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    Executive Director for Leadership Engagement and Communications

     

    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.