Director of Employee Communications, Engagement, and Culture
Position Summary:
The Director of Employee Communications, Engagement, and Culture plays a vital role in fostering a strong organizational culture, ensuring effective communication, and enhancing employee engagement within the district.
Essential Duties:
Great Teaching & Learning (Instructional Infrastructure):
Train and support school administrators and leadership staff in effective communication strategies, ensuring alignment in messaging.
Partner with Human Resources and Professional Learning teams to communicate training opportunities and career growth initiatives to ensure teachers have access to growth opportunities and high-quality professional development in support of teacher engagement and retention efforts.
Lead a team that focuses on the communication of professional growth opportunities within OKCPS.
Great People (Talent Management):
Direct the strategy and work product of Communications team members and ensure that their job duties are clearly defined and performance goals are set and measured annually through annual reviews.
Lead a team that develops and supports employee morale initiatives.
Develop and execute teacher onboarding and feedback programs post-orientation to ensure new team members are acclimated to the district's culture and have a positive experience.
Great Culture (Systems Leaders):
Develop and implement an internal communication strategy that aligns with the school system’s mission, vision, and values.
Foster a culture of transparency, trust, and inclusivity through clear, effective, open, and honest communication with all staff members.
Celebrate employee achievements, milestones, and contributions to reinforce a positive work environment.
Develop and support recognition programs to highlight outstanding educators, administrators, and support staff.
Develop strategy and systems to effectively acknowledge various forms of staff recognition that promote OKCPS internally as a world-class district.
Great Systems (Support & Accountability):
Develop and manage a comprehensive communication strategy that aligns with the district’s vision and goals.
Design and maintain internal communication channels to ensure timely and effective messaging for all staff groups.
Implement feedback mechanisms such as strategically responding to survey data, conduct listening sessions, and facilitate focus groups to gauge employee sentiment and improve engagement.
Ensure consistency and accuracy of messaging across schools and departments to avoid confusion.
Job Specifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities):
Bachelor’s Degree in an education-related field.
Ten (10) or more years of experience in the educational field.
Site or district-level leadership experience preferred.
Strong intrapersonal and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated understanding of strategic communications and public relations.
Effective oral, written, and presentation communication skills.
Skilled in the use of technology, including mobile, web, and social networks, and the possibilities for using them to support strategic communications objectives and activities.
Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities):
- Master's degree or higher in an education-related field preferred.
*Relevant experience may be substituted for formal education at a 2:1 ratio. Therefore for every 1 year of college lacking, 2 years of directly relevant experience may be substituted.
Physical/Mental Requirements:
Must have adequate manual dexterity to write legibly and perform required duties on a computer.
Must have adequate visual acuity to read, interpret and transcribe written material and other required duties.
Requires normal range of hearing and clear speaking abilities to interact appropriately with others in person and on the telephone.
Requires some stooping, bending, stretching and occasional lifting not to exceed 25 pounds.
Sitting for prolonged periods of time.
May periodically require work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, under sometimes. stressful conditions in order to meet business needs and strict deadlines.
Work Environment:
Office duties will be performed in a well-lighted, climate-controlled environment.
Will require time in office, as well as external meeting locations with community partners or schools throughout the OKC metro area.
May require participation in meetings and activities outside of normal business hours, including weekends and holidays.
May be required to work overtime and weekends and holidays.
Able to bend and stoop, lift 25lbs, stand and/or sit for extended periods of time.
Reports To: Executive Director of Communications
FSLA Status: Exempt
Compensation: Schedule 803
Work Days: 242
FTE: 100
This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the supervisor or appropriate administrator. Oklahoma City Public Schools reserves the right to, update, revise or change job duties as the need prevails. This document is for communication only and not intended to imply a written or implied contract of employment. The Board of Education and Superintendent may approve alternatives to the listed qualifications.