Strategic Communications Manager

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 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

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 senior manager, strategy and reputation, 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a communication strategy in support of our enterprise transformation journey.
• Support transformation narrative and key messages and ensure consistency.
• Utilize existing communication channels 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.
• Manage and develop team members to support transformation communications efforts.
• Provide strategic 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.
• Complete other duties as assigned. 

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, PR, journalism or a related field with minimum 5-7 years of related experience. Related experience in organizational transformation, corporate communications or internal communications preferred.
• Natural storyteller with excellent writing and editing skills; able to easily distill messages into believable, actionable content that is compelling and engages audiences
• 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 and organizational capabilities.
• Prior people management experience preferred.

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $70,696 and $124,230. 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