Position Information:

• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Location: St. Paul, MN or remote (anywhere within the U.S.A.)
• Start Date: June 7, 2021 – May 27, 2022 (1 year fellowship)
• Compensation: $16/hour - $20/hour (salary will be based on individual's education and/or relevant experience)

Fellow, Community Engagement:

As the Community Engagement Fellow, you will be joining a multi-faceted team whose mission is to create more relevant, inclusive and impactful community engagement in order grow new and diverse Audiences. You will have a direct hand in the following:

• Build new connections and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with BIPOC Influencers and community organizations
• Support impact evaluations and assessments to better understand our Audiences and gain insights to make data-driven decisions
• Synthesize data and insight information into clearly-articulated oral and/or written presentations and recommendations

Key Learning Goals:

1. Build new contacts and relationships with BIPOC Influencers and community organizations
2. Learn to manage multiple community stakeholders projects e.g. create a community meeting agenda with a measurable outcome, facilitate meetings with multiple community stakeholder to find common goals, execute complex community projects to benefit MPR|APM's public mission
3. Develop strong analytical skills with the ability to do basic research such as literature reviews and impact evaluation

Responsibilities:

• Assist in planning and executing outreach and training projects. (Outreach e.g. MPR News' In Focus series, Training e.g. MPR News Journalist training)
• Serve as an ambassador and point of contact for MPR|APM to BIPOC community influencers and organizations. (e.g. Implement new partnerships and maintain existing partnerships with LPFM radio stations and BIPOC media groups)
• Assist with synthesizing, summarizing listening session surveys and presenting it to an internal and external Audience

Benefits:

• Partial subsidy for onsite parking or public transportation
• Eligible to accrue sick time off
• Eligible for health insurance as required under the ACA

Programming:

• Participate in robust on-boarding experience
• Professional development: on-the-job training, intercultural development assessment, formal performance review feedback sessions, etc.
• Participate in brown bag sessions to gain broader perspective of the organization

Required Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a Master or Doctorate degree OR at least 2 years of relevant professional experience
• Some college course in the humanities or social science or equivalent experience
• Experience listening to and engaging diverse communities with multiple community stakeholders
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues in multiple departments/divisions
• Passion for inclusion, community engagement and news and music
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to do basic research such as literature reviews
• Diversity and inclusion experience and cross-cultural competency
• Skill in planning, development, and fulfillment of successful multi-faceted, multi-stakeholder projects
• Strong attention to detail, accurate and thorough
• Ability to learn new software and digital applications as required
• Experience with social media

Preferred Qualifications:

• One or more years of experience evaluating program impact or some college courses in evaluation and assessment e.g. analyzing surveys, reviewing macro data charts and drawing insights.
• One or more years of working directly with BIPOC groups

Next Step in the Application:

In addition to your skills and knowledge, we want to get to know you in the application process. In addition to your resume, please include a cover letter (of no more than 1 page) with answers to the following:

• What professional skills would you like to add to your toolbox in the months and years to come to grow in your career field?
• Where do you see yourself professionally in five-years and how will this role help you achieve that goal?