Director of Community Outreach

Job Title
Director of Community Outreach


Requisition Number
RE52092


Working Title

Department Name
7H025:CANCER CENTER-CORE SUPPORT


Work Location
Lexington, KY


Grade Level
49


Salary Range
$72,405-119,496/year


Type of Position
Staff


Position Time Status
Full-Time


Required Education

MA



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https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies


Required Related Experience

5 yrs



Required License/Registration/Certification

N/A



Physical Requirements

Sitting for long periods, possibly moving objects under 50 lbs. Job related travel, repetitive motion



Shift

Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00, overtime anticipated



Job Summary

The Markey Cancer Center is hiring a Director of Community Outreach which is located within the Community Impact Office (CIO) of the Markey Cancer Center and will work closely with the Associate Director for Population Sciences and Community Impact. This is a leadership level position within the Community Outreach and Engagement area of the Markey Cancer Center which is a critical component to maintaining the status of being a National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.

This position will lead efforts to catalyze multidisciplinary research partnerships between CIO and the basic, clinical, and population science research programs to promote and sustain innovative, community engaged research initiatives and collaborations. This position will be the CIO liaison to other components of the cancer center, including research administration, education/training, clinical research office, and shared resources. This position coordinates and monitors CIO activities across various teams and programs; develops program goals and objectives; oversees needs assessments, prepares annual operating budgets; recommends personnel actions and policies; assesses and optimizes organizational structure, including ensuring adequate staffing. The Director of Community Outreach makes data driven decisions and recommends new approaches to improve community engagement and research program initiatives. This position also oversees dissemination of CIO-related public-facing information and communications.

This position will supervise a team of staff within the CIO, research staff, and students. Expected duties include developing and operationalizing CIO evaluation plans, tracking evaluation metrics, preparing evaluation reports, assessing Markey impact on Kentucky cancer outcomes, strategic planning, leading projects, managing budgets, writing grant applications and progress reports, facilitating community engagement and research initiatives, leading CIO professional development efforts, and managing communications and relationships with intra-institutional leadership and inter-institutional partners.

This position will have a Remote/Hybrid Eligible arrangement.

IMPORTANT: Resumes and CVs cannot be substituted for a completed application. Incomplete applications could disqualify you from being considered for this position. If the information on your resume is not entered on the application, this will prevent us from being able to assess your education and experience when trying to determine a salary offer. To be considered you must fully complete the online application being sure to only put one (1) job title for each entry (multiple job titles for one employer must have separate entries), the # of hours worked per week and your ending salary. You will also be required to upload a cover letter and resume.

To view the University of Kentucky’s exceptional benefits, please visit https://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits.

IEBC (Internal Employee Being Considered)



Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Microsoft Office products, research databases, HIPPA, web



Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
Yes


Preferred Education/Experience

Community Outreach Experience, Research, and Research Network Experience



Deadline to Apply
11/02/2025


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