This position will be working with a team under the supervision of the Director of the Office of Community Partnerships within the Community Engagement Cluster.

NOTE: This is to be a part-time merit-based position with benefits. The term will expire on December 31, 2022.  Continued employment in this position beyond December 31, 2022 will be contingent upon action by the County Executive elected on November 4, 2022.

The Office of Community Partnerships is seeking a Middle Eastern Community Outreach Manager. The areas of responsibility include but are not limited to the following:

• Identifying the assets, needs, issues, and concerns of the residents of Montgomery County with special emphasis on the Middle Eastern community and helping the Middle Eastern community present its needs and issues to County government and related independent agencies serving County residents.
• Planning and facilitating cultural programs and events highlighting the diversity of Montgomery County.
• Facilitating the coordination of government service delivery systems to individuals and organizations in Montgomery County with emphasis on Middle Eastern communities.
• Developing and maintaining a close working relationship with County government personnel to ensure enhanced cooperation and effective working relationships, support systems, and information exchange while helping to build the cultural competence of County government personnel.
• Working with County department representatives and other members of the Office of Community Partnerships team to facilitate the implementation and compliance requirements related to Limited English Proficiency (LEP) policies and/or procedures.
• Staffing the  Middle Eastern American Advisory Group meetings.
• Preparing written documentation for public speaking engagements for the County Executive, Chief Administrative Officer, and members of the senior management team.
• Reviewing community event invitations and providing written recommendations to the senior management team.
• Participating in community events as a speaker, presenter or guest on behalf of the Office of the Community Partnerships and the County Executive.
• Working with stakeholders to design and implement education and outreach campaigns around the Census and other interest areas as needed such as legal, immigration and citizenship.
• Partnering with the staff at the Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center to help ensure that each major region of the county has the full range of citizenship, language, computer, job skills and financial literacy classes and programs needed to give immigrants an opportunity to thrive in our community.

Multilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. If the candidate selected for this position possesses multilingual skills, they will be required to successfully pass an examination assessing oral communication, reading comprehension, and interpreting skills. For Advanced proficiency, the candidate must also pass an examination requiring translating text from another language to English and vice versa.

Salary posted below is for a full-time position.  Part-time hourly pay range is $36.48 - $60.85.  Employee is budgeted for 20 hours per week.

This position requires the ability to work some evenings and weekends.  This position requires the ability to attend meetings or perform work at locations outside the office.