Careers

To manage a proactive, comprehensive employee communication program across department/district lines and throughout the organization that demonstrates cooperative values, supports the cooperative’s mission and helps achieve the cooperative’s vision; to develop and implement an effective employee communication strategy to support cooperative goals and objectives and strategic planning, inform/educate employees on cooperative activities and industry issues; to coordinate communications messaging across all employee communication outlets; to continuously evaluate the effectiveness of employee communication channels, providing recommendations for continuous improvement and implementing those recommendations; to provide leadership, teamwork, and communication in accordance with the Cooperative’s mission, vision, and values.

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EDUCATION: Require Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Public Relations, Communication or similar field. 

?EXPERIENCE: Require five (5) years of responsible experience in journalistic writing, editing, intranet management, photography, and public relations with business or industry. Prefer experience in employee communication with a service-type organization, particularly in the field of rural electrification. Prefer supervisory experience.

?KNOWLEDGE: Require working knowledge of principles and practices in journalistic writing, strategic employee communication, and employee recognition. Require working knowledge of photography, CMS and associated software applications. Require understanding of general business management principles, communication evaluation, electronic communication and communication planning. Require the ability to pursue a continuous program of self-development both inside and outside of work hours to further his/her knowledge to develop in the job and accept increasing responsibilities.