Director Community Engagement

The Director of Community Engagement is responsible for the campus-wide Community Engagement activities and reports to the Vice President of Community Engagement. This position is both a strategic and hands-on management and leadership position. In partnership with the Vice President, the director will develop, direct and oversee campus-wide community engagement strategy and implementation, including community giving, CHNA, and UF Health Jacksonville-sponsored community engagement events. Within the UF Health system, community engagement activities are localized and have structural and reporting relationships unique to each hospital.

Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education:
Master's Degree

Necessary Skills:

• Demonstrated track record of building outstanding interpersonal relationships with colleagues, leaders, internal clients, and external constituencies.
• Strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, supporting a commitment to inclusive excellence.
• Understanding of and comfort working within the social media arena
• Demonstrated success in budgetary management.
• Ability to effectively build, lead and motivate teams of individuals with diverse skills and abilities.
• Proven ability to build successful, collaborative, cross-functional relationships with highest levels of physician and administrative leadership.
• Must possess astute leadership, analytical, oral and written communication, and presentation skills; and strong interpersonal skills to facilitate effective relationships both within and outside of UF Health Jacksonville.
• Solid organizational skills; strategic judgment.
• Attention to detail and commitment to high-quality work a must.
• Comfort with quick turnaround and highly attenuated to sharing information with, and appropriately involving, the Vice President of Community Engagement.
• Ability to function effectively in the face of ambiguity.
• Excellent relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work effectively in consensus-style operation that expects and promotes teamwork.

Required Licensure/Certifications:
N/A

Required Experience:
5 years experience in community relations/community engagement, public affairs/public relations, nonprofit management, government relations, or a related field. . Demonstrated track record of building outstanding interpersonal relationships with colleagues, leaders, internal clients and external constituencies.

Preferred Experience:

Experience interacting with community, regional or state leadgers/officials is preferred