SAARA Communication and Outreach Coordinator

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This position serves as the Communication and Outreach Coordinator of the Sibling Aggression and Abuse Research and Advocacy Initiative (SAARA), and reports to the Director of SAARA. The Communication and Outreach Coordinator will manage communication strategies, create content for various SAARA communications channels, including social media, organize trainings, webinars, and public engagement activities, and build relationships with partners and media.

Duties/Responsibilities

Content Creation (35%)

• Create content for SAARA website, including items related to promotion of SAARA and its events and news.

• Draft, design, and produce social media posts, press releases, and newsletters.

• Assist with design and content of SAARA materials to communicate research findings and best practices for educators, human service workers, parents, clinicians, researchers, and health care communities in-person, in print and through the web and social media.

• Assist with editing drafts of SAARA’s collection of policy briefs, Op-Eds, research publications, Psychology Today blog, and other publications.

 

Media, public, and stakeholder relations and engagement (25%)

• Build and maintain relationships with media contacts and manage public relations activities.

• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, funders, potential donors, collaborators, organizations, agencies, and community members.

• Collaboratively assemble an evolving innovative network of researchers, media, funders, survivors, and advocates to increase awareness and provide guidance.

• Plan and execute fundraising campaigns.

• Identify individuals engaged in work related to SAARA’s mission and goals to advance its mission.

• Plan, coordinate, and execute events, outreach, and promotional activities.

• Manage SAARA’s Constant Contact email list, distribute newsletters, and track analytics

• Seek corporate or private sponsorship.

 

Digital Management (20%)

• Manage SAARA’s website, including regular updates and tracking analytics.

• Manage social media platforms by executing SAARA’s communication strategy, designing campaigns and promotional activities, engaging with followers, and tracking analytics.

• Post blogs to SAARA’s Psychology Today blog.

• Oversight of student media assistants.

 

Strategic Planning (10%)

• Develop and execute communication and outreach strategies aligned with SAARA’s organization goals.

• Make recommendations for SAARA’s strategic planning, vision, and sustainability.

 

Administrative duties (10%)

• Coordinate and maintain list of past, current, and prospective presentation opportunities.

• Maintain list of SAARA accomplishments and highlights.

• Track and analyze engagement metrics, and report on the impact of outreach activities.

• Work on program activities related to SAARA independently and collaboratively.

• Assist with SAARA staff management regarding ensuring clear expectations, accountability, and contribute to a supportive environment that promotes collaboration and organizational success.

Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree by the date of hire in communications, public relations, journalism, or a related field.

• Three to five years of experience in related field.

• Proficiency at executing communication strategies across various channels.

• Experience with graphic design and video/photo editing software, including Adobe and Canva.

• Experience with contact software, including Constant Contact.

• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and strong organizational skills.

• Communicate effectively with a variety of audiences orally and in written work.

• Extremely strong attention to detail.

• Critical analysis coupled with being self-directed with excellent decision-making qualities.

• Ability to work independently on a daily basis, work well in a team, and across disciplines collaboratively.

• Effective in managing timelines and budgets.

• Capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously and successfully.

• Ability to synthesize and summarize research for non-scientific audiences.

• Effectively engage in advocacy and outreach.

• Exercise independent thinking and judgment.

• Flexible, adaptable.

Other Requirements:

• Remote work is possible, but location will need to be validated before an offer can be extended. At least six (6) annual in-person visits to Durham, NH campus are required.

• Some domestic travel may be required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of fundraising and external funding.

• Fluent in Spanish.

Applicant Instructions

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the Resume/Cover Letter section of your application:

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Contact Information for 3 Professional References

• Examples of related representative work

Compensation Pay Range:

$34.00/hour. Not benefits eligible.

Please be advised that this position is supported by external sponsor funding. As such, continued employment in this role is contingent upon the availability of those external funds. If, for any reason, the sponsor funding is reduced or discontinued, employment may be subject to modification or termination in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. 

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here:

Location:

Durham

Salary Grade:

Adjunct Hourly Staff 00