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As the Director of Community Relations, you will serve as a visionary leader responsible for bridging our internal culture and our external impact. This role aims to ensure strategic alignment between who we say we are and how we are experienced by our team members, our candidates, and the communities we serve. You will not simply tell our story; you will help shape the reality behind it. In this high-impact role, you will help shape the Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy. You will ensure that we attract world-class talent by being a world-class citizen in our communities.

As a premier consulting and technology firm, alliant is focused on providing solutions to help businesses transform and thrive, this role is within our People Experience team, which supports all functions across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Define, communicate, and launch a compelling Employee Value Proposition that resonates with top-tier talent and authentically reflects the lived experience of our current workforce.

• Identify and cultivate high-value partnerships with local government, non-profit organizations, and educational institutions that align with business goals and community needs.

• Represent the organization at community events, chambers of commerce, and public forums. Be the "face" of the company in the community.

• Lead the creative strategy for recruitment campaigns across LinkedIn, Glassdoor, careers pages, and programmatic ads. Move beyond "posting jobs" to building talent pipelines through storytelling.

• Partner with Talent Acquisition to audit and elevate the candidate journey, ensuring every touchpoint reinforces our brand promise.

• Build an employee advocacy program that empowers staff to be brand ambassadors.

• Launch an alumni network to maintain relationships with past talent.

• Oversee the corporate giving budget and lead the execution of the volunteerism strategy. Move beyond transactional donations to transformational initiatives that create measurable social impact.

• Partner with both People Experience and Marketing departments to ensure authenticity and consistency across internal and external storytelling.

• Collaborate closely with leaders to ensure our community work and employer brand reflect our commitment to an inclusive workforce and equitable society.

• Establish feedback loops to understand team members, candidates, and community experiences to continuously improve overall engagement.

• Act as a key advisor during reputation risks, ensuring communication is transparent and values aligned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Branding, Marketing, or related field.

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in employer branding, community engagement, people experience, internal communications, or culture strategy.

• An established and trusted professional network across talent, community, and social impact preferred.

• Demonstrated success bridging organizational culture and external reputation and impact.

• Experience developing or stewarding EVP and CSR strategies.

• Strong storytelling, facilitating, public speaking, and relationship building skills.

• Exceptional people skills and proven ability to build credibility and influence outcomes across all levels of the organization, often without direction.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

• High sense of urgency with the ability to meet deadlines and changing priorities.

• Receptiveness to performance feedback within a team environment is essential.

• Preferred candidate will reside or relocate to Houston.

alliant offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package including 100% employer paid medical /dental premiums for single coverage for certain options, 401(k) matching, PTO, company provided life insurance and disability, onsite gym and group exercise classes, paid covered parking, daily allowance for onsite café and Starbucks, and more!

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