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Duke University’s Department of Dermatology has an immediate opening for a Program Coordinator – Communications.

More information about Dermatology is located at the following link: https://dermatology.duke.edu/

Occupational Summary

100% Grant funded

This role is responsible for developing and implementing departmental communication strategies to support major initiatives and projects. Establishes standards and provides oversight of editorial content for websites, publications and other internal and external communication channels.

Work Performed

Update and manage Qgenda, the application that communicates & coordinates clinical call schedule, utilization, scheduling, distribute call schedule, away schedule, and master schedule This position is responsible for managing faculty schedules across missions, determining gaps in coverage, assessing utilization and effort.

Serve as main point of contact for “all department” information blasts, maintain emailing lists, create groups for department to use and target communication; develop resources on departmental SharePoint to improve communication about how to get help, where to call, reference documents and directories

Write a variety of different content to support communications and marketing efforts, including newsletters, website copy, and brochures and press releases

Partner with the Duke communications team in developing and implementing a communications strategy designed to further departmental objectives

Coordinate, monitor analytics and create social media engagement for departmental SNS accounts, keeping within Duke guidelines; report successes and failures of communications campaigns and strategies

Manage, design, & update Duke Dermatology website (Drupal)

Stay up to date on industry trends and make recommendations for adjustments to communications strategies and practices

Coordinate volunteers, support staff, vendors and more to support promotional or development events; Liaison with Duke Development Office to identify development opportunities to support the academic mission of the Department. May supervise staff.

Actively participate in the Duke Communicators group

Preferred Skills:

Superior time management and organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines

Exceptional writing and interpersonal communication skills, critical thinking

Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint and capable of creating visually compelling presentations; skilled in Drupal, web site updates, Sharepoint, Facebook, Twitter, IG, and other SNS

Knowledge of communications and marketing ethics and best practices

Minimum Qualifications

Work requires analytical, communications and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program.

Work requires oneyear of experience in program administration or OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE involving academic, instructional or counseling activities to acquire skills necessary to plan, coordinate and implement a variety of program activities and events.

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Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

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