Community Affairs Manager

Brightspeed is looking for an outgoing, high-energy, self-starting professional who can convey complex business strategies, information, and ideas to a wide variety of internal and external constituencies. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, building, and maintaining business relationships with key stakeholders, including state and local government officials, broadband grant offices, and other internal business teams in states within Brightspeed’s operating territory. You will be a key member of the Government Affairs and Public Policy team engaged with supporting broadband grant advocacy and Brightspeed’s strategic fiber builds through local community engagement.As a Community Affairs Manager, you will play an important role in advancing the interests of the company, its customers, and its stakeholders before state and local governmental officials. You will also support Brightspeed’s business strategy, goals, and objectives through effective internal and external communications (including social media) that positively impacts the company’s image and reputation. You will also assist with strategic planning and play a key role in developing the strategy, advocacy, and execution of the company’s broadband grant initiatives, including through county and state advocacy as well as providing strategic review and direction for broadband grant program requirements.This position is posted for remote work, but the required location is within the vicinity of Montgomery, AL.As a Community Affairs Manager, your duties and responsibilities will include:Meet regularly with mayors, city council members, county commissioners, administrators, and staff of key cities and counties to articulate the Company’s vision and plans and to obtain support for Brightspeed initiatives especially broadband grantsMaintain ongoing relationships with local government and community leadersProvide support to Brightspeed’s Broadband Office for community outreach associated with broadband grantsEngage with localities regarding the Brightspeed fiber build plan in defined areas within the state or neighboring statesAnalyze broadband grant requirements and executing on the company’s strategic plan of maximizing the award of broadband grants from various state and federal broadband grant programsEstablish and maintain relationships with local chambers of commerce, economic development councils, and local community groups to build and enhance the business and community reputation of BrightspeedAct as principal contact for Brightspeed’s state Network Operations team on local government issues and resolution of constituent inquiries.Coordinate with various departments within Brightspeed, such as Real Estate, Engineering, Regulatory Operations, and Legal on local and state government issuesSupport and advance the goals of local go-to-market programsCoordinate with Brightspeed Corporate Communications on proactive and reactive public messagingCultivate and maintain strategic relationships with key public and government officials and other industry playersMonitor state legislative activity especially pertaining to telecom and broadband issues