The Communications Specialist plays a pivotal role in shaping the voice and strategic messaging for the Office of the Senior Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer (SAVC CFO) and its associated departments at UCSF. This dynamic position offers the opportunity to craft comprehensive communication strategies and collaborate with key stakeholders across the university to enhance financial transparency and understanding. With a focus on innovative information campaigns that span written, visual, digital, and electronic communications, the specialist will drive initiatives that foster informed decision-making and active partnerships within the financial community.
In this role, you will be instrumental in developing and executing a strategic communication framework that supports the SAVC CFO’s Office, working closely with the Finance Administrative Team and communicators throughout UCSF. Your efforts will amplify the dialogue, collaboration, and action across the UCSF Finance community, strengthening its impact and outreach.
Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, the Communications Specialist will manage and refine ongoing communications and critically assess and introduce new initiatives tailored to the evolving needs of the Finance division. This role is perfect for a visionary communicator eager to make a significant impact on financial management practices at UCSF through a robust, consistent, and engaging information dissemination strategy.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
- Minimum 5 years of professional communications and/or finance experience in a large complex organization.
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Photoshop, Zoom, Drupal (or similar CMS), website analytics tracking (SiteImprove preferred).
- Knowledge of all aspects of communications, including strategic communications development for various audiences.
- Knowledge and understanding of technical applications to effectively direct technical staff, or personally perform technical work, including design concepts, various media, and applications.
- Solid skills to create, develop, and implement comprehensive long and short-term strategic communications plans.
- Knowledge and skills to advise and consult with management to ensure delivery of the desired message to the target and/or broad general audiences.
- Solid written, verbal, interpersonal communication, active listening, and political acumen skills.
- Thorough skills to create clear, easy-to-navigate, informative, accurate, well-designed, and functional websites that provide web content consistent with the organization's message and in keeping with management directives and client objectives.
- Thorough interpersonal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of the organization, its achievements, mission, vision, goals, policies, practices, infrastructure, and a strong knowledge of current affairs, and issues in higher education and/or health sciences.
- Thorough skills to develop and implement original ideas and correctly identify and effectively solve problems.
- Knowledge of UCSF’s protocols, policies, and channels regarding communication internally and externally.
About UCSF
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world’s leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging, and stem cells.
Pride Values
UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence – also known as our PRIDE values. In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity – both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of California San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Organization
Campus
Job Code and Payroll Title
007477 COMM SPEC 3
Job Category
Marketing / Communications
Bargaining Unit
99 - Policy-Covered (No Bargaining Unit)
Employee Class
Career
Percentage
100%
Location
San Francisco, CA
Campus
Mission Center Building (SF)
Work Style
Hybrid
Shift
Days
Shift Length
8 Hours
Additional Shift Details
Monday – Friday, 8 – 5 Pacific Time
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