Director, Outreach & Dissemination (Remote Eligible)

Position Description:

Mathematica is seeking a dynamic and experienced communications leader to guide/develop our efforts in strategic communication, community engagement, and evidence-based thought leadership; a role essential to achieving our goal of guiding a community focused on the effective use of evidence.

The Director of Outreach & Dissemination plays a key role in achieving the company's goal of guiding a wide community that emphasizes the utilization of evidence. The position is responsible for leading outreach and engagement services, including strategic communications planning, execution, and measurement; message and content development; media relations; policymaker relations; community engagement; and thought leadership. Responsibilities include leading teams specializing in Mathematica's core focus areas and serving as Communications business partners for our business units; serving as an ambassador of the Communications department with unit leadership; and developing, implementing, and measuring strategic dissemination plans in support of client deliverables and goals and across relevant sectors.

Core Responsibilities:

• Accountable for leading a dynamic and high-performing Outreach and Dissemination team that focuses on the translation and dissemination of client deliverables and complex policy-relevant evidence through a variety of formats and channels; provide direct supervision, as well as formal and informal mentorship of the O&D team
• Design and articulate comprehensive strategic messaging; develop and execute comprehensive dissemination and engagement plans, working in close collaboration with department colleagues, unit and area leadership, project teams, client representatives, and community representatives
• Ensure that outreach campaigns in respective areas are based on in-depth primary and secondary audience analyses, leverage appropriate engagement vehicles, and measure progress through relevant engagement metrics
• Lead the development and maintenance of media/journalist networks; regularly conceive, pitch, and place stories and op-eds in national, local, and trade media outlets; lead training of media spokespeople
• Collaborate with government affairs function and unit leadership to identify, conceptualize, and help execute policymaker briefing and event opportunities
• Proactively identify, conceptualize, and execute inclusive thought leadership activities and events, including blog posts, podcasts, policy forums, and project webinars that highlight expert voices and diverse perspectives from the field
• Partner with business department colleagues, unit leadership, and enterprise business development teams to support exhibition strategies for priority industry and professional conferences and events
• Write compelling content for the company's external website, stakeholder emails, electronic newsletters, blog posts, podcasts, and social media platforms
• Coordinate with subject matter experts and editorial, creative, and digital services colleagues to produce high-quality digital and print products that effectively engage priority audiences
• Lead strategic communications support for proposals within respective focus area by coordinating Communications staffing on bid teams, contributing to and overseeing development of proposal content highlighting innovative strategies for community engagement and dissemination; contribute and/or review proposal budget assumptions and estimates
• Actively support the advancement of organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and apply diversity, equity, and inclusion lens across job responsibilities

Functional Knowledge:

• Excellent supervisory and people manager skills; ability to develop , lead, and motivate a team with moderate resources
• Excellent writing skills a must; work should require no oversight and minimal editing
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize and convey, through a variety of platforms and media, complex data and information for diverse audiences
• Advanced knowledge of policy and program issues in health, education, early childhood, employment, family support, international aid/development, and/or nutrition, as relevant to focus areas of responsibility
• Demonstrated success communicating technology's role in driving policy insights and program improvements
• In-depth understanding of communications industry best practices and trends, as well as principles of user experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Exceptional ability to manage a large portfolio of projects and competing priorities, forge clarity and shared understandings, and achieve desired outcomes under tight deadlines; strong client service (internal and external) skills and orientation a must
• Strong drive to achieve client and organizational goals, ability to pivot and thrive when priorities evolve; consistently exercise sound judgment and proactive posture

Position Requirements:

• Master's degree in Communications, Political Science, Journalism, Public Policy, or related field
• Ten (10) years of progressively responsible, professional-level experience in a government organization, public relations, or a research or policy-oriented organization, or other comparable experience
• A combination of equivalent education and work experience may be substituted for the above requirements.

This position offers an anticipated annual base salary range of $120,000 - $160,000. This position is eligible for an annual bonus, based on company and individual performance.

Available Locations: Remote; Princeton, NJ; Washington, DC; Chicago, IL

STAFFING AGENCIES AND THIRD-PARTY RECRUITERS: Mathematica is not accepting candidates for this role or any technical role from staffing agencies or third-party recruiters. Please do not contact technical or senior staff at Mathematica or share unsolicited resumes. All agency inquiries go through the talent acquisition team and will be routed accordingly. Mathematica applies expertise at the intersection of data, methods, policy, and practice to improve well-being around the world. We collaborate closely with public- and private-sector partners to translate big questions into deep insights that improve programs, refine strategies, and enhance understanding using data science and analytics. Our work yields actionable information to guide decisions in wide-ranging areas, from health, education, early childhood, and family support to nutrition, employment, disability, and international development. Mathematica offers our employees competitive salaries, and a comprehensive benefits package, as well as the advantages of being 100 percent employee owned. As an employee stock owner, you will experience financial benefits of ESOP holdings that have increased in tandem with the company's growth and financial strength. You will also be part of an independent, employee-owned firm that is able to define and further our mission, enhance our quality and accountability, and steadily grow our financial strength. Learn more about our benefits here: https://www.mathematica.org/career-opportunities/benefits-at-a-glance

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