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The Executive Communications Specialist serves as the principal writer and communications professional for the President of the University of Vermont, the state's flagship public, land-grant research university. This role is responsible for crafting, refining, and stewarding the President's voice across all platforms and audiences-ranging from major addresses and significant announcements to correspondence, digital presence, event materials, and institutional announcements and related messaging. The specialist will likewise prepare remarks, announcements, talking points, PowerPoint presentations and other communications on behalf of senior leaders including the Provost and the Vice President for Finance and Administration. Additionally, this position will support communications for the university's strategic plan, translating executive vision into compelling narratives that build institutional alignment and engagement.

As an important point of connection between UVM's leadership and the broader university community, this position ensures that all communications attributed to the President and other senior leaders clearly and authentically reflect strategic priorities, institutional values, and UVM's mission of education, research, and public service. In supporting the rollout and ongoing momentum of the strategic plan, this role will build communications that connect day-to-day campus strategies and initiatives back to overarching vision of university leadership. The role ensures consistency, alignment, and strategic coherence between executive messaging and university-wide communications.

Key Responsibilities:

Executive Voice Mastery
Demonstrates a sophisticated ability to internalize and authentically represent the President's voice, tone, and rhetorical style across a wide range of formats and audiences.

Strategic Communication
Thinks holistically and strategically about how presidential messages are received, what they signal to internal and external audiences, and how they advance UVM's longterm institutional goals and public reputation.

Discretion & Confidentiality
Exercises sound judgment and the highest level of discretion when handling sensitive, confidential, or privileged information, maintaining the trust and confidence of the President, the Office of the President and executive leadership.

Organizational Excellence
Manages complex workflows, competing deadlines, and multiple stakeholders with efficiency, professionalism, and attention to detail.

Institutional Alignment
Understands and actively advances UVM's mission, values, strategic priorities, and brand in all executive communications.

This position reports to the Executive Director of University Communications and serves as a part of the Strategic Communications central team, with a dotted line to the Chief of Staff and President's Office operations.

Required Attachments: Please include a cover letter, resume/CV, and two recent writing samples (no more than two pages each).

Posting Details

Position will be posted for a minimum of one week, after which it is subject to removal without notice.

Our Common Ground Statement

The University of Vermont is a welcoming, educationally purposeful community committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces intellectual diversity and global perspectives. We seek to prepare students to be accountable leaders who will bring to their work a grasp of complexity, effective problem-solving and communication skills, and an enduring commitment to learning and ethical conduct. Members of the University of Vermont community embrace and advance the values of Our Common Ground: Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Openness, Justice, and Responsibility. Staff play a critical role in this effort and the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to UVM's mission and advancing Our Common Ground values through the execution of their job duties.

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