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Public Affairs Specialist
 Atmos Energy | |
 United States, Texas, Abilene | |
| 12567 Fm 1178 s (Show on map) | |
 Feb 12, 2025 | |
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THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO LIST ALL OF THE DUTIES THAT ARE OR MAY BE PERFORMED IN THIS POSITION
Primary Duties 1. Maintains a positive relationship with the surrounding community by ensuring that community relations programs are properly implemented. 2. Responds to grant and contribution solicitation from charitable organizations, Chambers of Commerce, and community groups. 3. Serves as a liaison between the Company and the community by representing the Company at community gatherings, forums, and/or charity events. May deliver speeches at these functions to promote the Company's community programs. 4. Reviews corporate budgets designated for charitable purposed to ensure that funds are properly allocated. 5. Maintains records for all contributions and summarizes expenditures on an annual basis for tax and audit purposes. 6. Provides assistance to Vice President, Governmental and Public Affairs through research, recommendations, and planning of philanthropic expenditures. 7. Evaluates and researched new charitable organizations for Company to considering contributing. 8. Responsible for Company's customer relation efforts in investigating and resolving issues brought to the Company by its customers. 9. Participates in Company's governmental affairs activities and is actively involved in the Company's political action committee. 10. Performs other related duties as required. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE LEVEL: 1. Bachelors degree in Public Relations, Communications, Business Administration or a related field; or 2. A general educational knowledge normally acquired through a high school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and two years progressively responsible related experience. 3. Bi-lingual, Spanish language preferred. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Requires the ability to effectively communicate with internal and/or external customers in order to obtain or provide explanations and information to individuals with little or no background in the topic of discussion. NUMERIC SKILLS: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. COMPUTER SKILLS: Requires working knowledge of various software applications including word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software to create documents, reports and/or graphics. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 1. Ability to lift 40 pounds from the ground. (Ex: lifting costumes and promotional items) 2. Ability to lift 25 pounds from 56 inches to 72 inches. (Ex: lifting and shelving promotional materials) 3. Ability to bend, stoop, squat, kneel, and/or crouch. WORK CONDITIONS: Works primarily in an office environment. Will require some after hours and weekend work. Requires occasionally performing activities including, but not limited to, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and/or lifting. Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Job Family: | |