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This is a temporary or an on-call position. Provides professional support. Responsibilities may include general business, science, medical, agricultural or other professional support functions. Term: Temps can work two (2) nine (9) month terms with a week break in service in between and at the end of the second term terminate for three (3) months or switch to an on-call. On-Call allowed to work 1039 hours in any twelve (12) month period.

Unit Position Summary

*Position description:  *The Department of Forestry at Michigan State University invites applications for a part-time, Communications Professional (Professional Aide) as an integral team member within the Forest Carbon and Climate Program (FCCP). This position will play a lead role in articulating the MSU FCCP mission, vision, and impact to donors and partners. The successful candidate will lead the development of communication strategy and coordination of clear, compelling, accurate messaging and communications materials. Responsibilities include contributing to achieve accelerated course enrollment and enabling fundraising environment by securing presence in digital, social media, and printed formats as well as producing collateral and cases for support that can be utilized with a variety of potential audiences. This is a part-time, temporary position, expected to work approximately 20 hours per week for approximately six months.  Position extension would be based on continued funding.

This role is a unique opportunity to provide essential support to the Forest Carbon and Climate Program by planning, developing, and maintaining communication materials, allowing us to best reach the diverse professionals making decisions for forests and climate.

Together with FCCP's Director and in coordination with the FCCP staff, the FCCP Communications Professional will focus on the following:

Develop and Execute Communications Strategy (25%)

• Develop and oversee marketing plan to elevate FCCP outputs and learning opportunities with particular focus on short-courses targeted to professional audiences and partnerships
• Develop and execute social media plans and campaigns, leveraging project outputs and visuals from FCCP research and creative projects
• Lead design, composition, and editing of website, print content, news releases, social media posts

FCCP Network and Donors Relations (20%)

• Conceptualize, plan, and implement a programmatic approach to building relationships and securing philanthropic support --- including setting ambitious goals, developing strategies for prospects, prioritizing activities, asking for gifts in close coordination with MSU Advancement and CANR Corporate Relations.
• Produce a continually evolving set of tools that support fundraising strategy and tactics including presentations that can be used by the FCCP team that supplement cases for support and visually communicate its impact and vision to inspire fundraising partnership.
• Support the development of compelling proposals and reports working closely with the FCCP team to produce project budgets and project budget narratives that articulate the need for support and the impact of donations.
• Produce regular programmatic updates for donor communities.
• Develop and maintain contact information database of alumni, donors, and other interested individuals involved in the FCCP

Creative contributions to FCCP Projects (40%)

Leading creative projects and activities needed to fulfill sponsored projects, particularly those with creative emphasis such as design, video production, and engagement as well as curricular development

Synthesis of FCCP research findings and communication to various audiences

Lead coordination of creative and knowledge transfer outputs, including incorporating feedba