COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND TRAINING COORDINATOR (DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS & ETHICS)

GENERAL OVERVIEW

Under the direction of the Director of Human Rights and Ethics (DHRE), the Community Outreach and Training Coordinator is responsible for developing, coordinating, and executing a wide variety of outreach and training activities to educate County officials, employees, and the community at large of the County’s human rights and ethics rules and best practices. The Community Outreach and Training Coordinator will collaborate and engage with County officials and community groups to foster relationships, attending or organizing outreach events. The Community Outreach and Training Coordinator maintains and updates social media and creates material to support outreach and trainings.

WHY PURSUE A CAREER WITH COOK COUNTY?

In addition to providing employees with a challenging, rewarding environment for

career and personal growth, we are proud to also offer some of the best benefits in

the public sphere, including:

➢ Top Tier Medical Benefits: Medical Plans, Prescription Drug Benefit, Dental Plans, Vision Plan and

7 Additional voluntary benefit plans

➢ Flexible Teleworking Options

➢ Generous, Flexible Paid Time Off (13 paid designated holidays; Minimum of 10 vacation days

annually; Up to 4 personal days annually; and Paid sick leave)

➢ Pension Plan

➢ Financial Support Programs and Resources: Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts –

Dependent Day Care, Commuter Benefits, Discounted Parking, PSLF Eligibility, Deferred

Compensation and Education Tuition Stipend

➢ Health/Wellness Perks: Flexible Spending Accounts-Health Care, Employee Assistance Program

and MyHealth Connections wellness program.

SNAPSHOT OF COOK COUNTY:

➢ Serves 5.28 million residents of Chicago and its inner suburbs

o 2nd largest county in America

o Larger than 27 states

➢ Cook County employs over 22,000 employees who work in a variety of skilled jobs and trades.

o Nearly 80% unionized workforce

o 15 unions represented

o 63 separate collective bargaining agreements

➢ Highway – Cook County maintains almost 600 miles of roads and highways.

➢ Land – Cook County assesses the value of more than 1.5 million parcels of taxable land and collects and distributes tax funds as a service for local government taxing bodies.

➢ Safety – Cook County provides vital services to local government, from conducting elections in suburban areas to offering 911 services in unincorporated areas and municipalities.

LOCATION:

Located in the Loop District of downtown Chicago, one of the most formidable business districts in the world, the area has an astounding number of cultural foundations, stunning parks such as Millennial Park and Maggie Daley Park, steps away from the Chicago Riverwalk, award-winning restaurants, and plenty of shopping! In addition, Chicago is serviced by multiple bus and train lines for public transportation from the suburbs to the city, taxis are plentiful, public parking garages for motorist, and bicycle share rentals and local bike lanes for bicyclist.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Understand the mission of DHRE and County human rights and ethics rules and issues.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with representatives of community and social and civic organizations for the purpose of disseminating human rights information and resources.
• Develop training presentations and materials on laws enforced by the department, including the Ethics Ordinance, Human Rights Ordinance, and labor related laws tailored to County employees, elected officials, vendors, lobbyists, members of the public, community groups, etc.
• Develop content and materials for special outreach programs such as workshops, meetings, and conferences.
• Ensure that each outreach activity is managed within the budget.
• Create outreach materials such as flyers, posters, and guidance documents.
• Regularly update and maintain social media accounts.
• Recruit, train, and develop staff members and volunteers to assist in carrying out community outreach activities.
• Develop local strategies for public outreach and education.
• Track outreach and training metrics.
• Support policy analyst in press and general inquiries.
• Support edits to DHRE webpages.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of local, state, and federal human rights and ethics ordinances, laws, and standards.
• Possess a command of all applicable ordinances and can provide public outreach and education to various members of the public including elected officials, professional and trade organizations, employers, and community groups.
• Demonstrate and uphold the highest levels of integrity, ethical conduct, and stewardship.
• Knowledge of current best practices and trends related to human rights and effective ethics and accountability programs.
• Ability to pay attention to detail and be conscientious about work product. Ability to think innovatively but create solutions in a pragmatic manner.
• Ability to respond and interact with press and media contacts.
• Ability to build formal relationships with community, non-profit, and advocacy organizations and leveraging those relationships for collaboration and outreach.
• Ability to manage a program budget.
• Ability to manage interns and fellows.
• Ability to edit webpages with training and support. Excellent written and oral communication skills.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree, and three (3) years of experience in public administration, community outreach, communications role or an equivalent combination of professional work experience, training, and education.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree Public Administration.
• Prior supervisory or managerial work experience. Exceptional writing and communication skills.
• Proficiency in non-English language.

HOW TO APPLY: Please submit a Resume and Cover letter to shakmanexemptapplications@cookcountyil.gov

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Sedentary Work

Sedentary Work involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.

The duties listed are not set forth for purposes of limiting the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the many duties normally to be performed under a job title or those to be performed temporarily outside an employee’s normal line of work.