The Executive Director for Leadership Engagement and Communications ensures
proactive engagement and communication among senior university leaders. The
incumbent increases connectivity between university leaders and the community
through new engagement tactics and strategies and by producing new
communications products and frameworks to catalyze understanding, awareness, and
fluency. This position provides timely feedback to the senior leaders, assuring
that they are well-informed/prepared, optimally positioned, and in a manner that
is responsive to community sentiment and needs. The Executive Director is
responsible for ideating, developing, writing, editing, and producing key
briefings and comms products that effectively convey vision, priorities,
challenges, and major insights to leadership teams and to the broader university
community. Reporting to the Vice President for Communications and Public
Relations (VPCPR), the position also serves as the chief deputy for the
Communications and Public Relations team, fulfilling supervisory and leading
areas as assigned. The incumbent supports, advises, and assists the VPCPR in
managing resources or representing the division as assigned. Responsibilities
include creating and sustaining engagement and communications strategies for
executive leaders, acting as a guide and coach, ensuring synchronization of
messaging among leadership, supporting proactive communication with the
community, authoring executive summaries, maintaining leadership information
listings, standardizing leadership announcement processes, collaborating on
communication priorities, producing reports on accomplishments and challenges,
serving as chief deputy to the VPCPR, managing communications plans and crisis
strategies, cultivating relationships across the university, enforcing quality
control, advancing diversity and inclusivity goals, and performing other duties
as assigned. The role requires a master’s degree, preferably in communications,
journalism, or business management, with at least 8 years of related experience
and 5 years in senior leadership. The candidate must demonstrate leadership in
diverse and inclusive values, expert knowledge in communications, exceptional
verbal and written skills, and the ability to manage complex projects and teams
effectively. Salary range is $143,100 to $200,300, commensurate with education
and experience.
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