Jill Rutherford

About Jill Rutherford

As LCRA\'s senior director of Strategic Communications, Jill Rutherford and her team…

Experience

1. Senior Director of Strategic Communications

   LCRA

   Jul 2007 — Present

   Senior Director of Strategic Communications (July 2019 to present)Director of Strategic Communications (December 2016 to June 2019)Manager of Strategic Communications (February 2016 to December 2016)Supervisor of Communications (November 2014 to February 2016)Communications Specialist Lead (July 2013 to November 2014)Senior Communications Specialist (July 2012 to July 2013)- Provides communications support to the general manager\'s office and board of directors. Writes and edits letters, speeches and other materials on behalf of the general manager. Writes and edits materials to be sent to the board of directors- Leads the writing and editing of LCRA\'s financial documents. Writes opening narrative for LCRA\'s business plan, which sets out LCRA\'s strategic direction and goals for the coming year- Leads a team in reviewing all materials to be sent to or from LCRA\'s general manager and board of directors. Ensures documents conform to LCRA and Associated Press style and are understandable to the audience- Assigns work, monitors progress and coaches staff. Works with staff to determine goals and conducts performance evaluations.Compensation Coordinator (November 2011 to July 2012) andSenior Compensation Analyst (July 2007 to November 2011)- Served on Total Rewards team that analyzed all reward elements. Transitioned company from point-factor to market-based job evaluation system. Recognized by general manager for outstanding work on project- Designed one pay structure to replace three outdated structures. Collaborated with management to determine appropriate pay grade for all jobs- Designed new job description template and updated descriptions to be in accordance with legal counsel- Partnered with management in designing incentive plans and wrote plan documents- Participated in market surveys and analyzed market data. Recommended base pay increase and incentive plan budgets to achieve desired competitive position.

Education

• Texas McCombs School of Business

  Master of Business Administration, Information Management

  1997 — 1999

• Northwestern University

  Bachelor of Arts with Distinction and Bachelor of Music

  1987 — 1992

Skills

• Leadership Development
• Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategy
• Process Improvement
• Human Resources
• Policy
• Change Management
• Program Management
• Project Management
• Personnel Management
• Management
• Training
• Leadership
• Budgets
• Strategic Planning