Manager, Corporate Communications & Transformation

Company Description

Adtalem

At Adtalem Global Education, we seek to empower students and members to achieve their goals, find success and make inspiring contributions to our global community. Adtalem is a leading healthcare educator that partners with organizations to proactively address future workforce needs and empowers career development with access to world-class academic curriculums, certifications and training programs across the medical and healthcare industries.

Adtalem institutions and companies include: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, and Walden University. (NYSE: ATGE; member S&P MidCap 400 Index) For more information, please visit adtalem.com.

 

Job Description

Overview: 

Adtalem Global Education is looking for a motivated communications professional to drive the communications strategy for its enterprise transformation initiative and other strategic corporate initiatives as they evolve. With transformation as a strategic business priority, reporting to the director, corporate communications, this position will play a key role in developing communications plans and guidance for cross-functional project teams and leaders to ensure employees are aware of transformation efforts and recognize the value and benefit they bring to the organization, our students and partners. This position will be responsible for telling our growth story across the company and will partner closely with the larger Global Communications team to align messaging and leverage corporate and brand channels to create a unified story.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in implementing transformational change.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

- Develop and execute a communication strategy in support of our enterprise transformation journey

- Develop transformation narrative and key messages and ensure consistency of key messages

- Utilize existing communication channels and create new ones to tell the transformation story and ensure transformation initiatives are regularly communicated across key internal stakeholder groups

- Work with project team and segment leaders to maintain awareness of high-impact initiatives, critical needs and priority areas, and develop communications strategies to address them

- Manages and develops a direct report to support transformation communications efforts

- Provide communications support for priority transformation initiatives, working with the segment or project owner to execute change management plans and recommend areas of focus

- Develop ways to gather employee feedback to measure if transformation efforts are taking hold and make recommendations, as needed, to change mindset

- Manage ongoing reporting and analysis of measurable deliverables

Completes other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

-Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism or a related field with at least 5 years of related experience

- Natural storyteller with excellent speaking, writing, and editing skills; able to easily distill messages into believable, actionable content 

- Strong knowledge of corporate brand development and messaging  

- Passion for and experience guiding large, complex organizations through change

- Curiosity for continually learning new skills and knowledge, even when their application to the work at hand is not always immediately clear

- Excellent verbal and interpersonal communications skills

- Demonstrated executive presence, ability and ease working with senior leaders

- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and agencies

- Skill for managing multiple, high-urgency projects simultaneously; flexibility is essential

- High levels of integrity, autonomy, and self-motivation 

- Strong project management capabilities

- Prior people management experience preferred

Additional Information

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $68637.22 and $124230.14. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance