Community Engagement Coordinator

Community Engagement Coordinator

Company: North Orange County Community College District

Job Location: North Orange Continuing Education - Anaheim Campus

Category: Extension and Outreach

Type: Full-Time

Position Number: 2015923P

Department: NOCE-AC Campus Communications

Percentage of Employment: 100%

Months of Employment: 12 Months Per Year

Work Schedule: Tuesday- Friday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Saturday, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Schedule and shift are subject to change in accordance with department needs.)

Job Description

• Develop a community engagement and partnership development plan in collaboration with the institutional strategic plan and priorities for increasing enrollment.
• Performs marketing and outreach activities to promote awareness of campus programs, services and events; helps support the marketing and outreach efforts of various campus departments and offices.
• Assists in fundraising efforts to secure financial support for student scholarships, program enhancements, and other institutional initiatives.
• Attends various community, partner, legislative, and media events, as assigned, to represent the campus and promote institutional programs and services.
• Develop informational materials, outreach presentations, and community engagement workshops regarding instructional programs, services, application, registration and onboarding and share with community members.
• Communicate regularly with community partners through email, phone, newsletter, and various other formats. Maintain master community partner database and outreach master calendar.
• Establish processes such as streamlining agreements for community partners and formally tracking data from outreach events.
• Creates content about institutional partnerships and community engagement for campus-based newsletters, websites, social media, and reports, in traditional or emerging media formats.
• Researches, recommends, and integrates industry trends and best practices into operational processes.
• Acts as a liaison with community-based partners, schools, organizations, legislators, and local leaders, including: responding to inquiries, making presentations, providing campus tours, coordinating and participating in community outreach events, and scheduling advocacy and public relations visits.
• Organizes, attends, or leads a variety of project-based meetings as required; coordinates programs and services as appropriate with other school-wide personnel. Serve as lead of campus-based outreach/partnership workgroups and report back to the campus-based marketing or community relations committee.
• Manages office activities related to community engagement to assure efficient operations; writes, edits, and sends department correspondence including emails, letters, agendas and reports; schedules appointments and meetings; initiates and answers telephone calls; responds to requests for information; answers questions and resolves problems requiring judgment, knowledge and explanation of policies; routes and distributes incoming mail and other materials; prepares presentation folders/packets and outreach materials for informational events.
• Monitors community engagement budget; approves expenditures within established guidelines; assists with budget development and tracks status of budgets related to activities and events focused on community engagement; maintains petty cash accounts; responds to inquiries regarding financial issues.
• Orders supplies and prepares purchase requisitions; tracks orders to assure delivery and payment.
• Assist in the planning, coordination, scheduling, and publicity for public relations events including campus tours for the institution, community, and partners.
• Learns and applies emerging technologies and advances as necessary to perform duties in an efficient, organized, and timely manner.
• Train, provide work direction and coordinate with internal and external partners.
• Participate in District/College efforts to increase the diversity of faculty and staff and to address student achievement gaps; active assistance in the creation of a welcoming and inclusive work and educational environment; attend and participate in diversity, equity and inclusion trainings and events.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Primary Purpose

Under the direction of the Director of Campus Communications, this position is responsible for serving as the lead for institutional coordination of strategic outreach, partnership development, and community engagement.

POSITION IS PARTIALLY GRANT FUNDED

Working Relationships

The Community Engagement Coordinator maintains frequent contact with various campus departments and personnel, faculty, students, community members, partners, legislative offices, media representatives, consultants, vendors, and the public.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of District organization, operations, policies and objectives
• Knowledge of rules, strategies, technologies, terminologies, and best-practice trends related to communications, public relations, and marketing
• Knowledge of modern office practices, procedures, and equipment
• Knowledge of record-keeping techniques
• Knowledge of correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary
• Ability to interpret, apply and explain rules, regulations, policies and procedures
• Ability to write clearly, accurately, and effectively in a variety of styles for emails, memos, letters, reports, newsletters, news releases, fliers, brochures, ads, social media, website pages, and other formats
• Ability to edit communications for clarity and accuracy
• Ability to use a variety of computer software to perform functions such as word processing, database management, and presentation preparation; graphic design and website publishing is desirable
• Ability to learn and use new and emerging technologies
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions
• Ability to work independently with little direction
• Ability to take leadership, coordinating role with assigned projects
• Ability to understand scope of authority in making independent decisions
• Ability to analyze situations accurately and identify an effective course of action according to established guidelines
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work
• Ability to meet schedules and timelines
• Ability to work confidentially with discretion
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
• Ability to develop relationships with community members and/or partners to cultivate fundraising opportunities for institutional priorities including student scholarships.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors Degree from a regionally accredited institution in the areas of English, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field; AND

Three (3) years of experience in communications, community engagement, or related field with demonstrated networking, presentation, community outreach, and writing skills;

OR

Associates Degree from a regionally accredited institution in a related field AND

Five (5) years of experience in communications, community engagement, or related field with demonstrated networking, presentation, community outreach, and writing skills.

OR, any combination of education and experience which would provide the required equivalent qualifications of the position.

Commitment to diversity. All applicants must have demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty and staff. The applicant must be able to demonstrate how their experience with these factors relates to successfully achieving the goals of the position.

Desirable Qualifications

• Bilingual, particularly (but not limited to) Spanish, Farsi, Vietnamese, Korean, Arabic, or Chinese.
• Demonstrated experience integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion into the duties and responsibilities for this position.
• Prior experience in approaching work and interactions with colleagues and/or students in an equity minded manner. Ability to provide an inclusive and welcoming work/educational environment.

Salary Range

$6,769 - $8,173 Per Month

Open Date: 04/22/2026

Close Date: 05/06/2026