Supervisor Of Community Relations And Public Affairs

McDonald’s seeks a Supervisor of Community Relations & Public Affairs for it's North American Impact team. The position will be responsible for implementing McDonald’s community relations strategy in Chicago and working with national organizations by establishing relationships with civic, business, and multicultural NGO organizations, planning and participating in community engagement events in partnership with the ESG & Community Philanthropy team, tracking and reporting on community engagement data, and managing and mobilizing relationships in partnership with the US Government Relations team.

The candidate will report to and support the Director of Government Relations, Community Engagement & Public Affairs whose work focuses on growing the company’s brand reputation and public affairs across the Brand’s impact pillars while supporting government and community relations work for our Global Headquarters in Chicago.

The ideal candidate will coordinate to ensure that programming is executed cross-functionally, represent McDonald’s at internal and external meetings and gatherings, provide support functions (including PowerPoint development, brief creation and policy analysis) that relate to but not limited to the legislative strategy around multicultural stakeholders, board engagement in Chicago for senior leaders, and various civic engagement public strategies.

In collaboration with the Director, the supervisor will execute a proactive engagement plan to enhance brand’s reputation with key audiences in Chicagoland and national organizations. The individual will work closely with the Director to develop, plan, and coordinate outreach, events, message development, issue management, influencer engagement, policy communications and thought leadership designed to share McDonald’s brand narrative with key audiences.

The supervisor will interface with key internal stakeholders (McDonald’s Owner-Operators, Public Policy, ESG & Philanthropy, US Government Relations State & Local, Field Brand Communications, Sustainability and Diversity & Inclusion) and external stakeholders (NGOs , consultants, and other industry professionals).

The ideal candidate will serve as an ambassador for the McDonald’s Brand, possess significant political acumen and have local civic engagement expertise and strategic planning capabilities.

The ideal candidate will bring previous relationships and/or experience working with a political caucus structure, especially multicultural caucuses. Strong writing, presentation and relationship-development skills are essential as this position requires communication to a variety of audiences at every level of the company. This position reports to the Director of Government Relations, Community Engagement & Public Affairs and will be a member of the North American Impact team.

Primary responsibilities

• Support development of a plan to more robustly engage McDonald’s executives in the Chicago civic community
• Establish and maintain a sophisticated community network.
• Partner with the ESG & Philanthropy team on philanthropic giving to community NGOs in Chicago; provide strategic input on giving and recipients
• Advocate and work with third party groups to address system priorities.
• Support development of a plan for proactively establishing productive relationships within the Chicago civic community; maintain responsibility for implementing tactics for relationship development with civic organizations including chambers, business development organizations, etc.
• In partnership with the State & Local GR manager, develop strategies in Illinois community to positively impact brand reputation and legislative issues facing the McDonald’s system that intersect with the company’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Community priorities

• 5+ years of experience in Chicago local government, non-profit, or community engagement
• BA/BS degree

Preferred qualifications

• Proven track record building and managing coalitions across communities
• Demonstrated experience and skills around working within Chicago neighborhoods
• Track record of designing and implementing new systems or processes that meet a need or improve efficiency - ability to build a function from the ground up
• Track record of designing strategies to meet goals and executing effectively on those strategies
• Extensive experience in building and maintaining relationships, represent the brand, and manage and leverage a base of high-level stakeholders, electeds, celebrities/influencers, and local residents to build support around our headquarters

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