Associate, Community Affairs – Economic Development

Salute

Associate supporting community engagement, workforce development, and economic development initiatives at Salute. Collaborating with local and global partners to achieve community objectives.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as an active participant in maintaining relationships with local community organizations, non-profits, educational institutions, and civic partners across Americas-based markets
Coordinate engagement activities, meetings, and events with external partners, ensuring professional communication, preparation, and follow-up
Support select global community initiatives by collaborating with internal teams and partners in EMEA, as appropriate
Support execution of workforce pipeline initiatives in collaboration with local colleges, universities, vocational programs, and workforce development organizations
Assist in coordinating global knowledge-sharing and best-practice exchange related to workforce and community initiatives, particularly with EMEA counterparts
Track and summarize engagement activities, outcomes, and community impact metrics to support reporting and continuous improvement
Own planning and execution of assigned community affairs and economic development programs, including timelines, logistics, stakeholder coordination, and post-initiative reporting
Coordinate across internal stakeholders (Operations, HR, Marketing, Learning & Development, Vendor Management) to ensure alignment and successful delivery
Identify risks, gaps, or process improvements and escalate thoughtfully with proposed solutions
Partner with Marketing and Communications to support development of internal and external content related to community initiatives
Assist in preparing briefing materials, presentations, and summaries for leadership that may include both regional and global context
Ensure consistent messaging and documentation across community affairs programs in alignment with global standards
Maintain structured documentation of community engagements, contacts, and program outcomes
Demonstrate strong organizational discipline while managing multiple initiatives in parallel
Leverage exposure to EMEA initiatives as a learning opportunity to build global perspective and cultural awareness

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Human Resources, Marketing, Communications, or a related field
Demonstrated leadership experience involving team leadership, program ownership, or large-scale coordination
Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills with comfort engaging diverse audiences
Proven ability to operate in a cross-functional environment with professionalism, discretion, and accountability

Benefits

Comp & perks

8 company-paid holidays
2 floating holidays
PTO so you can rest, celebrate, and take care of what matters most.
Comprehensive Benefits Package: Including Medical, Dental, and Vision that you can enroll in starting on Day 1. Coverage begins the first of the month following 30-days of employment.
The Employee Assistance Program is available to all employees, even if you do not participate in the benefits package.
Enjoy our employer-supported 401(K) with immediate 100% vesting, plus a 3% employer match and a 50% match on the next 2%.
Access to HSA, mental health resources, and gym discounts —because your health matters.
Through discounted group programs, such as legal services, home & auto insurance, pet insurance, and ID theft protection for life’s unexpected moments.

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Hard Skills & Tools

program ownershiplarge-scale coordinationcommunity impact metricsengagement activitiesworkforce pipeline initiativesknowledge-sharingbest-practice exchangestakeholder coordinationrisk identificationprocess improvements

Soft Skills

leadershipprofessional communicationorganizational disciplinecross-functional collaborationcultural awarenesspresentation skillswritten communicationverbal communicationdiscretionaccountability

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree