Under the direction of the UCSF Real Estate Communications Manager, the Communications Specialist will plan and produce communications within a comprehensive communications program to inform impacted stakeholders and the UCSF community of a 10-year, $13 billion capital program for UCSF Real Estate Health and Campus Design & Construction. This position will be working independently to ensure creation and effective dissemination of information, including but not limited to, construction impact messages (CIMs), emails, newsletters, website content, social media posts, project signage, and flyers, for both internal and external audiences, fostering awareness and understanding of ongoing construction activities and their impacts.

The Communications Specialist will need to have a deep understanding of UCSF's long-range development plan, the capital projects which are currently under development, and the capital projects underway in UCSF's surrounding communities. They will need to understand existing internal communications channels and identify ways to improve internal communications by adding to or refining existing options in collaboration with the enterprise Internal Communications function within the UCSF Office of Communications, as well as with Community and Government Relations, quickly and thoroughly. As such, the Capital Program's Communications Plan will leverage use of UCSF's existing communications vehicles and opportunities and assess what additional resources may be required to contribute to the programs' overall successes and effectiveness.

The Communications Specialist will also work directly with capital project delivery teams to understand all aspects of a projects status that is newsworthy and may impact campus and community stakeholders to craft broad and detailed project specific notices, status updates, press releases, project profiles, announcements, project signage and general communication related to new, ongoing and completed projects. Reviews award and presentation requests for compliance with all UCSF branding and policy requirements. Works closely with Campus Logistics team to develop and update campus specific construction impact communications that are shared with multiple stakeholder channels targeting key constituents.

This role will support UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland (BCH Oakland) modernization projects (50%) and be required onsite up to three days a week at the BCH Oakland campus. It is essential for this role to have key interfaces with other roles, departments, systems and external entities, including the City of Oakland, UCSF Health, the UCSF Office of Communications, UCSF Community Government Relations (CGR), BCH Oakland Communications and Facilities Services, UCSF Real Estate project teams, and community members.

All External UCSF communications regarding campus planning or construction issues will be exclusively handled through Community and Government Relations, with strategic counsel from the Office of Communications' strategic communications function, in coordination with the Real Estate Communications Manager; and all work on press releases will be done in partnership with the Public Affairs unit within the Office of Communications.

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

The salary range for this position is $113,700 - $170,500 (Annual Rate).

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