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Community and Government Engagement

The Community Engagement Manager provides leadership and direction for external engagement strategies focused on community groups, private corporations, non-profits, and local government; represents and promotes University interests with external stakeholders; consults leadership on engagement opportunities and initiatives; develops opportunities to leverage University resources within local communities.

• Develop and implement strategies to engage external constituents, key community boards and groups, government leadership and representatives, and corporations; build and strengthen networks and relationships between the University and external community
• Represent and champion University interests by leading or participating in key, influential advisory boards, commissions, and local businesses
• Serve as an expert consultant on University engagement activities; partner with campus or unit leadership to establish agendas and goals in relation to outreach and engagement; provide recommendations for government, community, and international relations strategies
• Develop opportunities to leverage University programming, services, and resources in response to identified community needs
• Design and implement engagement projects; provide direction for all funding, marketing, assessment, and communication activities
• Oversee assigned staff including hiring, workflow delegation, development, and evaluation responsibilities

Level:

– Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates proficient ability in work design, project management, financial planning and development of goals for accomplishing unit assignments. Reviews and guides work to ensure conformity to policy and effective approaches. Evaluates employee performance and recommend development opportunities. Demonstrates ability to coach employees. Presents and communicates key university indicatives and connects it to unit contributions. Provides broad guidelines. Develops, evaluates, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement practices. Recommends innovative solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees a team (typically 4 or more; no fewer than 2) full
– time direct reports of individual contributors and/or first level supervisors.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks department/area budget
– May plan, forecast, and/or assist in developing budgets
– May have final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters varied and complex problems
– Helps to develop creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature but within limited scope
– Modifies, adapts, or refines guidelines if necessary to resolve issues or problems

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices and advanced working knowledge to determine appropriate work methods for the team
– Reviews completed work of others for conformity to policy, and effectiveness of approach
– Delegates advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Communicates key university initiatives and how unit’s work contributes to their achievement
– Presents ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and uses persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 13
• Minimum – $86,300.00
• MidPoint – $107,900.00
• Maximum – $129,500.00