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Amazon Community Engagement Manager, AWS InCommunities in London, United Kingdom
Description
AWS Community Engagement is the team within AWS's Infrastructure organization that focuses on building and supporting global and local initiatives around science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) education, equity, and access; tech upskilling; environmental stewardship; and employee engagement. The successful candidate in this role will lead the Community Engagement program for AWS Infrastructure in the UK and other countries in Europe.
Why AWS?
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Work/Life Balance
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Key job responsibilities
Identify organizations and key stakeholders including nonprofits to understand their needs, build relationships and collaborate on impactful outcomes. - Manage the delivery of community programs, events, and initiatives following global standards with a focus on localization.
Manage key aspects of community sponsorships and determining whether a sponsorship opportunity met success criteria in collaboration with key business partners.
Contribute to AWS infrastructure expansion by facilitating discussions related to community engagement during planning approvals.
Lead community assessment for new sites in the region, identify potential community relates risks and develop a community engagement plan to proactively mitigate the risks.
Communicate the impact of InCommunities programs internally and externally.
Partner with HR to build on and develop programs that empower employees to engage with our communities.
Represent AWS Infrastructure publicly in meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
Utilize multiple communications channels including, but not limited to newsletters, the intranet, social media, and email campaigns to drive employees’ awareness and involvement in community engagement initiatives.
Capture data to demonstrate community engagement’s quantified and qualified impact on AWS Infrastructure, its employees, and the community, and communicate these values internally and externally.
Proven ability, willingness, and desire to: Write and speak effectively for audiences of varying sizes. - -
Work with cross-functional teams including engineering, operations, human resources, legal, public policy, and public relations to deliver results.
Interact effectively and provide strategic counsel at all levels of the organization.
Think and communicate clearly including formulating clear points of view on complicated issues and creating concise and well-written narratives to express ideas.
Be physically, on-the-ground in locations within Europe.
Be responsible for developing tactics within the region to deliver locally.
Oversee budget and be responsible for expenditures within your span of control.
About the team
AWS is committed to making a positive impact in the communities closest to where our employees live and work. We know that AWS employees care deeply about their local communities and have a strong desire to give back and be involved in causes they are passionate about. AWS InCommunities is the team within AWS's Infrastructure organization that builds and supports global and local initiatives around science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) education, equity, and access; tech upskilling; environmental stewardship; and employee engagement. This includes empowering employees to take on causes that create positive change in meaningful and lasting ways.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
London, GBR
Basic Qualifications
Experience influencing multiple stakeholders and leading cross functional teams across geographies and business units
Bachelor’s/ Masters degree
Experience in CSR, Corporate Affairs or related domains
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with technical and product stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize features, and influence product roadmaps
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