Deputy Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center

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Posted Job Title

Deputy Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center

Job Profile Title

Director C, Academic Affairs, Academic Center

Job Description Summary

About APPC:
A premier communication policy center founded in 1993 by Ambassadors Walter and Leonore Annenberg, APPC’s mission is producing cutting-edge communication science and increasing the impact of communication scholarship to improve public well-being. APPC generates and translates research to advance public understanding and policy at the local, state, and national levels through research divisions and institutes in: communication science; institutions of democracy; climate communication; science of science communication; civics; and health and risk; as well as APPC’s FactCheck.org project and the Annenberg Center for Advanced Study in Communication (ACASC).

Working closely with the incoming APPC Director (to whom this position will report), the Deputy Director will support and assist with implementation of APPC’s strategic priorities and vision within and outside of Penn. The Deputy Director will monitor, report, and present APPC’s progress to stakeholders, potential partners, and internal and external audiences, and be responsible for the development of strategic partnerships both across and outside of the University to further the strategic goals of APPC. The Deputy Director will work to maintain the impact of APPC’s current research and will also help launch and lead the APPC’s Director’s initiatives, including management of a new internal grant program and organizing conferences and other events. The Deputy Director will also work to diversify, expand, and support APPC’s development/fundraising and grant-getting activities and coordinate the activity of an advisory board and a policy board.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Articulate and implement the APPC Director’s work in collaboration with core and affiliated APPC faculty and staff. Ensure the reach and impact of APPC’s activities.
• Work with the APPC Director to launch initiatives and administer programs to foster innovative research, including publicizing grant opportunities, managing review and selection of grant proposals, administering awarded grants, and publicizing grant deliverables and results.
• Support the establishment and work of a new APPC executive advisory and policy group, including recruitment and leading meetings of and communications to and from that group.
• Build and sustain transdisciplinary partnerships to promote APPC’s mission at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels. Effectively communicate with a wide audience of interdisciplinary faculty researchers, practitioners, administrators, policy makers, and community stakeholders, including writing APPC activity reports and preparing and delivering presentations about APPC activities for diverse