Manager Communications - School of Public Health

We are hiring a Manager Communications (Full-time) to join the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Houston. In this role, you will manage communications projects, budgets, timelines, and evaluation; advise leadership on strategic messaging; and develop publications and promotional materials that communicate research findings, recruit students and program participants, engage external partners, and demonstrate the Center’s impact.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary

Develops and manages a broad range of highly responsible communications support through writing and editing, counsel to faculty, staff and executive leadership and/or publications management and/or management of health communications/education programs.

Position Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for overall project management, project budgets, timelines as assigned, and evaluation of project work.
• Conducts interviews with faculty, staff, and other appropriate sources, such as donors and patients, sometimes concerning sensitive information.
• Works with executive leadership to develop and communicate strategic messages.
• Generates ideas for communication strategies and develops related promotional plans, tactics and materials.
• Writes news/feature articles for publication.
• Collaborates with others in Public Affairs and managers throughout the university.
• May interact with corporate or community representatives.
• Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills

• None

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Communications or allied field required, Master's degree preferred.

Minimum Experience

• 7 years of experience in public relations, communications, writing/editing or related field required

Physical Requirements

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Residency Requirement

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.