Specialist, Communications and Public Relations Senior - Administration and Finance (HYBRID)
- Employer
- University of Maryland Baltimore
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
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- Institutional & Business Affairs, Business & Financial Management, Communications & Marketing
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The University of Maryland, Baltimore, Office of Administration & Finance is currently recruiting for a Specialist, Communications and Public Relations Senior - Administration and Finance. HYBRID WORK OPTION AVAILABLE UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional development. This position participates in a retirement program that must be selected and is effective on your date of hire. Exempt regular staff receive a generous leave package that includes over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year, paid holidays, unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive health insurance; professional learning and development programs; tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school; and flexible work schedules and teleworking options (if applicable per job). The ideal candidate will personally connect with the Administration and Finance Guiding Principles which closely mirror UMB’s core values: Respect and Integrity, Well-Being and Sustainability, Equity and Justice, and Innovation and Discovery and includes Service Excellence and AccountabilityPrimary Duties:
- Develop communication information strategies that meet divisional goals and that communicates the value added from the collective units that comprise Administration and Finance.
- Research, organize, format, write, edit, and proofread information materials to print and online communication formats, to include newsletters, social media sites, and e-newsletters. Distribute materials with the goal of contributing to image development of Administration and Finance. Maintains printed inventory, databases, and digital archives. Researches, writes, edits, and organizes information materials.
- Oversee and actively participate in creating, maintaining, and updating division websites with appropriate content via partnerships internal and external to Administration and Finance.
- Create and maintain presence for the Office of the Senior Vice President through various social media outlets, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.
- Develop and implement communication’s daily operation strategies for the division. Identify department needs and communicate strategies to develop specific project strategies. Define outcomes and deadlines. Ensure operation effectiveness with communications functions to specifications to ensure outcomes are met.
- Employ strong writing skills in preparing communication from the Office of the Senior Vice President, inclusive of presentations, division-wide announcements, talking points, etc. Develop, write, and communicate key messages for A&F programs and initiatives across the division to ensure timely and consistent messaging throughout various social media.
- Generates story ideas for submission to the Office of Communication and Public Affairs for broader campus-wide dissemination. Cultivate strong relationships across A&F units in order to ascertain story ideas.
- Stay up-to-date on relevant topics and issues in order to position University of Maryland, Baltimore A&F in stories and trends as they occur.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in related field, such as English, communications, or journalism. Experience: Three (3) years of related experience in communications, writing and editing documents required. Experience with social media or website content maintenance and/or development strongly preferred. Supervisory Experience: N/A Certification/Licensure: N/A Other: N/A Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Knowledge of position requirements. Knowledge of all applicable requirements, regulations, and laws. Skill in effective use of applicable technology/systems. Ability to effectively communicate both verbal and written thoughts, ideas, and facts. Ability to work cooperatively with others and independently. Ability to demonstrate, understand, apply, and adhere to the UMB Core Values of Respect and Integrity, Well-being and Sustainability, Equity and Justice, and Innovation and Discovery, including the A&F Guiding Principle of Service Excellence and Accountability. Hiring Range: High 60's to Low 70's (Commensurate with education and experience) UMB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law or policy. For assistance related to employment, please contact the Staffing department at HRJobs@umaryland.edu. If you anticipate needing a reasonable accommodation for a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), during any part of the employment process, please submit a UMB Job Applicant Accommodation Request. You may also contact HRDiversity@umaryland.edu. Please note that only inquiries concerning an ADA request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Job: Reg or CII Exempt Staff
Shift: Day Job
Organization: Office of the VP for Administration & Finance
Job Posting: Nov 8, 2022
Unposting Date: Ongoing
Organization
Welcome to the Baltimore campus of the University of Maryland, founded in 1807 along a ridge in what was then called Baltimore Town. Today, this 61-acre research and technology complex encompasses 65 buildings in West Baltimore near the Inner Harbor. 
The University is Maryland's only public academic health, human services, and law center. Seven professional and graduate schools train the majority of the state's physicians, nurses, dentists, lawyers, social workers, and pharmacists.
Under the leadership of President Jay A. Perman, MD, the University is a leading partner in the redevelopment of the west side of Baltimore. The University of Maryland BioPark, which opened in October 2005, promotes collaborative research opportunities and bioscience innovation.
Sponsored research totaled $567.1 million in Fiscal Year 2010. With 6,349 students and 6,717 faculty members and staff, the University is an economic engine that returns more than $15 in economic activity for every $1 of state general funds appropriation. The University community gives more than 2 million hours a year in service to the public.
Mission
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is the State¹s public health, law and human services university devoted to excellence in professional and graduate education, research, patient care, and public service. As a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, and using state-of-the-art technological support, we educate leaders in health care delivery, biomedical science, global health, social work and the law. We emphasize interdisciplinary education and research in an atmosphere that explicitly values civility, diversity, collaboration, teamwork and accountability. By conducting internationally recognized research to cure disease and to improve the health, social functioning and just treatment of the people we serve, we foster economic development in the City, State, and nation. We are committed to ensuring that the knowledge we generate provides maximum benefit to society and directly enhances our various communities.
Campus Data
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Equal Opportunity
The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, marital status or veteran's status to recruit, hire, compensate, train and promote employees and applicants for employment in all job levels with regard to their qualifications and without consideration to the aforementioned categories. Exceptions to this policy will be made only as allowed by law for example, due to bona fide occupational qualifications or lack of reasonable accommodations for disabilities.
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