGrants.
- Must have strong creative and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated skill to lead others through influence and collaboration (program/project/campaign lead).
- Experience in developing and monitoring budgets, metrics and reports.
- Must demonstrate effective decision making, results delivery, team building, and the ability to stay current with relevant technology and innovation.
You should know…
- Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work directly as employees for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship.
- This position will require working after hours during community events, emergencies or crises.
- Why Edison?
The people here at Edison don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We are fueling the kind of innovation that is changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. You’ll have a chance to grow your career and make a difference in the world.
SCE serves a population of approximately 15 million via 5 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within Central, Coastal and Southern California. As a company, we have big dreams and we know nothing big is ever accomplished alone. Join one of the nation’s leading electric utilities in making sure California, and all of us who live here, shine bright.
At SCE we celebrate our differences. We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status
To apply, visit:
Bill Imada
Chairman and Chief Connectivity Officer
6300 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 2150
Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA
Tel. 213.262.4090
Tel. 213.262.0911 direct
Mobile 310.691.3462
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