Senior Manager, Communications, Walden University

About Adtalem Global Education

Adtalem Global Education is a national leader in post-secondary education and leading provider of professional talent to the healthcare industry. Adtalem educates and empowers students with the knowledge and skills to become leaders in their communities and make a lasting impact on public health, well-being and beyond. Through equitable access to education, environments that nurture student success, and a focus on expanding and diversifying the talent pipeline in healthcare, Adtalem is building a brighter future for communities and the world.

Adtalem is the parent organization of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.

In our U.S. locations, we operate on a hybrid work model with three in-office days and two remote days per week. Starting Q1 2025, we will transition to a four-day in-office schedule, Monday–Thursday. This in-office time fosters creativity, innovation, communication, and stronger team relationships, supporting both individual and organizational success.

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Opportunity at a Glance

This position is responsible for providing strategic communications counsel for institutional communications to enhance consistency, strategic approach, and alignment of messaging for Walden University, an Adtalem Global Education institution, in support of our strategic growth objectives. Provides strategic communications counsel for institution communications and cascades gold-tier communications information to ensure consistency of messaging and equip institutions with Adtalem highlights for need-to-know colleagues. Additionally, this person will foster engagement and build affinity among key stakeholders while capturing and conveying the unique student experience, the brand identity, and our organization’s commitment to diversity, inclusivity, and educational justice. As a member of the Global Communications and Corporate Affairs team supporting Walden University, this position will ensure the quality of communications with stakeholders through storytelling opportunities that enhance the Walden brand.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

•  Manages and provides input into a comprehensive communications strategy to reinforce image and reputation with students, colleagues, and alumni. 
• Provides communications counsel and oversight of institution employee and student communications to ensure consistency of messaging and alignment with defined business objectives.  
• Develops and deploys all colleague and student communications plans and messaging. 
• Supports high-profile, high-sensitivity communications for institutional senior leadership as needed. 
• Maintains quality standards for all publications and communications. 
• Identify and develop opportunities for content generation  
• Conducts ongoing and annual assessments of communications effectiveness at the institution level as it relates to brand reputation, awareness and achieving communications goals.  

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, public relations or related field 
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, strategic planning, branding or related field 
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing in-house internal communications, PR agency experience in addition a plus 
• Experience working with various levels of management 
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of audiences and constituencies 
• Strategic thinker with experience formulating multi-faceted communications plans, recommending optimal channel usage, timing and cadence of communications and gaining buy-in from functional area leads and project stakeholders. 
• Mastery of communications in an educational environment (or similar) and using communication to influence change within an organization 
• Expertise in managing multiple initiatives simultaneously; ability to collaborate with a variety of colleagues across Adtalem and its institutions.  
• Must possess exceptional business writing, editing, training, communication, organizational and presentation skills. 

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $80336.75 and $140851.54. 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
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits.
  
  You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation