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Job Summary

Reporting to the Sr. Manager of Community Affairs, the Community Affairs Specialist is responsible for the development, implementation, and oversight of internal and external community affairs initiatives .

This position coordinates with peers within the department and subject matter experts across the businesses to ensure community affairs initiatives are accurate, informative, and ultimately supportive of broad corporate initiatives.

Initiatives will include interaction with local governments, non-profits and other key stakeholders in the community.

This position has high visibility publicly and will interact with company leaders. Will also represent the company in the community, as needed.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

•Execute the Vistra Corporate Giving Policy to address community needs through investments that provide meaningful, direct, and sustainable social benefit and align with our business priorities. Execute media response and internal communications in crisis communications situations.

•Coordinate community affairs projects with limited supervision.

•Propose community affairs strategies and tactics and work directly within other departments to accomplish tasks.

•Maintains records for all contributions and summarizes expenditures on an annual basis for tax and reporting purposes.

•Conduct some proactive community outreach as needed.

•Research and analyze community affairs-related data, such as new charitable organizations and local government policies.

•Write materials in strict adherence to company style and Associated Press Stylebook.

•Maintain a working understanding of current events along with industry news and trends.

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

•Seven to 10 years of relevant work experience in community affairs, public relations, economic development

•Excellent written and verbal communications skills

•Familiarity with local government, non-profits

•Experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to above skills

•Solid organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to multi-task projects

•Knowledge of energy industry and/or competitive businesses

•HS Diploma or equivalency

Key Metrics

•Responsiveness to internal and external stakeholders

•Effectiveness at creating successful strategies in local communities to manage issues impacting Vistra and then executing those strategies to achieve company goals

•Employee engagement and awareness of company objectives

•Participation in community events

Job Family

Public/Gov Rels/Comms

Company

Vistra Corporate Services Company

Locations

Irving, Texas

Texas

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Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.

Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities.

Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers.

As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/ .

Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3967404-1&h=3533293724&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com) .

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_It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws._

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at [email protected] to make a request.