The Vice President, Strategic Communications partners closely with the Senior Vice President, University Relations and Public Affairs (URPA) and Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, the Offices of the President and Provost, as well as with external partners in University Development & Alumni Relations, Admissions, Student Life, Office of the General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, as well as school Deans and their communications offices, to advance a strategic communications plan for the University and its leadership, as well as coordinating that plan’s execution across the division. As a trusted advisor to the Senior Vice President and as a senior member of the URPA leadership team, the Vice President builds and mentors a high-performing team, which includes building out an Executive and Institutional Communications function within the division, which will coordinate the wide array of communications within the University community.