Associate Director of Strategic Planning

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $80K - $85K 💻 Other 🗓️ May 13th, 2026

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring an Associate Director of Strategic Planning. This role leads the Strategic Planning team’s daily operations, ensuring effective strategy and execution of communication and marketing campaigns by managing priorities, supporting team development, and strengthening strategic briefs. The Associate Director also acts as a senior strategic lead for key campaigns and facilitates alignment across teams to deliver cohesive strategies.

Highlights

Oversee day-to-day operations of the Strategic Planning team, balancing workloads and setting priorities.
Review and strengthen strategic briefs to ensure clarity and alignment before campaign execution.
Coach and develop Strategic Planners to enhance strategic thinking and integration of insights.
Serve as senior strategic lead for complex or high-visibility campaigns within key schools or units.
Facilitate cross-team alignment to ensure cohesive and executable strategies across functions.
Required proficiency with tools such as Google Analytics and Asana for analytics, reporting, and work management.
Strong skills in strategic planning principles, marketing strategy, communications, research, and data interpretation.
Minimum education requirement: Master’s or Bachelor’s degree with 0-2 years’ experience, or equivalent combination.
Preferred experience includes higher education marketing, presenting to senior leaders, and developing performance measurement frameworks.
Compensation range: $80,000-$85,000 annually.