Outreach Senior Advisor (New Orleans)

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

As an employee of the Atlanta Fed, you will help support our mission of promoting the stability and efficiency of the U.S. economy and financial system. Your work will affect the economy of the Southeast, the United States, and the world. The work we do here is important, and how we do it is just as important as what we do. We live our values of integrity, excellence, and respect every day. We do the right thing, we do things right, and we treat people right. A career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta gives you the chance to do work that touches lives and helps communities prosper.

The Bank believes in flexibility to balance the demands of work and life while also recognizing the necessity of connecting and collaborating with our colleagues in person. Onsite work is an essential function of this position, and you are required to be onsite according to the schedule set by your management.

Serves as the key subject matter expert for the District on a particular outreach topic (e.g. micro and macroeconomics, financial capability, money and banking, business education, curriculum instruction/learning management applications, museum curation and design). Uses strategic agility and quality decision making to support senior leadership in the development of a comprehensive strategy for outreach topics to include research, content development, programming, and other outreach initiatives. Independently executes strategy and monitors, measures, and reports outcomes. Uses interpersonal savvy to foster strategic relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. Designs and communicates content to increase the understanding of the Bank and the System’s mission and work. Uses technical and intellectual skills to develop rigorous, developmentally appropriate content, applications, and resources for key stakeholders. Produces highly specialized and original materials for Bank and System publications. Leads the coordination of small teams to execute public programs. Supports Bank or branch museum collection, exhibits, and tour program. 

Represents the Bank and outreach function on District and System work groups and projects. Works independently, requiring little 
guidance in area of expertise

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads a select outreach topic by strategically planning and coordinating related activities using effective outreach strategies to engage with key stakeholders. Effectively carries out project management activities, to include defining project specifications/requirements, identify resources, organizing teams, ensuring project objectives align with Bank and Outreach strategic plans, prioritizing work, assigning tasks, tracking progress, preparing status reports, managing deadlines, and measuring outcomes. Tracks related policies and trends on key outreach topic. Participates and provides leadership on Federal Reserve System (FRS) initiatives and work groups.
• Executes content development projects on a select outreach topic to support key stakeholder needs and issues within the District and across the System. Informs and trains external and internal stakeholders on key issues by writing and delivering effective professional presentations and programs. Coordinates dissemination and use of results to prioritize the implementation of complementary activities (e.g. professional development programs, and state, regional, and national conferences) using in-person and technology-based approaches.
• Conducts independent research and produces specialized content and resources for the Bank and System education websites, and external sources (e.g. professional associations’ journals, blogs, and learning management platforms) on key outreach topics.
• Serves as a contributing editor for key Bank and System outreach and education resources.
• Participates in substantive, hands-on collaborative outreach projects with System colleagues and publishes processes for potential duplication in other parts of the System. • Prepares and delivers presentations on outreach topics to internal and external stakeholders. Trains internal stakeholders to serve as Fed ambassadors in support of the Bank’s tour programs, speaker’s bureau, and financial capability program for students in majority-minority high schools.
• Supports the preparation of responses to outside inquiries and provides expert advice to Bank and System leadership and other departments as needed.
• Fosters regular communications, high-level relationships, and effective collaboration among District, System, and national practice, policy, research experts/leaders from universities, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, foundations, consortia, professional associations, financial institutions, and other related organizations on select outreach topic and serves as a critical knowledge broker. Serves on and chairs local/regional/national taskforces/project committees/boards/advisory committees that align with District and System outreach interests.
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in key outreach topics and monetary policy, regulatory issues, the financial and Federal Reserve Systems by attending educational programs, seminars and speeches, reading professional literature and maintaining professional affiliations/certifications.
• Maintains and enhances technical skills of all database, project management, and communication applications.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or 4 years required; Master’s Degree preferred.

Experience:

• Eight + years preferred

Functional Knowledge Preferences Knowledge Areas:

• Technical Skills:
• Strategic communications
• Subject Matter Expert in Macro/Micro Economic, Financial Capability, Money & Banking, Business Education, Curriculum Instruction & Blended learning, museum curation and design Individual Competencies
• Database management
• MS Office applications
• Speaking/Writing/Research Skills
• Project/Budget Management & Reporting
• Learning Management & Virtual presentation applications

Certifications/Licenses:

• Demonstrates Self-Awareness

• Problem Solving

• Action-Oriented

• Collaborates

• Communicates Effectively This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job.

Our total rewards program offers benefits that are the best fit for you at every stage of your career:

• Comprehensive healthcare options (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• 401K match, and a fully funded pension plan
• Paid vacation and holidays; flexible work environment
• Generously subsidized public transportation
• Education Assistance Program
• Professional development programs, training and conferences
• And more…

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies, rush jobs, change in workload or technological developments).

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Communications/Public Relations Family Group

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

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