Do you believe the STEM community brings a valuable perspective to challenges faced by cities, counties, and states? Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally seeks to inspire, encourage, and empower people in STEM to be active civic participants. We are a dedicated group of volunteers working to help our fellow members of the STEM community more effectively engage with their local communities and governments. And we would be thrilled to have you join our ranks.

About ESAL

For the past seven years, ESAL has been a volunteer-led organization with engaged founders and leaders focused on the long-term vision and strategy. In July 2024, Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally launched its first organizational Strategic Plan, 2024-2027, setting strategic priorities to:

1. deepen network engagement to connect more people with STEM backgrounds;
2. build organizational capacity to support ESAL’s growth in mission-based work; and
3. raise awareness about ESAL and local civic engagement among STEM groups.

Learn more about our mission, vision, core beliefs, and goals.

About the Role

To realize our strategic priorities, ESAL seeks a part-time Digital Engagement Associate who will help us build new ways to connect and inform our growing network. They will:

Database Management and Digital Engagement - 90%

1. Clean and compile datasets to populate a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform
2. Build audience-specific digital engagement strategies, such as journey mapping
3. Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of digital audience engagement strategies
4. Work with the Executive Director and a contractor to develop, test, and launch a network engagement portal that supports ESAL’s strategic priorities
5. Contribute to a marketing strategy to launch the portal
6. Contribute posts, resources, news, and conversations to the portal
7. Address portal users’ ongoing technical and digital community-building requests
8. Measure, monitor, and evaluate engagement through the portal
9. Support other digital engagement needs as the network grows and evolves

Organizational and Administrative Support - 10%

1. Support events, workshops, content, and communications tasks as requested
2. Contribute to internal recordkeeping, team communications, and file management
3. Completing other duties, such as managing files, assembling reports, and researching programmatic or operational needs, as assigned

ESAL is a fully remote organization, and the Digital Engagement Associate will be provided with appropriate tools to complete their work from home. Volunteers and staff have the option to travel to represent ESAL at conferences and events that further our mission, but this is not a requirement of this role. The expected hourly rate for this part-time position is $20-$25 for 15-20 hours/week, commensurate with experience.

Characteristics of a Strong Candidate

Role requirements:

1. Ability to accurately clean different datasets and organize them into one database
2. Ability to effectively work independently and collaboratively in a remote work environment
3. Availability to work 15-20 hours per week during regular business hours in Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, or Alaskan Time Zones
4. Computer literacy and willingness to learn platforms
5. Willingness to engage people through email, through online platforms, over the phone, and at events

Preferred skills and experience:

1. Demonstrated experience using a CRM to compile and organize membership data
2. Demonstrated experience in user experience and digital engagement
3. Ability to analyze data to inform programmatic and marketing decisions
4. Excellent detail orientation and organizational, research, and time management skills

ESAL is committed to employee professional development, and we encourage candidates to apply even if they do not meet all criteria. ESAL is committed to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI), and alignment to our JEDI policy will be a factor in our hiring decision.

How to Apply

If you are interested in helping us change how engineers and scientists think about policy engagement and local civic participation, please email us at info@esal.us with an application that includes a resume and cover letter detailing:

1. Your educational background and professional experience
2. Evidence of your familiarity with ESAL’s mission and a commitment to furthering it
3. Examples of your experience in the specific areas of responsibility
4. Anything else you would like us to know about you and your interest in or ability to succeed in this role

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. To ensure full consideration of your candidacy, please submit your resume and cover letter by December 2, 2024.