Wayne State University
Community Engagement Director
Detroit, MI, US · Director
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About the role
- The CED should expect the scope of this role to evolve over time.
- Track and measure activities and outcomes.
- Identify opportunities for collaboration, partnership, and public investment with municipal, county, and regional stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- The role builds and sustains relationships with city, county, and regional officials, and with community leaders, organizations, and stakeholders, in service of the university's institutional priorities and its role as an engaged anchor institution in the region.
- Reporting to the Chief of Government Relations and Community Engagement (GRACE), the CED develops and implements an integrated local government relations and community engagement strategy.
- The role identifies opportunities for collaboration and public investment with local and regional stakeholders, builds and documents community partnerships and programming, and represents the university at civic and community events across the region.
- The CED works with the GRACE team and its goals to keep local, regional, state, and federal-level engagement aligned and strategic, and may support other advocacy activities as needed.
- The CED collaborates with Alumni Relations to engage alumni in advocacy and community leadership, works with UCAM and academic and administrative units to coordinate engagement activities, and helps establish consistent practices for tracking and evaluating the impact of community and government relations work across campus.
- The CED makes specific recommendations on WSU's sponsorship strategy and execution of that strategy, and acts as a key partner and implementer for sponsorship activities.
- Essential Functions Develop, document, and execute a strategic community engagement plan for Wayne State University, in collaboration with colleagues within GRACE and relevant entities across WSU.
- Lead development and implementation of a local and regional government relations strategy for Wayne State University across Detroit and Southeast Michigan.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships, networks, and contacts with local and regional officials, their staff, and related organizations and associations.
- Work in coordination with Alumni Affairs to identify and engage alumni and community leaders who can support university priorities in governmental and public policy settings.
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- The CED makes specific recommendations on WSU's sponsorship strategy and execution of that strategy, and acts as a key partner and implementer for sponsorship activities
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