Director, Executive Division Communications (NC & GA)
About The Position
Provide strategic counsel to a Division President to prioritize, plan, and deliver strategic communications initiatives that inform and engage communities, elevate the organization’s profile and build goodwill. Support localized crisis communications and issues/change management to protect and enhance organization’s reputation and maintain engagement. Prepare proactive and reactive crisis communication plans in collaboration with other communications leaders. Drive strategy to ensure message influence, alignment and relevance among key constituencies, including the media, elected and public officials, community members, donors and other target audiences. Write speeches, talking points, presentations, and other external-facing written communications for a Division President. Develop and execute division executive communications plans to ensure leader engagement and effectively cascade information in a comprehensive way. Coordinate Division President communications with the CEO communications team to ensure message consistency and amplification with the CEO. Coordinate with internal communications to ensure consistency of messaging to teammates and clinicians.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, advertising or other business-related field, or bachelor’s degree combined with relevant experience.
- 7+ years of experience in Communications, Marketing, Journalism or other business-related field, including experience working with executives and formulating and executing communications strategies.
- Proven ability to develop communications and public relations strategies and effectively communicate recommendations to leadership.
- Superb oral and written communications, executive presence and relationship development skills.
- Experience with proactive and crisis communications planning.
- Independent and takes initiative with consistent follow through.
- Superior time management skills with capability of working with and meeting deadlines.
- Ability to think critically, understand complex concepts, synthesize information, create clarity to support sound decision-making.
- Specific experience and strong record of success in understanding the environment, identifying opportunities, designing solutions and aligning action to drive communications performance.
- Highly strategic with a demonstrated track record in assessing complex, competitive issues and situations and in developing related initiatives in partnership with other stakeholders to drive results.
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment, having a change mindset and comfortable navigating ambiguity.
- Strong communication skills, including presentation creation and delivery.
- Collaborative with other teams to ensure cohesive storytelling and strategy alignment.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic counsel to a Division President to prioritize, plan, and deliver strategic communications initiatives that inform and engage communities, elevate the organization’s profile and build goodwill.
- Support localized crisis communications and issues/change management to protect and enhance organization’s reputation and maintain engagement.
- Prepare proactive and reactive crisis communication plans in collaboration with other communications leaders.
- Drive strategy to ensure message influence, alignment and relevance among key constituencies, including the media, elected and public officials, community members, donors and other target audiences.
- Write speeches, talking points, presentations, and other external-facing written communications for a Division President.
- Develop and execute division executive communications plans to ensure leader engagement and effectively cascade information in a comprehensive way.
- Coordinate Division President communications with the CEO communications team to ensure message consistency and amplification with the CEO.
- Coordinate with internal communications to ensure consistency of messaging to teammates and clinicians.
Benefits
- Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
- Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
- Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
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