Project Based Analyst | Weehawken Community Engagement - Immediate Hire

Application Deadline: 31 January 2025

Department: Consulting Services

Employment Type: Contract / Temp

Location: New York | Fidi

Compensation: $30.00 - $35.00 / hour

Description

Karp Strategies is immediately hiring a Community Engagement Analyst (Project Based) to serve as the primary public-facing representative of the ongoing Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project in Weehawken, NJ. This role is focused exclusively on engagement efforts within the Weehawken community, including staffing the Weehawken Community Engagement Center and supporting related outreach and programming. This will include evenings and weekend hours. 

The ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of experience in stakeholder engagement and outreach with strong skills in communication, community relationship-building, and event coordination. This position requires an individual who is enthusiastic about working closely with a single community and is passionate about addressing community concerns while supporting the development of programming that fosters local connections.

This is for an immediate opportunity and we will be working through our recruitment process quickly. Interested candidates should apply TODAY.
We are looking for creative thinkers, candidates who are entrepreneurial and willing to take research risks to put big ideas out there, and who are comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders. Candidates who are interested in putting their writing, design, and interpersonal skills to use communicating ideas externally will excel in this role. The candidate will share our commitment to growing stronger communities and thriving economies, as well as our values toward diversity, equity, and inclusion. 
Please note, that this position is Project-based and employment terms (dates of employment, length of employment, and hours) will be driven by the needs of the project you will be hired to support. We currently anticipate this role to start immediately and continue for up two years, although the duration may change. There may be an opportunity to extend employment beyond these terms depending on project and firm needs. 

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the public “face” of the program at the Weehawken Community Engagement Center, initially at the Department of Public Works (DPW) office and later at the permanent center opening in the Shades neighborhood in late spring.  
• Help plan and staff community-based programming activities hosted at the center, fostering relationships and meaningful interactions with local stakeholders.
• Manage and coordinate clear and accessible communications in response to questions and concerns raised by community members and stakeholders.
• Support data analysis of all kinds: economic, demographic, real estate, market. Determine what kind of changes are going on in neighborhoods and what those changes mean. At the organizational level, assess policies and data to inform operations, goals and visions; make recommendations toward strategic planning and organizational change.
• Organize and support stakeholder meetings throughout various stages of program development and delivery.
• Strong writing and/or graphic design experience is a must given the range of work required on projects.
• Conduct outreach activities, such as telephone calls, flyer distribution, and participation in community association meetings, to encourage involvement and ensure awareness of programming and resources. 
• Support transportation and infrastructure focused research and work as needed, including briefings, meetings, and analysis. Manage related logistics and support, including preparation of research, analysis and deliverables materials.
• Project manage the heck out of whatever you are working on, utilizing schedules, project plans, shared file systems, and communication apps. Analysts often play an assistant project manager role on larger projects.
• Design infographics, data visualizations, and graphic representations of policy, process, engineering, and analytical findings to support client projects, business development efforts, and other initiatives with Adobe Suite programs. Ranging from things as simple as agendas to as big as decks going to a client’s investors, execute on translating technical information into layperson formats either independently or on a team.
• Work in a start-up environment with a close-knit team and our project partners on misc. tasks, big or small, as they arise.  
• If Gateway project work i