Policy and Community Impact Director

Salary & Compensation

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Qualifications

• Experience in working with public policy leaders to share knowledge and should be able to manage briefings and to organize information sessions for policy leaders and their staff. (Required)
• Experience working in an inclusive and engaging way with a wide variety of audiences to design and deliver on key community engagement strategies. (Required)
• Extensive and relevant experience in community engagement with a proven record of accomplishment in marketing, public policy, public affairs, and/or communications. (Required)
• Experience working as part of a team to co-design, organize, and host activities and events that draw in and involve a range of sector leaders and stakeholders. (Required)
• Ability to work with staff to create face-to-face, online, and print content to promote the UCLA Pritzker Center. (Required)
• Facilitate and attend meetings with the Executive Director, faculty, policy leaders, philanthropists, community leaders, and potential collaborators. (Required)
• Ability to bring in your thoughts and reflections of the work of the School and to connect these to opportunities to grow the work, to build partnerships, and to grow the Program as a national leadership hub focused on bringing together philanthropy, research, and community. (Required)
• Comfortable working in an open and flexible way and responding positively to the changing priorities of the UCLA Pritzker Center leadership and projects. (Required)
• Superb communication skills and the ability to speak about our programs and our impact with community leaders. (Required)
• Demonstrated success in developing external partnerships and collaborations around educational equity initiatives. (Required)
• Ability to create an annual vision for this work, including strategic planning and project delivery. (Required)
• Strong skills in networking, developing, and sustaining positive relationships with a diverse range of people from different backgrounds and cultures including educational leaders, non-profits, community leaders, policy leaders, researchers, and philanthropist. (Required)
• Ability to work as part of a team to engage a broad range of people both internally and externally (Required)

Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

• Bachelor's Degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training (Required)
• Master's Degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training (Preferred)

Special Conditions for Employment

• Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
• Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.
• CANRA: The position is designated as a mandatory reporter under CANRA. The employee must sign the "Statement Acknowledging Requirement to Report Child Abuse".
• Bilingual (Spanish) (Preferred)
• Able to work occasional evening and weekends (Required)
• 10% International Travel
• 20% Domestic Travel

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