Community Relations & Outreach Specialist - Southeast - American Honda Motor : Job Details

What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda

Honda has a clear vision for the future, and its a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals.

At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of power that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize the joy and freedom of mobility by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a zero environmental footprint.

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.

If your goals and values align with Hondas, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Corporate Affairs is at the forefront of managing critical relationships with key stakeholders, including engagement with policymakers, community leaders, and non-profits collaborators. It is responsible for implementing government relations strategies and leading corporate communications to increase internal awareness of Hondas business direction and enhance Hondas reputation.

This role is responsible for overseeing local community relations activity surrounding our Southern region operations, which includes Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The Community Relations Specialist will play a pivotal role focused on Hondas external presence in these local communities. Key functions include relationship management with community stakeholders and officials, representing Honda at events, evaluating community branding opportunities and keeping company leaders informed on local matters. This role will serve as a key conduit that bridges Honda to local communities, in alignment with Regional Corporate Affairs overall strategies and priorities.

External community relations activit

• Build strong, trusting relationships and understanding of community needs with key external community stakeholders across the designated region.
• Stakeholders include non-profit organizations, local governments, businesses, and industry partners.
• Represent Honda externally at local community events and meetings with key external stakeholders.
• Monitor, respond and report on local economic and community developments and issues.
• Collaborate with Engagement, Charitable Giving, State and Federal.
• Government & Industry Relations on relevant topics, relationships, and policies.
• Review, evaluate and activate local marketing or branding opportunities.
• Support local Corporate Affairs engagement event staffing, as needed.
• Provide site tours to stakeholders

Internal community relations support and reporting

• Build strong relationships with site leads and key internal stakeholders to share information on community activities, make connections to the community, and serve as point person for community concerns, opportunities and sensing.
• Coordinate and support local board relationships and collaborating closely with internal stakeholders on placements.
• Support leader speechwriting, as needed.
• Monitor, PDCA, and report on local community activity, communicate action plans with leadership, and support Unit business plan and budget activities.
• Ensure local activity integration with broader Regional Corporate Affairs and Honda priorities and strategies.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience
• 4-7 years of experience in Corporate Affairs, Community Relations, Government Relations, external community organizations or similarly relevant work
• Ability to represent Honda in a professional manner
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• Understanding of community and government organization operations
• OEM or other auto industry experience

• Schedule: Full-time; occasional evenings, weekends and holidays; Hybrid.
• Location: Must be within commutable distance to Honda facility within specified region.
• This is a salaried position. Local travel and external meetings or events expected 2-3 days per week
• Ability to have presence and attend meetings/events across Southern Region, in collaboration with Regiona
• Corporate Affairs team members on coverage.

Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.