Community Engagement Program Manager Jobs in Oregon

Salary : $106,421.54 - $135,824.00 Annually
Location : City Hall - 710 NW Wall St, Bend, OR
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 20260053
Department: Communications
Division: 0A22s
Opening Date: 04/17/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
About the Role
The City of Bend is accepting applications for one (1) regular, full-time Community Engagement Manager in the Communications & Engagement Department. This is a salaried, exempt (overtime in-eligible) non-represented position. The City may use this job posting to create an eligibility list for future hiring purposes. Please review the entire job posting, including the application requirements at the end.
The Community Engagement Manager, which is a new position, will help the City build and sustain strong relationships with the community by ensuring community members have meaningful opportunities to have their voices heard and shape City decisions. This role works across City departments to integrate inclusive, equitable community engagement into planning, programs, and public projects, especially for communities that are disproportionately impacted or who have been historically underrepresented.
This position supports and trains City staff on best practices for community engagement, helps design and facilitate public meetings and events, and works closely with community partners to listen, learn, and build trust. The Community Engagement Manager also supervises engagement staff, tracks outcomes, and uses community insights to continuously improve how the City listens, communicates, and responds to the public.
Classification Framework: Manager I
What You'll Do
The following duties are a sample of major duties performed in this role and not intended to be an exhaustive list.

• Manage and update existing community engagement framework that establishes expectations for how the City engages with the community, making sure engagement is inclusive and equitable.
• Collaborates with the City's equity team to train and advise City staff in equitable engagement best practices.
• Advance shared understanding and practice around meaningful community participation.
• Work with departments to plan equitable engagement efforts, including setting strategies, goals, and scope.
• Train City staff on inclusive communication, facilitation, and community engagement best practices.
• Help shape clear, culturally relevant messaging for City communications, websites, and outreach materials.
• Plan and lead public meetings, workshops, and events that encourage participation and build trust.
• Evaluate Track engagement results, identify barriers to participation, and use data to improve future efforts.
• Supervise staff that maintain relationships with community groups and manage a database of community contacts.

Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a people-centered communicator who knows how to build trust and bring diverse voices into public decision-making. They're comfortable leading conversations, facilitating meetings, and helping others communicate clearly and inclusively.
Someone who is organized, collaborative, and motivated by public service will be well-suited for this role, able to juggle multiple projects, coach staff, and represent the City with professionalism. Most of all, they care about equity, community connection, and making government more accessible and responsive.
Highly-qualified candidates will have strong working knowledge from their professional and lived experience in: best practices for public participation; familiarity with, or strategy for building awareness of, City of Bend communities; and demonstrated success bridging policy and planning efforts with community engagement.
Candidates who meet the listed minimum qualifications, including an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered for an interview. Please ensure your application includes information about your education, relevant paid and unpaid work experience, and applicable licenses and certifications. Avoid referencing your resume in the job duties section of the application.
Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Associate's degree in public administration, communications, ethnic studies, cultural/social anthropology, or related field; AND
• Experience:
  • At least 2 years' experience in a community engagement position; AND
  • At least 1 year of supervisory experience; OR
• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

Required Licenses & Certifications:

• Current and valid Driver's license per City policies outlined in the Employee Handbook.

Desired (but not required) Attributes:

• Bachelor's degree in public administration, communications, ethnic studies, cultural/social anthropology, or related field;
• Bilingual language skills in Spanish and English, including reading, writing, and speaking (includes a of $2/hour; testing required);
• Experience performing community engagement activities with a focus on equity and inclusion.

What to Know Before Applying
Application Deadline: Applications received by Friday, May 8, 2026, at 12:00 PM (noon) Pacific Time will be included in an initial review and consideration for interview; however, the position will remain open until filled.
Application Requirements: To be considered for an interview, applicants must complete an online application including the following attachments (failure to include required attachments may result in disqualification):

• Cover Letter describing how your professional and lived experience has prepared you for this role
• Resume

Veterans' Preference: Applicants seeking Veterans' Preference as a qualified veteran or disabled veteran must attach appropriate documentation to their application. For more information click here.
Equity Statement: The City of Bend remains committed to building a workforce that advances diversity and inclusion within our community and all we do. We recognize that not everyone starts from the same place, and that gender, race, ability, sexual orientation, and other identities face different barriers. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are dedicated to creating an inclusive, safe, and respectful workplace where employees can thrive without these barriers. A more extended version of the City of Bend's Organizational Equity Statement is available upon request.
Benefits: The City of Bend offers an excellent competitive benefits package for Employees and Dependents for health and dental coverage, retirement benefits, and a robust paid leave program. Details are available on the benefits tab of the job posting.
Starting Compensation: Starting compensation is determined based on a pay equity analysis considering the candidate's education, applicable work experience, and internal equity. Please include all relevant information on your application.
Diversity & Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
The City of Bend is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. At the City of Bend, we don't just accept differences; we value them. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and support the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAAA) and the Oregon Equal Pay Act.
Employee Benefit Overview
August 1, 2025 - July 31, 2026
Regular Full Time Benefits:
Coverage is effective on the first day of the month, coinciding with or following date of hire.
(If the first day of work is on the first calendar day of the month, coverage is effective that day.)
High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)
Medical, Vision and Prescription Coverage
Underwritten by PacificSource Health Plans
Full-time employees currently pay 10% of the total monthly premium. Benefit-eligible part-time employee premiums are pro-rated according to their regularly-scheduled hours, either at 50% (employees working 20-29 hours per week) or 75% (employees working 30-39 hours per week) of the full monthly premium.
Employee monthly premium:EmployeeEmployee & DependentsFull-time Employees$71.48$178.70Part-time 1 Employees (30-39 hours per week)$178.72$446.77Part-time 2 Employees (20-29 hours per week)$357.43$893.54
Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
Third Party Administrator -- PacificSource Administrators (PSA)
This is an employer-funded account designed to reimburse employees for IRS-qualified medical expenses. Reimbursements are tax-free, and any unused HRA Comp-A fund amounts at the end of the plan year are transferred to the employee's VEBA account following first full year of employment (see below for VEBA account information). Coinsurance (Med-G) funding remaining at plan year end is forfeited and does not roll to the VEBA.
Employee monthly premium portion:
Employee
Employee & Dependents
Full-time EmployeesHRA (Comp - A)
Coinsurance (Med - G)$2,000
$1,250$4,000
$1,250Part-time 1 Employees (30-39 hours per week)HRA (Comp - A)
Coinsurance (Med - G)$1,500
$937.50$3,000
$1,335.75Part-time 2 Employees (20-29 hours per week)HRA (Comp - A)
Coinsurance (Med - G)$1,000
$625$2,000
$890.50
Employees also have the option to self-fund a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for unreimbursed medical expenses to offset potential out-of-pocket liability under the medical/dental plans and potentially shelter their HRA Comp-A account to allow for larger rollover to their VEBA account at plan year end.
First Stop Health - Telemedicine: The City of Bend provides First Stop Health (FSH) telemedicine benefits for FREE to all medical-enrolled employees and up to seven (7) of their immediate family members.
Dental Plan
Underwritten by MODA
$2,000 calendar year benefit maximum per covered individual includes $1,000 one-time orthodontia benefit.
Full-time employees currently pay 10% of the total composite monthly premium.
Part-time benefit-eligible employee premiums are pro-rated according to their regularly scheduled work hours (50% for employees working 20-29 hours per week; 75% for those working 30-39 hours per week).
Employee composite monthly premium:
Employee with/without Dependents
Full-time Employees$15.40
Part-time 1 Employees (30-39 hours per week)$38.53
Part-time 2 Employees (20-29 hours per week)$77.05
VEBA Plan
Administered by HRA VEBA
Individual employee account that receives tax-free rollover amounts from the City-funded HRA Comp-A account remaining at the end of each plan year. The account belongs to the employee and may be invested in mutual funds similar to deferred compensation. The account can grow, tax free, and be used for future medical expenses and can be used either while still employed or after separation/retirement.
Flexible Spending Plan (FSA)
Administered by PacificSource Administrators (PSA)
Participation in the City of Bend's Flexible Spending Plan is voluntary and allows employees to pay for IRS-approved health care-related expenses and dependent care through pre-tax payroll deduction.
Life, Personal Accident (AD&D) & Long-Term Disability Plans
Underwritten by New York Life
Group Basic Term Life Insurance: Benefit-eligible employees working at least 20 hours per week are eligible for a coverage amount of one times the employees annual salary, to a maximum benefit of $150,000, with a minimum benefit of $50,000. Coverage includes person accident coverage for loss of life and/or limb, per scheduled benefit package amounts.
Group Long-term Disability Insurance:Benefit-eligible employees working at least 20 hours per week are eligible for a a benefit of up to 66.67% of employee's covered earnings to a maximum of $9,000 per month.
Voluntary Life and AD&D: Active, full time employees of the City of Bend regularly working a minimum of 20 hours per week are eligible for additional voluntary coverage for the employee, spouse/domestic partner and dependent children.
Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
The City of Bend participates in the PERS Retirement System. Employees become PERS members after working six full calendar months in a qualifying position requiring at least 600 hours worked per 12-month period. Contributions on the employee's behalf begin following completion of the six-month waiting period. The City makes "employer" contribution based on the employee's Tier I, II or OPSRP member status. The City also makes the "employee" member contribution of 6% of salary. For complete PERS program details, visit the website
Employee Assistance Program
Underwritten by Canopy
This City-provided, confidential service helps employees privately solve problems that may interfere with work, family and life in general. Services are free to employees, their dependents and household members.
The City of Bend also offers the following voluntary benefit programs which are elective and funded through payroll deduction:

• AFLAC Supplemental Insurance (various plans are offered)
• MASA ground and air ambulance membership
• 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans sponsored by Nationwide Retirement Solutions & Mission Square Retirement

Temporary Medical Only Benefit's:
Coverage is effective on the first day of the month, coinciding with or following date of hire. (If the first day of work is on the first calendar day of the month, coverage is effective that day.)
High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)
Medical, Vision, Prescription coverage
Underwritten by PacificSource Health Plans
Full-time, temporary employee(s) currently pay 10% of the total employee(s) monthly premium. Full-time, temporary employe...