What are the responsibilities and job description for the Communications and Program Manager position at Funders Together to End Homelessness?
About Funders Together to End HomelessnessOur Mission :
Funders Together to End Homelessness mobilizes its members to use philanthropy’s voice, influence, and financial capital to end homelessness by creating and advancing lasting solutions that are grounded in racial and housing justice, driven by love and disruption, and centering people with lived expertise.About Funders Together :
Funders Together to End Homelessness is a philanthropic membership organization devoted to ending homelessness in the United States and advancing housing justice. We provide critical resources and learning and networking opportunities to our members to increase their knowledge, capacity, and effectiveness in both the individual and collective work to prevent and end homelessness. Funders Together acts as a vehicle for members to be part of a broader movement and bring greater financial and intellectual resources for housing justice.COVID-19 :
Funders Together is an entirely remote organization, and all staff work from home unless travelling for work. Employment with Funders Together is conditional on full COVID-19 vaccination, with exceptions for documented medical exemptions or religious accommodations.Communications and Program ManagerThis position provides a lead role in communications and supports programming activities at Funders Together. This position plays a key leadership role in connecting how we talk about our work, programming and members to the broader Funders Together network.CommunicationsWork with the Chief of External Affairs to lead and execute the communications strategy to articulate Funders Together’s and our members’ impact in preventing and ending homelessness and advancing housing justiceDevelop and manage a proactive communications plan and calendar (emails, blog posts, social media) in alignment with the programming calendar, and create communications to promote Funders Together programming, resources, and other important updates and announcementsCreate or support development of resources for members, including monthly member newsletters, annual reports, marketing emails, blog posts, and other online resources and marketing materialsDevelop and manage Funders Together’s digital presence, including website and social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn)Maintain organization’s listservs to ensure accurate subscriptions and manage content and technical needsRepresent the organization in the National Coalition for Housing Justice communications working group in partnership with the Chief of External AffairsProgramsThis manager will support general programming for our funder network as well as activities related to our regional and issue-based funder networks and communities of practice.Support the execution of annual funder convenings by drafting materials such as program agendas and outlines, writing event and session descriptions, supporting speaker outreach, and coordinating logistics (virtual and in-person formats)Support the delivery of general programming by proofing and editing program descriptions, gathering materials such as speaker bios and headshots, creating print materials, creating and updating programming webpages, and providing live support and notetaking during virtual and in-person programmingSupport programming follow up including sending follow-up communications to program participants and speakers and creating webinar recording and resource pagesManage the programming and communications calendars to bring cohesion and thoughtful strategy to how when and how we plan and communicate our programmingQualifications and CompensationRequired QualificationsStrong commitment to racial justice, housing justice, and the mission, vision, and values of Funders Together to End Homelessness.Proven record of strong written communications skills with ability to understand the target audience’s point of reference and key questionsExercise strong time and project management skills as well as the ability to work independently in a virtual settingExperience with software and systems including Salesforce, NationBuilder, Zoom, and MailChimpPersonable, relatable, and relationship-oriented; must work well with all types of people and be able to bring out the best in those around themAbility to be forward thinking and anticipate potential opportunities and challenges for the communications and programming workAbility to adapt to changing or ambiguous circumstances smoothlyAdditional QualificationsKnowledge of homelessness, philanthropy, human services, or housing systems or interest in establishing a knowledge of these topicsAn eye for and skills related to visual imagery and graphic designExperience working in a small, virtual team that spans contiguous US time zonesOther DetailsGiven the remote nature of this position, staff must be able to maintain their own office and work schedule during core hours, which are currently between 10am – 4pm ET (with flexibility for candidates from other US time zones). Candidates must be based in and able to work in the United States.This is a full time, exempt, remote position. This position requires domestic travel roughly 20-30% of the time and the ability and willingness to work occasional nights and weekends.Reports to :
Chief of External Affairs