Reporting to the Director of Policy and Partnerships, the Global Outreach Specialist will provide flexible project coordination, communications support, and relationship management for Gund Institute for Environment partnerships and projects at the state, national, and international levels. As a member of the Gund’s global impact team, this position works across policy and communications and interacts with a full range of Gund Institute partners and collaborators from the private, public, and NGO sectors.
In this position, one will work with the Gund Policy and Partnerships Director to strengthen and seed the Gund Institute’s network of relationships with new and existing internal and external partners. Additionally, one will collaborate with researchers to translate complex scientific findings into accessible, engaging narratives for public, policy, and funder audiences, including policy briefs, newsletters, web, social media. Finally, one will support existing and new Gund projects with workplan execution, meeting facilitation, and documentation.
The University of Vermont is a welcoming, educationally purposeful community committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces intellectual diversity and global perspectives. We seek to prepare students to be accountable leaders who will bring to their work a grasp of complexity, effective problem-solving and communication skills, and an enduring commitment to learning and ethical conduct. Members of the University of Vermont community embrace and advance the values of Our Common Ground: Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Openness, Justice, and Responsibility. Staff play a critical role in this effort and the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to UVM’s mission and advancing Our Common Ground values through the execution of their job duties.
