Communications Director (Domestic Program)

The Center for Economic and Policy Research

Washington, DC

Date Posted: 4/19/2024

The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) has an immediate opening for a Communications Director (Domestic Program). This is a full-time position with preference for Washington, DC-based candidates; we will consider a fully remote position for strong candidates outside this area.

*APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT ALL REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS TO BE CONSIDERED*

Job Description:

The Domestic Program Communications Director, in consultation with the Domestic Team lead, drives the Domestic Program’s overall communications strategy. This entails thinking strategically about the policy environment for CEPR’s projects and publications and ensuring that CEPR’s research and policy work is covered in major national, state, and local media outlets in order to shape public perception of the organization. This role involves strategic (national) media relationship management which includes writing press releases, pitching stories, and regularly corresponding with journalists and editors. The Director advises and collaborates with relevant CEPR staff members in developing and implementing strategic digital, broadcast, and print communications strategies to promote CEPR’s work.

The Director also manages CEPR’s relationships with radio and TV producers to promote ideas developed by CEPR staff. The Director is strategic in planning media opportunities (via editorial calendar), promptly responding to media requests, and arranging interviews for Domestic Program staff.

Duties:

• Owns the creation and implementation of strategy for press releases, media advisories, articles, speeches, and talking points in a broad range of print and online publications;

• Creates and directs media outreach plans and materials (in close collaboration with the Director of Social and Digital Media);

• Monitors tracking and reports media hits, sending out daily news round-ups to internal staff;

• As a communications leader, contributes to and reviews communications-related aspects of CEPR funder reports and proposals;

• Leads Domestic team in the response to public relations crises;

• Drives editing of publications and other materials, assuring they conform with CEPR style;

• Owns planning and tracking communications projects in project management system (Monday.com);

• Educates and mentors staff, in communications processes, tools, and protocols;

• Strategically uses analytic tools to measure audience and message impact and making adjustments to communications strategies from data gathered;

• Effectively partners with the website manager to assure posting materials to the CEPR website in a timely manner.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of proven leadership experience in Communications with demonstrated strategic projects, increasing responsibility, and contribution to organizational success.

• A general understanding of economic issues and domestic policy, and a commitment to economic justice.

• Experience using CISION for press outreach and project management and collaboration tools like Monday.com.

• Ability to work and lead effectively in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.

• Excellent written and oral communications skills; ability to adapt messaging to various audiences a must.

• Familiarity with policy debates regarding economic stimulus, racial justice, health care, disability, Social Security, federal budget, wages, work/life balance, trade policy, and other domestic topics is a plus.

• Experience working with an organization that has an interest in economic justice is a plus.

• Nonprofit and/or think tank experience is also a plus.

• Applicants affected by issues that CEPR works on are especially encouraged to apply.

Salary & Benefits: CEPR offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. The minimum starting salary according to CEPR’s union contract is $87,319.23 annually; however, this is only a minimum and the actual salary can be substantially higher depending on experience and qualifications. This position will be represented by the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU).

Closing Date of Position: May 23, 2024 (at 11:59PM, Eastern time).

In rare, extenuating circumstances, the application period may be extended or shortened. In the event that the application period is shortened, CEPR will update this posting to notify candidates that they have seven calendar days remaining to apply.

To Apply: Submit the following, in a single PDF file with the document title FirstName_LastName_Domestic Program Communications Director via CEPR’s ONLINE APPLICATION:

1. a cover letter;

2. a résumé; and

3. writing and press release samples including examples of the impact past communications work had on policy and/or public opinion.

To ensure that communications from the Search Committee reach your inbox, we recommend that you whitelist the “cepr.net” email domain.

Please do not submit additional information apart from the items listed above. You may address your cover letter to the Domestic Program Communications Director Search Committee, if you wish.

Search committees usually make a decision within three weeks of the deadline of the application. If you have any questions, please email cepr[at]cepr.net, the contact for the Domestic Program Communications Director Search Committee. Absolutely no calls or faxes.

Organization Description: CEPR was established in 1999 to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people’s lives. In order for citizens to effectively exercise their voices in a democracy, it is necessary that they be informed about the problems and choices that they face. An informed public should then be able to choose policies that lead to an improving quality of life, both for people within the United States, and around the world.

Toward this end, CEPR conducts both professional research and public education so that the public is better prepared to choose among the various policy options. The professional research is oriented towards filling important gaps in the understanding of particular economic and social problems, or the impact of specific policies, both domestically and globally. The public education portion of CEPR’s mission is to present the findings of professional research, both by CEPR and others, in a manner that allows broad segments of the public to know exactly what is at stake in major policy debates. As part of its public education initiative, CEPR utilizes research findings and analysis to challenge the myths, assumptions, policies and institutions that perpetuate economic and social inequality.

CEPR’s founding scholars include Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot, and Robert Pollin, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts.

CEPR is an equal opportunity employer that considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any legally protected status. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Communications Officer

East Bay Community Foundation

Oakland, CA

Date Posted: 4/19/2024

About East Bay Community Foundation

Founded in 1928, East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) is one of the nation’s first community foundations. Named the country’s “boldest” community foundation in 2019 by Inside Philanthropy, EBCF is dedicated to employing innovative strategies to advance an inclusive, fair, and just East Bay through four core program strategies:

• Arts and Culture for Social and Racial Justice

• Capacity Building with a Racial Equity Lens

• Community Organizing, Power Building, and Movement Building

• Fostering Inclusive Economic Models

As a community foundation, our donors are a critical partner in addressing the racial and economic inequities in the region. We take the time to understand what’s important to donors, provide opportunities to align their giving to the priority areas of the foundation, and work in collaboration with our programmatic team that has a thorough understanding of the social and economic challenges in the East Bay and has deep relationships with the nonprofits and policymakers that are most effectively tackling those challenges.

With a strategic regional focus on Alameda and Contra Costa counties, EBCF works towards its framework of “A Just East Bay,” which includes grantmaking, impact investing strategies, and a new way of taking steps to build solidarity among donors and community. We commit to employing all of our resources in service to our mission and push beyond industry norms to offer uniquely impactful opportunities for our fund advisors to help build economic equity for all. As a result, EBCF allows fund advisors to make impact investments from their Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) and grants as a part of their overall giving strategy.

Approaching 100 years of service in the East Bay, join EBCF in eliminating structural barriers, advancing racial equity, and transforming political, social, and economic outcomes for all who call the East Bay home for generations to come.

About the Opportunity

East Bay Community Foundation is at a pivotal moment in its history. Under the leadership of the Board of Directors and President and CEO Brandi Howard, the Foundation is redefining its role to fuel the intersecting economic and racial movements as it prepares to celebrate its centennial. The Foundation seeks a seasoned Marketing and Communications (MarCom) leader, a strong organizational cross-teams collaborator, and a community changemaker who understands the cultural context for using philanthropy to advance systems change and inspire the radical re-imagination of economic freedom in the East Bay. The Vice President of Marketing and Communications has the opportunity to shape the Foundation’s narrative, brand, and culture and amplify our grantees’ collective impact.

To create inspiring and consistent messaging to external audiences, the VP of Marketing and Communications has their finger on the pulse of the East Bay community and the social movement ecosystem. With a deeply rooted understanding and love for community, the person in this role is a convener and can draw the connections of our grantees’ intersecting work to position the Foundation and our community partners as voices for systems change. The VP of MarCom is equal parts strategist, tactician, leader, and community advocate.

The VP of MarCom will craft and execute EBCF’s communications and marketing strategy to help drive public narratives that create systems change. They will lead the development of the organizational messaging hub; weave a narrative thread across the programmatic, fundraising, and executive teams; drive a proactive media strategy; and support internal change management.

The VP of MarCom leads the four-person team responsible for engaging with new and existing audiences to advance the Foundation’s brand, program initiatives, and impact with donors, grantee partners, community groups, and decision makers working to advance equity in the East Bay. This position reports directly to the President and CEO, serves as a member of the organizational leadership team, and leads the Marketing and Communications team, a subdivision of the Office of the President and CEO.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

COMMUNICATIONS/NARRATIVE STRATEGY

• Lead the marketing and communications team to drive a multi-channel, brand-level communications plan that employs a diverse set of marketing and communications strategies to advance EBCF’s organizational goals.

• Serve as the Foundation’s “chief storyteller,” developing an organizational narrative and messaging hub that advances the leadership team’s vision and amplifies the collective impact of our grantees’ work to support BIPOC communities.

• Work cross-departmentally and partner closely with program, fundraising, and executive teams to both inform MarCom strategies and push them out consistently across the organization.

• Lead the MarCom team’s efforts to convene grantee communicators to train, increase capacity, and amplify the collective work of our partners.

• Support the MarCom’s team’s work to construct a values-centered communications plan showcasing EBCF’s history of impact in celebration of its 100th anniversary in 2028.

COMMUNICATIONS IMPLEMENTATION

• Ensure brand consistency of all content and manage EBCF’s reputation with external audiences across channels and strategies.

• Drive strategic communications and marketing initiatives cross-departmentally to support fundraising, fund establishment, donor organizing, and institutional partnerships.

• Review and approve articles, press releases, email marketing, and institutional announcements intended to deepen brand affinity and engagement with key audiences like donor-advised fund advisors.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

• Build and maintain relationships with reporters and influencers to proactively pursue opportunities to promote EBCF’s profile, work, and thought leadership in the media.

• Author and/or edit commentary articles and executive thought leadership pieces, advancing EBCF’s agenda for policy and systems change.

• Prepare executives and other senior staff for speaking engagements and public appearances.

• Represent EBCF at public events as a participant, speaker, or moderator to grow EBCF’s organizational profile and influence.

• Act as a spokesperson for EBCF, giving speeches, presentations, and media interviews as needed.

MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL LEADERSHIP

• Provide leadership, mentorship, and supervision to the three other members of the MarCom team. Provide inspiration, support, and effective conflict management to lead a results-driven team.

• Budget development and management that achieves the goals of the Marketing and Communications team.

• Serve as advisor to the CEO and department leadership team on effectively messaging change management around policies and culture.

• Partner closely with the internal chief of staff and organizational leaders of HR, IT, and office services to develop and implement a co-owned strategy for internal communications that frames EBCF’s our work, creates meaning, and fosters belonging for staff and board.

• Lead cross-department initiatives that advance EBCF’s strategic plan and commitment to community beyond the scope of the Marketing and Communications team.

• Prepare crisis communications plans as needed and directed by the CEO.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

A minimum of 12-15 years of experience in communications, media, or marketing – ideally inclusive of a focus on public interest within nonprofit, philanthropic, or public sector environments – with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role responsible for managing teams.

• Strong organizational leadership skills to facilitate input and weave a communications thread across teams.

• Inspiring and supportive managerial skills to build a collaborative team, including demonstrated experience leading with a racial and gender equity lens.

• Keen messaging instincts and ability to shape culture-shifting narratives, using ethical storytelling and asset-framing.

• Clear and concise writing and copyediting skills for message development, media pitches, fundraising communications, and web, e-mail, and social media content (AP style).

• Ability to synthesize community social justice issues, organizational priorities, and audience insights into timely, relevant, and detailed communications plans.

• Deep knowledge base in media relations, issues management, and rapid response communications skills, as well as experience as an organizational spokesperson.

• Strong digital communications and social media skills.

• Excellent strategic planning, budgeting, and resource management skills.

• Strong skills in analyzing difficult situations, practices, and procedures to troubleshoot solutions and lead with emotional intelligence.

• Deep understanding of the intersectionality of community challenges to communicate economic and racial justice with ethical storytelling, asset-framing, and culture-shifting strategies.

• Knowledge of the community foundation business model, trust-based philanthropy best practices and dialogue surrounding charitable funds including donor-advised funds, agency funds, and designated fund.

• Knowledge of local nonprofit organizations, especially EBCF’s core grantee partners.

• Knowledge of sound change management practices to inform internal communications strategies.

• Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills, including public speaking and articulating ideas clearly and succinctly.

• Proven commitment to racial equity, diversity, and inclusion, especially in the workplace, including possession of the racial equity competencies listed below:

  • Understanding and Applying Racial Equity

    • Demonstrating commitment to building or deepening the understanding of racial equity.

    • Using core terms and concepts such as structural racism, white privilege, and anti-Blackness.

    • Understanding of the role that racial inequity has played and continues to play in our society.

    • Understanding of how race impacts supervisory relationships, team dynamics, and organizational culture.

    • Understanding of how personal/implicit/unconscious bias affect decision-making.

  • Working for Racial Equity

    • Consistently assessing structural implications and racially disproportionate impacts of policies, activities, and decisions within the context of their job responsibilities across race/ethnicity, intersection of race/ethnicity, gender, identity, and/or sexual orientation.

    • Consistently adhering to the organization’s racial equity policies and procedures, including those that relate to hiring, retention, and promotion.

    • Consistently identifying and disrupting ways in which bias plays out in the work and/or the team.

  • Leading on Racial Equity

    • Effectively encouraging people to have honest conversations about racial equity and accepting feedback openly, non-defensively, and from a posture of learning.

    • Consistently addressing structural implications and racially disproportionate impacts of policies, activities, and decisions by identifying and implementing changes that can produce more equitable outcomes. This applies not only in terms of race/ethnicity, but also at the intersection of race/ethnicity, gender identity, and/or sexual orientation.

    • Consistently setting racial equity outcomes, goals, and performance measures for the team, department, or organization, and developing and successfully implementing plans to achieve them.

Salary & Benefits

EBCF offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement savings plan with a 5% employee match, group term life insurance, disability insurance, 15 days of paid time off in year one, 20 days in year two and thereafter, sick leave, and 17 paid holidays per year. Plus, a Flexible Spending Account, an Employee Assistance Program, an annual professional development budget, commuter benefits, and a matching gifts program.

Worksite

East Bay Community Foundation operates in an employee-driven hybrid work model: Employees can use EBCF’s office space in downtown Oakland any number of days per week. The policy is subject to change. Candidates must live within Northern California and be able to travel to the Oakland office with ease.

COVID-19 Vaccination: All employees are required to adhere to EBCF’s COVID-19 policies.

About the Application Process

EBCF is excited to partner with Walker and Associates Consulting – an Oakland-based strategic management consulting and executive search firm with more than 25 years’ experience recruiting and placing leaders working to advance social justice – on this search. To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and list of three references (candidates will be notified in advance of any outreach to references) to ebcf@walkeraac.com on or before 5:00 p.m. PT on December 1, 2023. A combined PDF is preferred. Use the subject: VP of MarCom.

Questions or Nominations? Contact Jeannine N. Walker, President and CEO, at jwalker@walkeraac.com.

The East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) is an equal opportunity employer committed to racial justice and equity. EBCF does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law and is an employment-at-will organization. The Foundation welcomes and encourages people of color, women, LGBTQIA+ people, and members of other historically disenfranchised groups to apply.

Vice President of Marketing and Communications

East Bay Community Foundation

Oakland, CA

Date Posted: 4/19/2024

About East Bay Community Foundation

Founded in 1928, East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) is one of the nation’s first community foundations. Named the country’s “boldest” community foundation in 2019 by Inside Philanthropy, EBCF is dedicated to employing innovative strategies to advance an inclusive, fair, and just East Bay through four core program strategies:

• Arts and Culture for Social and Racial Justice

• Capacity Building with a Racial Equity Lens

• Community Organizing, Power Building, and Movement Building

• Fostering Inclusive Economic Models

As a community foundation, our donors are a critical partner in addressing the racial and economic inequities in the region. We take the time to understand what’s important to donors, provide opportunities to align their giving to the priority areas of the foundation, and work in collaboration with our programmatic team that has a thorough understanding of the social and economic challenges in the East Bay and has deep relationships with the nonprofits and policymakers that are most effectively tackling those challenges.

With a strategic regional focus on Alameda and Contra Costa counties, EBCF works towards its framework of “A Just East Bay,” which includes grantmaking, impact investing strategies, and a new way of taking steps to build solidarity among donors and community. We commit to employing all of our resources in service to our mission and push beyond industry norms to offer uniquely impactful opportunities for our fund advisors to help build economic equity for all. As a result, EBCF allows fund advisors to make impact investments from their Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) and grants as a part of their overall giving strategy.

Approaching 100 years of service in the East Bay, join EBCF in eliminating structural barriers, advancing racial equity, and transforming political, social, and economic outcomes for all who call the East Bay home for generations to come.

About the Opportunity

East Bay Community Foundation is at a pivotal moment in its history. Under the leadership of the Board of Directors and President and CEO Brandi Howard, the Foundation is redefining its role to fuel the intersecting economic and racial movements as it prepares to celebrate its centennial. The Foundation seeks a seasoned Marketing and Communications (MarCom) leader, a strong organizational cross-teams collaborator, and a community changemaker who understands the cultural context for using philanthropy to advance systems change and inspire the radical re-imagination of economic freedom in the East Bay. The Vice President of Marketing and Communications has the opportunity to shape the Foundation’s narrative, brand, and culture and amplify our grantees’ collective impact.

To create inspiring and consistent messaging to external audiences, the VP of Marketing and Communications has their finger on the pulse of the East Bay community and the social movement ecosystem. With a deeply rooted understanding and love for community, the person in this role is a convener and can draw the connections of our grantees’ intersecting work to position the Foundation and our community partners as voices for systems change. The VP of MarCom is equal parts strategist, tactician, leader, and community advocate.

The VP of MarCom will craft and execute EBCF’s communications and marketing strategy to help drive public narratives that create systems change. They will lead the development of the organizational messaging hub; weave a narrative thread across the programmatic, fundraising, and executive teams; drive a proactive media strategy; and support internal change management.

The VP of MarCom leads the four-person team responsible for engaging with new and existing audiences to advance the Foundation’s brand, program initiatives, and impact with donors, grantee partners, community groups, and decision makers working to advance equity in the East Bay. This position reports directly to the President and CEO, serves as a member of the organizational leadership team, and leads the Marketing and Communications team, a subdivision of the Office of the President and CEO.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

COMMUNICATIONS/NARRATIVE STRATEGY

• Lead the marketing and communications team to drive a multi-channel, brand-level communications plan that employs a diverse set of marketing and communications strategies to advance EBCF’s organizational goals.

• Serve as the Foundation’s “chief storyteller,” developing an organizational narrative and messaging hub that advances the leadership team’s vision and amplifies the collective impact of our grantees’ work to support BIPOC communities.

• Work cross-departmentally and partner closely with program, fundraising, and executive teams to both inform MarCom strategies and push them out consistently across the organization.

• Lead the MarCom team’s efforts to convene grantee communicators to train, increase capacity, and amplify the collective work of our partners.

• Support the MarCom’s team’s work to construct a values-centered communications plan showcasing EBCF’s history of impact in celebration of its 100th anniversary in 2028.

COMMUNICATIONS IMPLEMENTATION

• Ensure brand consistency of all content and manage EBCF’s reputation with external audiences across channels and strategies.

• Drive strategic communications and marketing initiatives cross-departmentally to support fundraising, fund establishment, donor organizing, and institutional partnerships.

• Review and approve articles, press releases, email marketing, and institutional announcements intended to deepen brand affinity and engagement with key audiences like donor-advised fund advisors.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

• Build and maintain relationships with reporters and influencers to proactively pursue opportunities to promote EBCF’s profile, work, and thought leadership in the media.

• Author and/or edit commentary articles and executive thought leadership pieces, advancing EBCF’s agenda for policy and systems change.

• Prepare executives and other senior staff for speaking engagements and public appearances.

• Represent EBCF at public events as a participant, speaker, or moderator to grow EBCF’s organizational profile and influence.

• Act as a spokesperson for EBCF, giving speeches, presentations, and media interviews as needed.

MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL LEADERSHIP

• Provide leadership, mentorship, and supervision to the three other members of the MarCom team. Provide inspiration, support, and effective conflict management to lead a results-driven team.

• Budget development and management that achieves the goals of the Marketing and Communications team.

• Serve as advisor to the CEO and department leadership team on effectively messaging change management around policies and culture.

• Partner closely with the internal chief of staff and organizational leaders of HR, IT, and office services to develop and implement a co-owned strategy for internal communications that frames EBCF’s our work, creates meaning, and fosters belonging for staff and board.

• Lead cross-department initiatives that advance EBCF’s strategic plan and commitment to community beyond the scope of the Marketing and Communications team.

• Prepare crisis communications plans as needed and directed by the CEO.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

A minimum of 12-15 years of experience in communications, media, or marketing – ideally inclusive of a focus on public interest within nonprofit, philanthropic, or public sector environments – with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role responsible for managing teams.

• Strong organizational leadership skills to facilitate input and weave a communications thread across teams.

• Inspiring and supportive managerial skills to build a collaborative team, including demonstrated experience leading with a racial and gender equity lens.

• Keen messaging instincts and ability to shape culture-shifting narratives, using ethical storytelling and asset-framing.

• Clear and concise writing and copyediting skills for message development, media pitches, fundraising communications, and web, e-mail, and social media content (AP style).

• Ability to synthesize community social justice issues, organizational priorities, and audience insights into timely, relevant, and detailed communications plans.

• Deep knowledge base in media relations, issues management, and rapid response communications skills, as well as experience as an organizational spokesperson.

• Strong digital communications and social media skills.

• Excellent strategic planning, budgeting, and resource management skills.

• Strong skills in analyzing difficult situations, practices, and procedures to troubleshoot solutions and lead with emotional intelligence.

• Deep understanding of the intersectionality of community challenges to communicate economic and racial justice with ethical storytelling, asset-framing, and culture-shifting strategies.

• Knowledge of the community foundation business model, trust-based philanthropy best practices and dialogue surrounding charitable funds including donor-advised funds, agency funds, and designated fund.

• Knowledge of local nonprofit organizations, especially EBCF’s core grantee partners.

• Knowledge of sound change management practices to inform internal communications strategies.

• Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills, including public speaking and articulating ideas clearly and succinctly.

• Proven commitment to racial equity, diversity, and inclusion, especially in the workplace, including possession of the racial equity competencies listed below:

  • Understanding and Applying Racial Equity

    • Demonstrating commitment to building or deepening the understanding of racial equity.

    • Using core terms and concepts such as structural racism, white privilege, and anti-Blackness.

    • Understanding of the role that racial inequity has played and continues to play in our society.

    • Understanding of how race impacts supervisory relationships, team dynamics, and organizational culture.

    • Understanding of how personal/implicit/unconscious bias affect decision-making.

  • Working for Racial Equity

    • Consistently assessing structural implications and racially disproportionate impacts of policies, activities, and decisions within the context of their job responsibilities across race/ethnicity, intersection of race/ethnicity, gender, identity, and/or sexual orientation.

    • Consistently adhering to the organization’s racial equity policies and procedures, including those that relate to hiring, retention, and promotion.

    • Consistently identifying and disrupting ways in which bias plays out in the work and/or the team.

  • Leading on Racial Equity

    • Effectively encouraging people to have honest conversations about racial equity and accepting feedback openly, non-defensively, and from a posture of learning.

    • Consistently addressing structural implications and racially disproportionate impacts of policies, activities, and decisions by identifying and implementing changes that can produce more equitable outcomes. This applies not only in terms of race/ethnicity, but also at the intersection of race/ethnicity, gender identity, and/or sexual orientation.

    • Consistently setting racial equity outcomes, goals, and performance measures for the team, department, or organization, and developing and successfully implementing plans to achieve them.

Salary & Benefits

EBCF offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement savings plan with a 5% employee match, group term life insurance, disability insurance, 15 days of paid time off in year one, 20 days in year two and thereafter, sick leave, and 17 paid holidays per year. Plus, a Flexible Spending Account, an Employee Assistance Program, an annual professional development budget, commuter benefits, and a matching gifts program.

Worksite

East Bay Community Foundation operates in an employee-driven hybrid work model: Employees can use EBCF’s office space in downtown Oakland any number of days per week. The policy is subject to change. Candidates must live within Northern California and be able to travel to the Oakland office with ease.

COVID-19 Vaccination: All employees are required to adhere to EBCF’s COVID-19 policies.

About the Application Process

EBCF is excited to partner with Walker and Associates Consulting – an Oakland-based strategic management consulting and executive search firm with more than 25 years’ experience recruiting and placing leaders working to advance social justice – on this search. To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and list of three references (candidates will be notified in advance of any outreach to references) to ebcf@walkeraac.com on or before 5:00 p.m. PT on December 1, 2023. A combined PDF is preferred. Use the subject: VP of MarCom.

Questions or Nominations? Contact Jeannine N. Walker, President and CEO, at jwalker@walkeraac.com.

The East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) is an equal opportunity employer committed to racial justice and equity. EBCF does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law and is an employment-at-will organization. The Foundation welcomes and encourages people of color, women, LGBTQIA+ people, and members of other historically disenfranchised groups to apply.

Director of Global Media Relations and Reputation

The Nature Conservancy

Arlington, VA

Date Posted: 4/18/2024

Who We Are:

The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive. We’re rooted in our Mission and guided by our Values, which includes a Commitment to Diversity and Respect for People, Communities, and Cultures. Whether it’s career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there’s lots of reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube  or on Glassdoor.  

Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging, and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. We know we’ll only achieve our Mission by hiring and engaging a diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we work. In addition to the requirements in our postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of inclusion! Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote myriad TNC staff members, “you’ll join for our mission, and you’ll stay for our people.”

What We Can Achieve Together:

The Director of Media Relations and Reputation’s role is to advance the global priorities of the organization by setting and implementing media relations strategies that support the delivery of the organization’s 2030 Goals. The Director is the top media strategist for the organization, and is responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of earned media strategies across top-tier U.S. national and international media outlets, working in close collaboration with staff across teams and at all levels of the organization.

They will manage and lead a dispersed team of dedicated and creative PR professionals to drive TNC’s reputation and influence with key audiences, through the placement of stories, quotes and spokespeople that highlight TNC’s projects, programs, and people to top-tier media around the world. They should have a proven track record in effectively and compassionately leading a successful team that delivers strong results. This will come with extensive experience developing and executing media relations strategies and campaigns, media trainings, and an extensive network of journalist contacts.

They are an advocate for the value of strategic earned media in support of an organization’s goals, and will have strong executive presence and diplomatic skills.

In addition to developing media strategies, they also oversee the organization’s crisis communications and reputational risk functions, serving as an advisor and main spokesperson on media inquiries that may pose a reputational risk to the organization. They are a point of contact for colleagues across the organization on providing guidance and counsel on key issues. 

We’re Looking for You:

The Director of Global Media Relations and Reputation provides direction and leadership for the Global Media Relations team. They are responsible for developing, leading, implementing, and measuring global media relations strategies to drive influence and build TNC’s reputation in support of top organizational priorities, the Marketing and Communications (MAC) divisional strategy and the delivery of TNC’s 2030 Goals. The role also oversees reputation management and crisis communications, supported by a team of two specialists. This position is a member of the Global Marketing and Communications (GMC) leadership team and reports to the Senior Director, Global Marketing and Communications.

• Serves as a member of the Global Marketing and Communications management team.

• Designs and directs complex and diversified projects, drives collaboration and coordinates the work of other professionals, ensuring program accountability.

• Collaborates with executive and senior-level stakeholders in order to make-decisions and determine courses of action, often on highly sensitive issues and in time-limited situations. 

• Leads the crisis management process, and is the primary touchpoint for the executive leadership team.

• Leads team of PR professionals

• Develops and manages budget, evaluates results and evolves strategies.

• Acts independently within broad program goals.

• Leads strategic initiatives through collaboration with senior level stakeholders to enhance overall performance in accordance with short- and long-term objectives.

• Sets, meets and reports against strategic goals and objectives.

• Serve as mentor/advisor to communication and media staff throughout organization.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field and minimum 10 years related work experience or an equivalent combination, including at least 3 years’ experience at a senior management level. 

• Experience developing communications, media and engagement strategies and measuring results. 

• Excellent writing, presentation, communication, mediation and negotiation skills

• Experience cultivating and managing relationships with senior level executives, Board of Trustees, Board of Directors and/or national media contacts.

• Experience in program management, including broad financial responsibility and measuring results of strategic plans.

• Experience managing a multidisciplinary team. 

• Experience fostering an environment of creativity and professional growth.

• Experience designing, directing and implementing multiple projects.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Multi-lingual skills appreciated.

• Multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience preferred.

• Experience working on conservation, sustainability, nonprofit or related issues.

• Master’s degree or extensive professional experience.

• Experience developing communication and engagement strategies and evaluating effectiveness of communications.

• Senior level experience in communications field.

• Familiarity with communication technologies and best practices.

• Experience and/or understanding of communication best practices at a decentralized organization.

• Extensive management experience including ability to motivate, lead, set objectives, manage performance, and help with conflict resolution on a large multi-disciplinary team.

• Proven success in building and maintaining long-term relationships with partners, vendors, board members, and senior leaders both internal and external.

• Proven ability in managing the planning and delivery of annual budgets.

What We Bring:

Since 1951, The Nature Conservancy has been doing work you can believe in protecting the lands and waters that all life depends on. Through grassroots action, TNC has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff, we impact conservation throughout the world!

The Nature Conservancy offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package including: health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan including employer match, parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, other life and work wellbeing benefits. Learn more about our benefits at in the Culture Tab on nature.org/careers.

We’re proud to offer a work-environment that is supportive of the health, wellbeing, and flexibility needs of the people we employ!

Salary Information:

An attractive salary and benefits package is part of TNC’s value proposition to our employees. TNC strives to provide competitive pay and base salaries on the geographic location of the role committing to being equitable across groups and providing hiring salary ranges when possible.

The starting pay range for a candidate selected for this position is generally within the range of $113,000 - 163,000 for annual base salary. This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. Where a successful candidate’s actual pay will fall within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including, for example, the candidate's location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience. Please note countries outside the USA would have a different pay range in the local currency based on the local labor market, and not tied to USA pay or ranges. Your geographic location will be confirmed during the recruitment. 

This description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this job.

How to Apply:

Please apply to Job 55023 at www.nature.org/careers or apply directly HERE. Submit the required cover letter and resume separately using the upload buttons. The position will remain open until filled and applications are reviewed in the order in which they are received.

Click “submit” to apply for the position or “save for later” to create a draft application for future submission. Once submitted, applications cannot be revised or edited. Failure to complete the required fields may result in your application being disqualified from consideration. If you experience technical issues, please refer to our applicant user guide or contact applyhelp@tnc.org.

The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientations, gender identities, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

TNC is committed to offering accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please send a note to applyhelp@tnc.org with Request for Accommodation in the subject line.

Communications Associate

11th Hour Racing

Newport, RI

Date Posted: 4/18/2024

11th Hour Racing establishes strategic partnerships within the sailing and maritime communities to promote collaborative, systemic change benefitting the health of our ocean – one degree at a time. Since 2010, the organization has been harnessing the power of sport with an innovative and comprehensive approach through three primary areas of engagement: sponsorships, grantees, and ambassadors.

We envision a future where the ocean is healthy, thriving, and resilient. In this vision, 11th Hour Racing inspires positive change and fosters a lasting legacy to rebalance our relationship with the blue heart of our planet and all living systems that depend on it. 

The Communications Associate will support overall efforts to drive visibility and interest for 11th Hour Racing while enhancing the brand identity and narrative of the organization, its mission, and its projects. The Communications Associate must have an outstanding work ethic, be highly organized, and thrive with a highly productive schedule and tight deadlines within a small team. A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in communications, public relations, marketing, and digital media is required.

This regular full-time position is based in Newport, RI, and reports to the Communications Manager.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with the creation and implementation of a communications strategy across all media platforms to increase brand recognition of 11th Hour Racing, its sponsorships, grantees, and ambassadors.

• Collaborate with the Communications Manager to schedule social media posts, create engaging content, and interact with followers, ensuring alignment with the overall strategy.

• Contribute to the creation of captivating content for multiple platforms, including websites, social media channels, newsletters, press releases, and internal/external communications materials.

• Liaise with sibling organizations to manage content for internal newsletters and foster collaboration on shared initiatives.

• Assist communications team in preparing reports, presentations, and metric tracking analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of communication efforts towards established goals.

• Manage website updates, including copy and visual content, and build website pages.

• Collaborate on maintaining content plans and calendars.

• Organize and expand media lists on digital platforms, facilitating outreach efforts and story pitching to relevant outlets.

• Coordinate with media contacts to arrange interviews, pitch stories, and prepare press materials as needed.

• Monitor and analyze communication metrics to assess the effectiveness of strategies and make data-driven recommendations for improvement.

• Provide administrative support to the communications team, including managing correspondence, scheduling meetings, organizing digital files, and managing subscriptions to online platforms and publications.

• Coordinate branding assets across all projects, including collecting, organizing, and distributing photo and video archives.

• Support the planning and execution of events, including conferences, seminars, and community outreach programs.

• Assist in the management of at least two internship projects when applicable, serving as a resource for interns and contributing to their development goals.

• Stay informed about industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in communications and incorporate them into strategies as appropriate.

• Provide assistance with other projects and activities as assigned

MINIMUM ABILITY, SKILL, & KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• Brings a passion for the mission of 11th Hour Racing.

• Ability to work effectively in a small, dynamic organization with an emphasis on teamwork.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create clear and compelling content tailored to diverse audiences.

• Basic understanding of public relations principles, including media relations, messaging strategies, and crisis communication management.

• Strong interpersonal skills to interface and coordinate professionally with a number of diverse internal and external contacts, including partners, vendors, and fellow team members.

• Strong ability to work through administrative processes with a keen attention to detail.

• Flexibility to work simultaneously on a wide range of projects and ability to prioritize tasks, manage time effectively, and meet deadlines.

• Ability to speak, read, and write effectively in English.

• Ability to work legally in the United States.

MINIMUM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION

• College degree or equivalent education, with a record that demonstrates suitable preparation for this position.

• Experience or education in environmental sustainability, ocean science, or a related field is strongly preferred.

• Proficiency with Google Suite (Gmail, Google Docs, Sheets, etc), Adobe, WordPress, Mailchimp, Photoshelter, Sprout Social, Cision, and similar online databases is encouraged.

• Nonprofit experience and/or volunteering experience is an asset.

$25 - $30 an hour

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/MINIMUM PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Approximately 90% of time spent on the job involves the use of a computer and/or laptop; therefore, the candidate must be able to sit for extended periods and utilize standard ergonomics practices. This position primarily works in an office environment, requiring the following activities: lifting and carrying materials weighing up to 15 pounds, kneeling, and bending. Must be able to use standard office equipment such as printers, copiers, and faxes.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

11th Hour Racing is committed to considering candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, and any other status protected under applicable law, and provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. 11th Hour Racing is also committed to promoting diversity in the workplace

OTHER INFORMATION

Employees must adhere to all applicable organizational policies and procedures. Regular and predictable attendance is required. Willingness and ability to travel and work non-standard business hours, such as nights and weekends, on an as-needed basis is required. Employees must be able to cope effectively with deadlines and multiple demands.

This is a non exempt position.

11th Hour Racing is an equal opportunity employer and strives to create an atmosphere where diversity of identity, experience, and background are welcomed, valued and supported. 11th Hour Racing believes that diversity brings about greater sustainability on all levels and aims to use its resources to generate greater social and environmental diversity through its grant-making and other related investments. 11th Hour Racing is committed to considering candidates for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability and any other status protected under applicable law, and provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Communications Manager

Georgia Health Initiative

Atlanta, GA

Date Posted: 4/17/2024

Georgia Health Initiative 

Communications Manager

Reports to: Vice President, Strategic Communications

Department: Strategic Communications   

FLSA: Exempt 

Georgia Health Initiative is working toward a Georgia in which all people have the opportunity to attain their fullest potential for health. Building on a solid foundation of two decades of community partnership, our new strategic framework sets forth an exciting opportunity to bring energy, movement, and drive to the great work already happening around health equity in our state, as well as to new ideas and approaches that we can co-create with our partners. 

The Communications Manager leverages their expertise and creative insights to effectively promote the Initiative’s brand, people, work, and mission. The Communications Manager will oversee development and execution of a communications outreach plan and will likewise play a pivotal role supporting enterprise communication internal to the organization. Within assigned areas of responsibility, the Communications Manager will contribute to the drafting, copyediting, and dissemination of communications materials on behalf of the Initiative. The Communications Manager will also manage and maintain content posted on the Initiative’s website and across its social media channels.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and manage an annual, organization-wide editorial communications calendar to identify, plan, and track execution of communications materials.

• Collaborate across the Initiative to align communications strategies with organization’s strategic goals. 

• Draft communications pieces, including but not limited to press releases, thought pieces, website content, responses to media inquiries, and content for partner newsletters.

• Assist with talking points, PowerPoint slides, speeches, and other communications materials on behalf of Initiative staff.

• Ensure consistent use of style guides and brand materials in all external communications.

• In collaboration with the VP of Strategic Communications and other Initiative colleagues, pitch and craft messaging content for use across multiple communications platforms. 

• In collaboration with the VP of Strategic Communications, oversee the execution of communications materials (including but not limited to reports, press releases, and social media content and design) developed by external communications and/or graphic design firms.

• Manage and maintain content posted on the Initiative’s website and across its social media channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook). 

• Develop and oversee a means for tracking organizational influence (e.g., website hits and downloads, social listening tactics, etc.), insights from which will also be used to inform ongoing communications strategies.

• Effectively collaborate with Initiative colleagues to identify opportunities to use messaging frameworks and other communications strategies to advance the mission, values, and work of the organization. 

Qualities of a successful candidate

• Committed to and passionate about Georgia Health Initiative’s mission to inspire and promote collective action that advances health equity for all Georgians.

• Respectful curiosity about others' lived experiences and inclination to genuinely make space for different perspectives. Openness to share their own lived experiences and perspectives with colleagues in turn.

• Self-motivated, comfortable balancing multiple priorities and workstreams, remaining flexible and adaptive as project needs change.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to craft messages that resonate with diverse audiences.

• Strong project management skills and ability to lead and/or contribute to multiple projects simultaneously.

• Collaborative individual who will contribute to a high-functioning, multi-faceted team of professionals. 

• Bias toward optimism manifesting especially in problem-solving approaches and expectations of team members.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, or other related field.

• Five or more years of relevant work experience that demonstrates potential to achieve outcomes of the position.

• Experience with email marketing, social media (e.g., LinkedIn) and web content management; Prior experience with WordPress strongly preferred. 

• Demonstrated expertise in applying communications strategies to effect systems change, such as issue campaigns, preferred. 

Workplace Culture

Our mission is to inspire and promote collective action that advances health equity for all Georgians. Likewise, we wish to inspire and promote collective action within our staff team so that we each evolve and reach our fullest potential—both as a team and individually. We demonstrate our commitment to this aspiration through whom we hire, how we value their contributions, and how we work together toward common goals. We value people over process, we encourage decision-making by team members, we share information openly and communicate candidly, and we value both flexibility and accountability. 

In complex environments answers emerge when diverse groups work together to create the change Georgians deserve. At the Initiative we believe that cultivating deep and meaningful relationships requires a desire and willingness to be physically present. Georgia Health Initiative expects employees to commit to working from our Atlanta office or in the field with partners the majority of the time, being present for collaboration both planned and impromptu. We also recognize the need for work-life balance, and therefore allow employees flexibility in their daily schedule, including the opportunity to work from home one day per week. Some workplaces think of their staff as family, we think of our staff as a team. Being part of a high-performing team means caring intensely about your team, stepping up when needed, and cheering on your teammates even when you are not on the field. The Georgia Health Initiative team is equally committee to our work and to each other. We know that when our team wins, Georgians win as well. 

Compensation

The starting salary for this position is expected to be between $70,000 and $75,000. Offers are based on the candidate’s years of experience and the Initiative’s commitment to salary equity. The Initiative also offers a generous, comprehensive benefits package. 

To Apply:

With shared values of courageous leadership, trust, equity, and partnership, the Foundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and constantly working toward inclusion. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply, especially members of traditionally underrepresented communities, including women, people of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and people who are differently-abled. If you are a solution-seeker, motivated to take an active role in making positive change in Georgia, we want to hear from you. 

Please send your resume and a cover letter to apply for this position. Within your cover letter, please share what personally compels you to work to advance health equity in Georgia. 

Requirements

See Core Responsibilities listed above.