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Ifyou'reready to be part of a companythat'snot just adapting to change, but driving it, AES is the place for you.We'renot just building a cleaner, more sustainable future -we'repowering it. Apply now and energize your career with a true leader inthe globalenergy transformation.

The Senior Stakeholder Relations Analyst -CENTRALwill work within AES Clean Energy's Stakeholder Relations team, specificallyMISO, SPP, and ERCOT. This is an exciting opportunity to have a career in industry-leading engagement strategies to empower communities and advance a carbon-free future. This role will support AES's strategic renewable energy-related stakeholder engagement, local community relations, drafting communications and collateral materials for strategic planning and social impact partnership development. This role will report to the Senior Manager of Stakeholder Relations,CENTRAL.

Travel for this role is estimated at 50%in and around states in ERCOT, SPP, and MISO territories.Candidateswill work from the Houston, Texas office.

As an AES Senior Stakeholder Engagement Analyst, your primary focusis to:

• Lead engagement efforts for clean energy projects, as assigned.

• Develop andimplementstate and project-specificengagementplanswith key stakeholders forAES Clean Energy. Key stakeholders include local government officials, business leaders, landowners, emergency responders,and non-government organizations. Where this involves Indigenous people, this engagement is consistent with the principles contained inAES'sVoluntary TribalEngagementPolicy.

• Maintain,cultivate,and document relationships and engagement activities with keyleadership within affected communities, local organizations,and Indigenous communities.

• Build andmaintainstrong internal relationships with cross-functional teams, including development, permitting, execution,constructionand others.

• Must have knowledge and understanding of our business, issues, risks, and opportunities associated with respective communities, organizations,and Indigenous communities.

• Informtheteam ofstakeholderconcerns and critical activities.

• Accountable for contributing to the development, implementation,and modification ofstateengagement plans and related budgets that align with the company's brand positioning and support its developmentobjectives.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Plan and executein-person and virtual community engagementin alignment with project educational and collaboration needs.

• Create andmaintainaccuratelists of stakeholders in project areas anddocumentstakeholderinteractionsthroughtheutilizationofourdigitalstakeholder relations management tool.

• Research, engage, and buildstrategic partnerships within local communities hosting AES projects, in alignment with AES's Social Impact Program.

• Collect and analyze stakeholder feedback through various channels anddocumentand manage this datautilizingvarious stakeholder interaction and tracking tools.

• Monitor toll-free phonelinesand project emails.

• Write, format, and coordinate with AES communications tocreateandmaintainstate and project websites.

• Completeneededadministrative tasks such as processing invoices, mailings, ordering marketing materials, and managing an events and communications calendar.

• Draft targeted external communications,such as informational handouts, talking points, presentations, and public meeting displays, to bolster local presence.

• Monitor social and traditional media, including local media.

• Network with peers, AES leaders, and other like-minded employees in dedicated events, lunch and learns and speakerseries.

• Participate in formalized AES-specific learning opportunities to further your knowledge and understanding towards accelerating the responsible energy transition.

• Other duties as assigned.

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications:

Personal Traits

• Valuesreflect the AES values:Safety first,Highest standards, All together.

• High achievement andaction-oriented.

• Self-confident.

• Collaborative.

• Character that is reliable, open, curious, considerate, accommodating, courageous, and bold.

Knowledge

• University degree from a related post-secondary program.

• Minimum of3years of related work experience in stakeholder engagement, preferably in theenergysector, particularly in the energy industry/energy transportation infrastructure sector.

• Awareness of and experience in engaging withdiverse, thrivingcommunitiesof all sizes,from smalland/orrural to city centers.

• Familiarity with applicable government and regulatory requirements, present-dayissuesand community dynamics.

Technical Skills:

• Ability to interact effectively andestablishcredibility with a wide audience, including leaders and community representatives, field and corporate staff, external stakeholder groups,partnersand contractors.

• Experience with MS Office Suite, QuickBase, Box, and Microsoft Teams.

• Experience or willingness to learn andutilizenew tools & systems

• Experience in cross-culturalstakeholderand community engagement.

• Knowledge of community development practices and organizational effectiveness strategies.

• Solid written and verbal communication,presentation,and organizational abilities.

• Persistence, patience, and the ability to work independently with minimal direction.

• Sense of urgency, with well-developed prioritization, timemanagementand multi-tasking skills.

• A high degree of flexibility to adapt to multiple and competing priorities.

• Able to deal with a variety of external and internal disciplines and senior management and manage multiple projects at once, under constant deadline pressure.

• Ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Good judgment indeterminingrelevant content for employees.

• Strong customer focus with the ability to listen,identifykey issues,advise,andmaintainconfidentiality.

• Strong analytical skills to quickly analyze complex situations,determinekey issues and messages, and implementsolution-focusedprograms.

• Strong research skills insubjectmatter field.

• Excellent attention to detail.

Social Process (Soft) Skills:

• Team-oriented attitude and the ability to work independently.

• Proven ability to develop andmaintainrelationships with key stakeholders, internal and external.

• Strong interpersonal skills, including consultation, negotiation, facilitation, riskcommunicationand conflict resolution.

• Passionate about and experienced in building employee engagement and organizational alignment through effective internalcommunications.

• Global mindset and comfort with working with people from multipledifferent backgroundsand cultures.

AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to building strength and delivering long-term sustainability through diversity and inclusion. Respecting all backgrounds,differencesand perspectives enables us to improve the lives of our people, customers, suppliers, contractors, and the communities in which we live and work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and/or expression, race, national origin, ethnicity, age,religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. E-Verify Notice: AES will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each newemployee'sI-9 to confirm work authorization.