WI Division Leadership Advisory and Communication Associate Vice President

WI Division Leadership Advisory and Communication Associate Vice President

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Title:

WI Division Leadership Advisory and Communication Associate Vice President

Advocate Health is the nation’s third largest, nonprofit healthcare enterprise. In December of 2022, four mission driven health systems came together to do more, be better, and go faster to provide equitable care for all in North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, and Wisconsin:

• Advocate Health Care
• Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Together, we operate 68 hospitals and over 1K ambulatory centers. We support the careers of 155K team members,
42K nurses,
21K physicians who care for 6M patients annually. Our combined $6B in community benefits enables us to foster healthier communities.

Come explore the enterprise whose accolades include:
Top Workplaces
, Top 100 Hospital s,
Best Hospitals for Maternity Care
, Top Diversity Organization
, Best Places to work for Women and Diverse Managers
, and System for Change Award
.

This role a strategic leader responsible for shaping and executing internal communication strategies that drive transformation, enhance leadership activation, and support enterprise business goals within our Divisions. This role serves as the trusted internal communication advisor to the Division President and divisional executive leadership, and is a subject matter expert in people communication and change. The AVP closely collaborates across internal and external communication leaders, and People Activation Events, to ensure consistent, compelling, and aligned messaging delivered in a variety of best‑practice methods.

• Develop and implement innovative communication strategies and activation activities aligned with business objectives, culture, and transformation priorities for the division – aligned to enterprise.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, including the division President, guiding internal messaging during change, crisis, and key initiatives.
• Lead the creation and execution of people and change communication plans to support leadership activation and initiative awareness.
• Translate complex business strategies into clear, concise, and compelling messages for diverse internal audiences.
• Partner with People Operations and Optimization on the development and distribution of multimedia content across internal channels (e.g., intranet, email, town halls, video, print).
• Partner with People Activation Events on the development of division activation events including leadership events, town halls and more.
• Drive storytelling to connect strategies, initiatives, and campaigns across the division.
• Ensure message consistency and alignment across divisions, areas, and departments, and are aligned with enterprise messages.
• Foster two-way communication by enabling feedback loops and facilitating dialogue between teammates and division leadership.
• Lead, mentor, and develop one or more communication advisors.
• Promote a culture of high performance, continuous improvement, and strategic partnership.
• Represent division perspectives at the communication advisory councils and feedback mechanisms to elevate issues and pulse-check effectiveness.
• Monitor and measure efforts based on best-practice measurements and continue to enhance capabilities to proactively improve communication and engagement.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification

Required:

N/A

Education Required:

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism or a related field

Experience

Required:

• Typically requires 7 years of experience in strategic communications, with a focus on internal communications and change management
• Proven track record of developing and executing successful communication and change management strategies within a complex, large organization.
• Experience advising senior executives and collaborating with cross-functional teams, including HR, Operations, Legal, and other…