This⠀position⠀is⠀responsible⠀for⠀developing⠀and⠀coordinating⠀strategic⠀communications⠀for the⠀University,⠀with⠀specific⠀focus on⠀the⠀regular⠀development⠀of⠀executive⠀level⠀communications,⠀including⠀community⠀messages,⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀speeches,⠀presentations,⠀talking⠀points,⠀video⠀scripts,⠀blog⠀posts,⠀FAQs,⠀op-eds,⠀and⠀essays.⠀Responsibilities⠀include⠀maintaining⠀consistency⠀of voice⠀for⠀communications⠀in all⠀mediums⠀and uses⠀to achieve⠀alignment⠀in tone,⠀style, and⠀leadership⠀priorities.⠀This⠀position⠀oversees⠀and⠀participates⠀in the⠀development⠀and⠀implementation⠀of⠀communication⠀plans and⠀strategies⠀with a⠀creative⠀vision to⠀advance⠀executive⠀level⠀initiatives.
The⠀Director⠀of⠀Strategic⠀Communications⠀collaborates⠀with unit⠀heads in⠀the Office⠀of⠀External⠀Relations⠀to⠀assemble⠀and lead⠀project⠀teams as⠀needed to⠀provide⠀support⠀for high⠀priority⠀projects⠀and⠀strategic⠀initiatives,⠀from⠀planning⠀to⠀publicity⠀and⠀visibility⠀and⠀ongoing⠀coverage.⠀The⠀position⠀is also⠀responsible⠀for⠀developing⠀and⠀leading⠀robust
communications⠀support⠀for⠀emerging⠀or ongoing⠀high-profile⠀priorities,⠀including⠀issues⠀management⠀communications,⠀by⠀convening⠀and⠀leading⠀units⠀within the⠀Office of⠀External⠀Relations,⠀and in⠀collaboration⠀with⠀offices⠀and⠀departments⠀across the⠀University.
This⠀position⠀often⠀handles⠀highly⠀sensitive⠀and⠀confidential⠀information,⠀which⠀requires⠀discretion,⠀tact and⠀carefully⠀weighed⠀responses,⠀often⠀without⠀warning or⠀preparation
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the⠀preparation⠀and⠀editing of⠀speeches,⠀comments,⠀presentations,⠀quotes,⠀talking⠀points or⠀scripts⠀for live⠀or⠀recorded⠀delivery,⠀testimony,⠀and⠀statements
- Provide⠀leadership⠀in message⠀development⠀and⠀consistency⠀in support⠀of⠀emerging⠀and⠀long-running⠀priority⠀projects,⠀including⠀public⠀health⠀matters,⠀such as a⠀pandemic,⠀issues⠀management,⠀new⠀initiatives⠀and⠀strategic⠀projects
- Lead⠀the⠀development⠀of⠀leadership⠀and⠀strategic⠀project⠀content⠀for⠀internal⠀newsletters,⠀brochures,⠀public⠀news⠀releases,⠀and other⠀correspondence⠀for and on⠀behalf of⠀the⠀leadership⠀team
- Promote⠀the⠀University’s⠀visibility⠀and⠀enhance⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀communications.
- Direct⠀and lead⠀research,⠀writing⠀and⠀editing⠀for⠀message⠀and⠀direction⠀on all⠀materials
- Lead⠀generation⠀of ideas⠀for⠀speeches⠀and⠀materials,⠀including⠀venues and⠀formats
- Work⠀closely⠀with the⠀media⠀relations⠀team to⠀align⠀media⠀outreach⠀activities⠀with⠀high-level⠀priorities⠀and ensure⠀message⠀consistency
- Lead⠀the⠀development⠀of content⠀in support⠀of⠀responses⠀to public,⠀community⠀and media⠀inquiries,⠀and⠀preparation⠀for⠀internal⠀community⠀meetings⠀and town⠀halls
- Lead⠀practical,⠀hands-on⠀guidance⠀and⠀coaching⠀for⠀members of⠀the⠀External⠀Relations⠀team and⠀other⠀colleagues⠀on message⠀development,⠀alignment,⠀packaging⠀and⠀distribution⠀for public⠀and media⠀consumption
Required Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, English Literature, Journalism, Creative Writing, or a related field
Required Experience:
- At least⠀eight⠀years in a⠀communications,⠀journalism⠀or similar⠀public-facing⠀role with⠀increasing⠀responsibilities
- Experience⠀with and⠀understanding⠀of⠀executive⠀communications⠀in⠀government,⠀politics,⠀non-profit,⠀corporate⠀or other,⠀equivalent⠀settings
- Demonstrated⠀ability to⠀work⠀effectively⠀in⠀politically⠀sensitive⠀and⠀high-pressure⠀environments
- Demonstrated⠀ability to⠀build and⠀motivate⠀teams, and⠀work⠀effectively⠀in a team⠀in a lead⠀or support⠀role
- Communicating⠀effectively,⠀assertively⠀and⠀diplomatically
- Leading⠀and⠀collaborating⠀with⠀various⠀teams,⠀drafting⠀messaging⠀and⠀disseminating⠀accurate⠀information⠀in a⠀timely⠀fashion
- Converting⠀complex⠀subjects⠀into⠀easy-to-understand⠀communications⠀for the⠀general⠀public
- Collaborating,⠀interacting⠀and⠀communicating⠀clearly⠀and calmly⠀with⠀colleagues⠀in a⠀fast-paced⠀setting
- Demonstrated⠀creativity⠀and⠀strategic⠀agility
- Outstanding⠀writing,⠀editing⠀and oral⠀communication⠀skills
- Strong⠀interpersonal⠀skills
- Excellent⠀judgment⠀and⠀discretion
- Excellent⠀organizational,⠀interpersonal,⠀and verbal⠀and⠀written⠀communication⠀skills.
- Ability⠀to⠀occasionally⠀work on⠀campus or⠀remotely⠀during⠀evenings⠀and⠀weekends⠀for⠀University⠀events,⠀issues⠀management⠀situations⠀or⠀relevant⠀breaking⠀news
Preferred Experience:
- Experience⠀with⠀digital⠀media⠀production⠀and⠀platforms,⠀including⠀online⠀content⠀management⠀systems⠀and⠀related⠀applications
- Working⠀knowledge⠀of social⠀media⠀content⠀development,⠀distribution⠀and⠀monitoring
- Working⠀knowledge⠀of⠀professional⠀presentation⠀tools,⠀including⠀related⠀content⠀development
- Arabic⠀language⠀proficiency
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