CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT OFFICER
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Advertising / Marketing / Public Relations
Posted on May 1, 2019
Req #: | 163530 |
Department: | INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH METRICS AND EVALUATION |
Job Location: | South Lake Union |
Posting Date: | 01/03/2019 |
Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
Salary: | Salary is commensurate with experience and education |
Shift: | First Shift |
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty. All of which has allowed the UW to be nationally recognized as a “Great College to Work For” for five consecutive years.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is an independent research center at the University of Washington. Its mission is to monitor global health conditions and health systems, as well as to evaluate interventions, initiatives, and reforms. IHME carries out a range of projects within different research areas, including the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors; Future Health Scenarios; Cost Effectiveness; Local Burden of Disease; Resource Tracking; and Impact Evaluations. The aim is to provide policymakers, donors, and researchers with the highest-quality quantitative evidence base to make decisions that achieve better health.
IHME has an outstanding opportunity for a Chief Communications and Engagement Officer. The focus of this position is formulating and spearheading delivery of IHME’s data and research into the hands of the relevant international decision makers. This will entail translating IHME estimates into digestible, and policy relevant insights, and creating a diverse set of storytelling and campaign initiatives that make IHME’s data accessible, and that enhance the visibility and uptake of IHME’s work with key partners, IHME’s collaborator network, and major population health stakeholders. The Chief Communications and Engagement Officer will also be charged with giving political and policy guidance to IHME leadership. The CCEO leads a team responsible for data visualizations, marketing, publications, and media outreach. The CCEO will provide leadership over media relationships and website and will ensure that IHME’s online data visualizations and insights are designed in a way that is cutting-edge, accessible, engaging, and audience appropriate. The CCEO will also support IHME’s high volume of scientific publications, facilitating and nurturing relationships with key academic journals.
The position requires someone who is intellectually agile, and can act as an effective ambassador for IHME across multiple cultural and professional audiences. The CCEO will lead a high-performing team in an ambitious, entrepreneurial, and high-energy workplace. This position will be front and center in supporting IHME in achieving its goals, by establishing and sustaining productive partnerships and by ensuring that IHME’s outputs are infused into conversations and decisions between global leaders in health and inform their decision-making. This requires political savvy, strong intuition, and the ability to translate IHME’s outputs into tangible stories and storylines that resonate with the population health global community and other relevant audiences.
Responsibilities:
Leadership and Management
Brand Marketing. Media Relations & Content
Research Comprehension
General
As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here.
REQUIREMENTS:
Additional Requirements:
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Evening and weekend work may be required. Travel will be required, up to 20%.
Application Process:
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