Manager, Stakeholder Engagement

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National Grid is hiring a Manager, Stakeholder Engagement for Massachusetts. Hybrid. Ability to travel throughout our service territory for critical meetings where face to face interaction is of high value.

Recruit, develop, retain and manage a team to serve as the New England lead on equity, language access, and environmental justice with a focus on:

* Operationalizing the company's framework in New England as it relates to regulatory policy and commitments around equity
* Drafting policies and practices that ensure equity considerations are integrated into the relevant parts of the business, including project planning and development
* Crafting tools to ensure customers and communities can easily understand upcoming projects and initiatives
* Appraising outreach efforts to ensure readability and language access for stakeholders
* Engaging with key internal and external stakeholders to identify community needs
* Identifying "hard to reach" communities and tailoring outreach efforts to enhance engagement
* Designing and delivering training for employees about equity policies and regulations
* Providing distribution, procedural, structural, and impact analysis as needed
* Maintaining compliance with any regulatory requirements and providing support for regulatory dockets and mandated reporting
* Reviewing best practices and adjusting company policies accordingly

* Experience with equity initiatives
* Familiarity with laws and regulations pertaining to environmental justice
* Strong external engagement, task management and organizational skills, including the ability to build consensus, and manage expectations of internal and external stakeholders
* Excellent verbal presentation and written communication skills and the ability to write reports and develop presentations for internal and external senior leaders
* Valid driver's license with a safe driving history required

* A Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, public policy, business, law, government, social science, human resources or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
* 5+ years of experience in the energy industry or a field related to public engagement
* Previous management experience preferred