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College External Affairs Writer

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University of California, Los Angeles
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College EA Writer
UCLA College

The UCLA College is the academic heart of UCLA and home to more than 85 percent of the university's 28,000 undergraduate students. Together, its four academic divisions—Humanities,Life Sciences,Physical Sciences, andSocial Sciences—encompass 34 departments, 109 undergraduate majors, more than 50 graduate degree programs and over 40 PhD programs that span research and teaching across both traditional and emerging disciplines in the liberal arts and sciences. A fifth division,Undergraduate Education, serves as the campus driver of excellence and innovation in the undergraduate experience. Undergraduate and graduate students of the College move on to become business, government, community, and academic leaders of California and the world.

As a vital member of the College Development team, the EA College Writer will work with College Development staff, deans and faculty to develop and deliver a wide range of materials for print and online media that will communicate and promote the activities of the College to its constituents and advance the College's mission. In this role, you will also research and write proposals to foundations, corporations, individuals and other funding agencies to raise funds for high priority projects. Through your efforts, you will formulate persuasive reasons for giving to strengthen philanthropic support for the College and will perform other responsibilities related to proposal development, submission and maintenance. As a communications project manager, you will manage a wide variety of projects for the College to include preparing deans for their participation in campus events and working with them in identifying and securing speakers for these events.

As an ideal candidate, you will have three to five years of writing experience, preferably in proposal organization and writing within external affairs and/or a related environment such as sales, marketing or business Development. You will be familiar with the principles and practices of writing proposals and their application to fundraising. Your prior roles have developed you into a creative and persuasive writer with a strong understanding of tone and voice and a tremendous eye for detail to compose, proofread and edit documents. You are able to determine your audience and appropriately write to them. Overall, you have outstanding verbal communication and interpersonal skills and enjoy working collaboratively with others toward a common goal. Your experiences have given you a strong ability to organize, prioritize and manage your assignments despite fluctuating deadlines and your dedication, passion and resilience have given you an appreciation for challenging assignments and producing highly polished work of a high standard.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy - http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

For a more detailed description of this position, please visit UCLA's Development Careers website at: http://www.developmentcareers.ucla.edu and click on “Open Positions” to view requisition #33322.

To Apply, visit:
https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=80141





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Working at University of California, Los Angeles

UCLA is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1919 and is the second oldest of the ten campuses affiliated with the University of California system. UCLA offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines and enrolls about 26,000 undergraduate and about 12,000 graduate students from the United States and around the world every year.

UCLA features the College of Letters and Science, seven general campus professional schools, and four professional schools for the health sciences. The UCLA College of Letters and Science has 34 academic departments and 900 faculty, and houses the majority of UCLA's 129 undergraduate majors as well as the students in the Graduate Division of Letters and Sciences. The UCLA College Honors Program is also housed in the College. The College of Letters and Science's programs are divided into five academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and the International Institute. UCLA also offers certificate programs, undergraduate degree-credit and continuing education credits for non-full-time students through its UCLA Extension education program.

The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the 24th best university in the nation and 32nd best in the world. In the 2007 edition of U.S. News and World Report, UCLA Medical Center was ranked best in the West, as well as one of the top 3 hospitals in the United States alongside Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 15 of the 16 medical specialty areas examined, UCLA Medical Center ranked in the top 20.

The campus' location in Los Angeles makes excursions to local museums, theaters, or other entertainment venues relatively quick and easy.

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