Partnerships and Community Engagement Specialist

About Us: The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry is the largest and most interactive science museum in the Western Hemisphere. Griffin MSI exposes guests of all ages to awe-inspiring exhibitions that spark curiosity and bring science to life. Griffin MSI's mission – to inspire the inventive genius in everyone – is realized through its world-class exhibits and engaging guest experiences. The Museum provides programs and experiences that deepen the engagement of students and teachers in science and science-related disciplines, with a vision to inspire and motivate our children to achieve their full potential in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math.

We offer a creative, collaborative, and innovative environment for our employees. Our employees get great perks such as: benefits starting on day one of employment, a progressive employee wellness program, hybrid work modality for eligible positions, free parking in Griffin MSI's garage, free admission to Griffin MSI for family and friends, free admission to other museums, and more! If you are equally passionate about our vision and want to be surrounded by a team of dynamic, smart and innovative people, the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry is the right place for you!

• Builds, maintains, manages, and implements community engagement priorities, goals, and objectives to execute strategic initiatives.
• Maintains relationships with community stakeholders in division initiatives such as SPARK neighborhoods to steward and explore partnership opportunities.
• Supports the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) in partnership communication and relationship tracking through data management.
• Represents the Museum at community meetings and with other stakeholders.
• Keeps abreast of current and pending community issues.
• Manage a large stakeholder community to schedule advocacy engagement opportunities and track engagements in pursuit of the Museum's mission.
• Prepares the CEO and CLO for advocacy engagement and tracking engagement outcomes.
• Manage and update all advocacy talking points, documents, and presentations.
• Attends and participates in learning and community events (tabling, CAC events, parades, etc.) to provide information and resources about the Museum and its initiatives and to support the team and strategy.
• Collaborates with others in the division to prevent redundancies in communication, efforts, or resource allocation.
• Uses tools broadly used by the division to project manage and track touchpoints such as Asana, Airtable, and SharePoint.
• Identifies opportunities for advancement using data and new trends in the Chicago region. 
• Works with internal stakeholders on messaging and community events.
• Other duties as assigned.