Community Relations & Employee Engagement Advisor

Oxy is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil and gas producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.

Occidental strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of Community Relations & Employee Engagement Advisor within our Community Relations and Employee Engagement Department based in Houston, TX.

The Community Relations & Employee Engagement Advisor is responsible for managing the Rockies community investment portfolio that supports the community and the company's business objectives. This position will engage and build partnerships with local community leaders and organizations to enhance our reputation, and engage employees, as well as work on other projects as assigned by the Director, Community Relations & Employee Engagement.

The successful candidate will be a valuable liaison with our external partners, while also influencing our internal culture through strategic and creative community partnerships and engagement activities. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced community relations professional seeking a challenging, fast-paced environment at one of the most highly-regarded companies in the oil and gas industry.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Partner with Community Relations & Employee Engagement Director to ensure implementation of the company's community partner portfolios, identify ways to further enhance our social impact, leverage employee engagement, and create sustainable solutions in the communities where we live and work.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure outstanding implementation of the community relations program and look for ways to continue to increase impact and advocacy while creating sustainable solutions to community issues.
• Assist with community partnerships and related program implementation including, but not limited to, proposals, recommendations, budgeting, contract execution, benefit executions, communications, and events.
• Establish metrics, measuring both impact and value on community investments, involvement, and programs, inclusive of conducting impact and return assessments/analysis and reporting for the community relations program; recommend ways the company can react to opportunities identified through that evaluation process by measuring the value of investment and assess how the strategy affects business objectives.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Communications teams for external marketing and communications deliverables to community partners - including branding and use of logo in partner promotional materials; print, radio, television, web, and social media; video and broadcasting scripts; speaker remarks for events, etc. Track and maintain status of requests for internal and external marketing and communications deliverables.
• Update and maintain internal community relations and employee engagement site, including posting of upcoming engagement events (i.e., volunteer events, community engagement events, employee donation drives, etc.); update employee perks and discount opportunities on community partner pages; and create feature content for intercompany community relations site, highlighting employee engagement events and community impact.
• Research community issues and trends in order to assess and manage priorities for community relations activities and investments; track and maintain current community demographics data and reporting, and peer/industry announcements of major charitable and community activities.
• Unify corporate efforts domestically and create a shared passion among leadership and employees for community relations, including employee engagement in community projects and advocacy for the company's role in the community.
• Compile documentation for charitable donations, social investments, and sponsorship payments - including invoice, Form W9, sponsorship agreements, and background information for initiating payment request.
• Prepare post-event recap reports, to include engagement statistics (i.e., number of participants, number of volunteers, registration response rate, ticket utilization rate, etc.). Provide metrics for quarterly/annual community relations reporting, budgeting, and planning.
• Maintain team events and activities calendar, and weekly status report, in relation to Rockies community relations and employee engagement activities.
• Attend and represent the Community Relations and Employee Engagement team at Oxy Rockies sponsored events as needed; may require travel to U.S. domestic locations.
• Community Relations and Employee Engagement team support and special projects as needed.
• Develop and nurture robust relationships and partnerships with community leaders, ensuring open lines of communication and mutual support. Actively engage with these leaders to understand their needs and collaborate on initiatives that benefit the community and company.
• Partner, collaborate, and engage with executives, senior leaders, and internal partners on the company's community relations and advocacy strategy, vision, and desired state to ensure internal alignment. This includes preparing and delivering presentations to effectively communicate the strategy, gather feedback, and foster a shared understanding among all stakeholders.
• Maintain understanding of the company's business operations, goals, and objectives in order to assess and manage priorities for our community relations activities and investment.
• Manage the Rockies community relations budget, including charitable and outreach activities. Prepare detailed annual budget and re-evaluate the portfolio utilizing impact metrics, quantitatively and qualitatively. Provide recommendations for the following year.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Communications, Human Resources Management, Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability or related field.

• 4-6 + years of career experience with progressively increasing responsibilities in community relations, employee engagement, human resources, corporate philanthropy, or supporting a non-profit organization.

• 4+ years of project management experience.

• Career experience in oil and gas/ energy industry is preferred.

• Demonstrate a high-level of creativity, innovation, as well as flexibility and collaboration with an ability to work in a team-oriented environment.

• A client-centered focus is critical: must possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to comfortably interact - in person and virtually - with executives, senior leaders, employees and community leaders.

• Demonstrated planning, change management and strategic thinking capabilities.

• Ability to simultaneously track, facilitate and deliver multiple community projects and activities to completion.

• Must be organized, detail-oriented, analytical and a resourceful problem solver, with the ability to formulate and execute plans efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities to meet internal and external deadlines.

• Excellent networking skills, with the ability to positively represent the company at all times.

• Effective judgement, tact, diplomacy, and discretion is required in all matters.

• Excellent communication skills required - strong written, verbal and presentation capabilities.

• Advanced level skills in MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Power BI, SharePoint and OneNote.

• May require ability to lift objects up to 20 lbs.

• Availability to attend evening and weekend events as needed.

• Ability to travel up to 30%.

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