Director of Executive Communications

Salary & Compensation

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Qualifications

• Minimum 6-8 years Experience developing written messages in internal or executive communications roles within in a complex organization. (Required)

• Demonstrated experience working effectively with executives. (Required)

• Experience with presentation coaching. (Preferred)

• Experience working in complex, global environment and industries. (Preferred)

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex and difficult information into readable, understandable and impactful messages. (Required)

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with high-level academic and administrative leadership and senior departmental staff to identify communication needs and to conceive and execute programs and services to meet such needs. (Required)

• Ability to translate leaders' high-level priorities into specific ideas and concepts, an understanding of tailoring messages for different audiences. Strong knowledge of executive communications practices. (Required)

• Demonstrated ability to research, collect and organize data and material from diverse sources to create memorable speeches and/or messages to a diverse audience. (Required)

• Demonstrated interest in and commitment to serving in an environment that prizes diversity, equity, and inclusion. (Required)

• Demonstrated ability to articulate goals, strategies, tactics, and benchmarks. Comprehensive, current knowledge of technology with the ability to fully utilize the capabilities of new media. (Required)

• Demonstrated ability to strategically improve and maintain internal communications structures within a complex organization. (Required)

• Ability to successfully manage multiple ongoing tasks and responsibilities of varying degrees of complexity simultaneously. Demonstrated experience in writing on deadline. (Required)

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in a broad and diverse communications organization and beyond. (Required)

• A strong strategic orientation, commitment to excellence, and attention to detail. Ability to handle all information with sensitivity, discretion and solid judgment. (Required)

• Working knowledge of UC and UCLA departments, policies, regulations, guidelines, and resources for programming. (Preferred)

• Knowledge of the history, policies and practices of the University of California system and UCLA. (Preferred)

Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

• Bachelor's Degree History, writing, social sciences, education, international relations or business. (Preferred)

Special Conditions for Employment

• Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.

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