Senior Director of Communications for Student Affairs

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree and eight years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.
• Depth of experience, sound judgement, and confidence befitting a functional leadership position.
• Excels at writing, analyzing and synthesizing complex materials and with demonstrated ability to communicate highly technical or nuanced information in a manner easily understood under time constraints.
• Strategic and tactical thinking ability. 
• Demonstrated ability to manage both situational and communication issues that have diverse and competing interests
• Ability to synthesize information and viewpoints quickly and act on issues that require urgency. 
• Understanding of the communications role in institutions. Excellence in communicating at all levels and for all audiences. 
• Excellent influencing, negotiating, and relationship management skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to earn credibility and influence opinion leaders. 
• Creative thinker with a desire and ability to seek and optimize opportunities. 
• Proven management skills. An ability to build and sustain a best-in-class communication team. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead communication efforts across functions and school/units towards a common goal. 
• Demonstrated ability to discern a strategy to move forward and make or escalate decisions as appropriate.

In addition, our preferred qualifications include:

• Previous experience in a higher education system in a communications role
• Strong writer for both internal and external audiences
• Team / people management experience
• Excellent collaborator with high emotional intelligence

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks. 
• Frequently stand/walk, sit, use a telephone, grasp lightly/fine manipulation, speaking. 
• Occasionally grasp forcefully, writing by hand. 
• Rarely sort/file paperwork. 

WORKING CONDITIONS

• This is a hybrid position which requires 2 days of on-site work per week.
• Occasional work on evenings and weekends 

WORK STANDARDS

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.

The expected pay range for this position is $162,000 to $200,000 per annum.

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location, and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards) provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.

HOW TO APPLY:
We invite you to apply by clicking on the “Apply for Job” button. To be considered, please submit your résumé and a one-page cover letter covering why you are interested in joining Stanford and Student Affairs along with your online application.

STANFORD FOR YOU

Imagine a world without search engines or social platforms. Consider lives saved through first-ever organ transplants and research to cure illnesses. Stanford University has revolutionized the way we live and enrich the world. Supporting this mission is our diverse and dedicated 17,000 staff. We seek talent driven to impact the future of our legacy. Our culture and unique perks empower you with:

• Freedom to grow. We offer career development programs, tuition reimbursement, or audit a course. Join a TedTalk, film screening, or listen to a renowned author or global leader speak.
• A caring culture. We provide superb retirement plans, generous time-off, and family care resources.
• A healthier you. Climb our rock wall, or choose from hundreds of health or fitness classes at our world-class exercise facilities. We also provide excellent health care benefits.
• Discovery and fun. Stroll through historic sculptures, trails, and museums.
• Enviable resources. Enjoy free commuter programs, ridesharing incentives, discounts and more!

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources at stanfordelr@stanford.edu. For all other inquiries, please submit a contact form

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.