Job Description Summary

Department - County Free Library

Job Description

OPEN TO CURRENT PIMA COUNTY EMPLOYEES ONLY

Job Type: Classified

 

Job Classification: 5316 - Community Engagement Manager  

Salary Grade: 14

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $62,670 - $75,192 Annually 

Pay Range: $62,670 - $87,734 Annually 

Range Explanation:

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

Pima County is seeking a dynamic Community Engagement Manager to serve as a key leader at Pima County Public Library, primarily overseeing Valencia Library. In this role, you will collaborate with the Branch Manager to lead service-level librarians and programming, support adult services systemwide, and act as the liaison between the branch and the Community Engagement Office. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating community engagement initiatives, working closely with internal teams and external partners to build meaningful connections with diverse populations, including Latinx, Indigenous, and unhoused communities. The ideal candidate will have experience managing teams, supervising staff, and using communication and data analysis skills to measure and improve program effectiveness. This role is essential in ensuring the library’s engagement is inclusive, effective, and responsive to community needs.

This position may be required to work rotating shifts, including evenings and weekends.

 

Essential Functions:  

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Develops, implements, and manages community engagement programs and initiatives in alignment with department goals and priorities;

• Manages and administers operational and program activities supporting community engagement and evaluates program effectiveness and success;

• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with other county departments, public and private agencies, organizations and groups to achieve program goals and objectives;

• Oversees communication efforts with community members, working collaboratively with marketing and support teams and serving as a program contact person associated with community awareness activities;

• Reviews and analyzes routine and special reports detailing the status and/or success of the program, prepares recommendations and/or initiates corrective action;

• Develops, writes and administers the program's annual budget, prepares program-related financial forecasts and identifies funding sources to support program activities;

• Develops, negotiates, monitors, and administers contracts, intergovernmental agreements, and/or financial and service agreements for the program managed;

• Analyzes federal, state and local legislation and ensures program compliance with applicable regulations and policies;

• Directs organizational and management studies for the purpose of identifying problems and alternative solutions to the problems;

• Supervises and mentors program staff and volunteers, providing guidance, support, and professional development opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications:  

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in a program-related field, as defined by the appointing authority at the time of recruitment AND four (4) years of professional level experience in coordinating, monitoring, administering or managing program or specialized work unit activities. 

(Relevant professional level experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be