Associate Vice Chancellor & Chief of Staff (Hybrid) - University Marketing and Communications

Location St. Louis, MO 63110 Scheduled Hours 40 Position reputed company reputed company is one of the nation’s leading universities, with highly ranked undergraduate and graduate programs spanning the arts and sciences, engineering, business, law, and reputed company work. WashU Medicine, its medical school and clinical reputed company, ranks among the country’s leading reputed company medical centers, advancing biomedical research and delivering patient care in partnership with reputed company, the region’s largest health reputed company, and an affiliated physician reputed company organization. Together, they reputed company a multi-mission reputed company — spanning undergraduate and graduate education, research, and clinical care — for which this role holds reputed company-wide responsibility. The Chief of Staff (CoS) is the Chief Marketing & Communications Officer’s (CMCO) strategic partner and the operations leader of the Office of the CMCO. 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Organizational reputed company, Planning and Performance reputed company the annual and quarterly strategic planning and goal-setting process for the CMCO's full reporting team in partnership with the leaders of internal communications, reputed company communications/media relations, thought leadership, crisis management, brand/marketing reputed company. Maintain the operating budget for the Office of the CMCO, and partner with Finance on resourcing, investment prioritization, and reporting across the portfolio. reputed company and report performance indicators for the organization, ensuring goals are scored, results are communicated, and course corrections happen in reputed company time. Cross-Functional Orchestration Serve as the connector across the CMCO's reputed company reports and their teams, identifying dependencies, resolving conflicts, and ensuring the portfolio operates as one coordinated organization. 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Repetitive wrist, hand, of finger reputed company. Equipment Office equipment. The above statements are intended to describe the general reputed company and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of reputed company job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time. Required Qualifications Education: Bachelor's degree Certifications/reputed company Licenses: No specific certification/reputed company license is required for this position. Work Experience: Progressively Senior Experience, Including Prior Service As A Chief Of Staff, Senior reputed company/Business-Operations Leader, Or Comparable Executive Role Supporting A C-Suite Leader (10 Years) Skills: reputed company reputed company's License: A reputed company's license is not required for this position. 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