Responsibilities

• Program Activities
• - Implement and maintain a communication plan for the VNPC including social media, website, blog, and newsletters.
• - Lead implementation and completion of all communications-related grant deliverables as outlined by grant workplans.
• - Identify methods for transforming maternal and infant health data into relatable stories.
• - Provide communications technical assistance to staff, hospitals, and volunteers implementing VNPC’s quality improvement projects and other initiatives when appropriate.
• - Assist with basic graphic design as necessary for flyers, social media graphics, document design, professional poster design, etc.
• - Ensure all communication assets best represent the VNPC’s mission, projects, initiatives, activities, and public appearance.
• - Ensure all communications activities are focused on reaching the VNPC’s primary audience, and content is appropriate and relatable to that audience.
• - Apply public health core values when implementing program activities at the local, system, or state level.
• Planning, Evaluation, and Reporting

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 1-3 years of relevant professional experience or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training related to communications, marketing, or other related concentration.
• At least 1 year of experience working in maternal and infant health or public health. Or the ability to demonstrate an in-depth working knowledge of maternal and infant health and/or public health.
• Clear and effective written and oral communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Superior interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships with a wide variety of constituents.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Canva, and Adobe Illustrator.
• Proficiency in social media management and analytics.
• Ability to both self-direct and work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.

Preferred

• Master’s degree in communications, marketing, or other related degree.
• Experience of 3-5 years working in maternal and infant health or public health.
• Experience working with a Perinatal Quality Collaborative.
• Demonstrated ability to independently make strategic decisions, generate innovative ideas and solutions, and adapt to changing contexts while maintaining quality and timely work.
• Demonstrated experience working with hospitals across the Commonwealth.
• Experience with grant management and deliverables.

Benefits

• Benefits : All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.