Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive, multi-channel communications strategy that advances Close to Home's mission, elevates organizational visibility, and supports the broader homelessness response system.
• Serve as the organization's primary spokesperson and lead media relations contact, cultivating relationships with local, regional, and statewide press and responding to media inquiries with accuracy and strategic intent.
• Oversee all organizational branding, messaging, and marketing materials, including digital content, social media platforms, website, print collateral, e-newsletters, and annual reports, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with organizational values.
• Lead messaging strategy for the Alliance to House Everyone, collaborating with system partners to align narratives, strengthen public understanding, and advance coordinated community solutions to homelessness.
• Develop and manage the communications and marketing budget, ensuring resources are allocated effectively across campaigns, platforms, and materials.
• Guide the Communications Coordinator in content creation, editorial planning, community engagement, and day-to-day communications operations.
• Oversee the planning and promotion of organizational events, public awareness campaigns, and community engagement initiatives in alignment with Close to Home's strategic priorities.
• Ensure all communications are grounded in data, reflective of lived experience perspectives, and responsive to the evolving public narrative around housing instability, poverty, and the social determinants of health.
• Lead the design and implementation of a comprehensive annual development plan, including individual giving, corporate partnerships, foundation grants, and special events fundraising.
• Identify, cultivate, and steward a portfolio of donors and prospects including individual, corporate, and foundation funders, building relationships that align philanthropic interests with organizational priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Nonprofit Management, or a related field required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in nonprofit communications, development, or a related field required.
• Demonstrated experience managing media relations, donor communications, and/or community engagement in a mission-driven environment.

Nice To Have

• Master's degree or other relevant professional certification preferred.
• Seven (7) or more years of combined experience in communications strategy, fundraising, public affairs, or advocacy preferred.
• Experience working within a Continuum of Care, social services, or housing-focused organization strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with donor management platforms and digital communications tools preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance: CTH offers competitive health care coverage, including a $650 monthly employer contribution toward medical, dental, or vision premiums, and $300 monthly employer contribution toward dependent premiums.
• Disability and Life Insurance: CTH provides voluntary short-term disability insurance and employer-sponsored life insurance of $20,000, with additional insurance coverage available as employee-paid options.
• 403(b) Retirement Plan: CTH provides Team Members with a 403(b) Retirement Plan and an employer contribution match.
• Paid Holidays: CTH currently provides Team Members with 15 paid holidays each year and a winter break, including a floating holiday during your birthday month!
• PTO: Full-time employees immediately accrue PTO upon hire. Accrual rates increase with years of service, and up to 160 hours can be rolled over yearly.
• Personal and Family Leave: CTH allows up to 12 weeks of personal or family leave in a rolling 12-month period, including eight weeks of paid leave.
• Flexibility: CTH allows employees to work in-office or from home daily. However, in-person meetings and on-site presentations are required.
• General CTH Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., depending on employee availability and preference.
• Vehicle/Licenses: Must have daily use of a vehicle without prior notice. Must maintain current registration and automobile liability insurance in compliance with Texas Law that allows personal vehicle use for work purposes. Mileage reimbursement is provided.
• Physical Requirements: Physical requirements include occasional lifting/carrying of 10 pounds, maneuvering in public spaces, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination, and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer keyboard and essential office equipment. Subject to sitting, standing, reaching, walking, twisting, and kneeling to perform the essential functions. Working conditions are primarily inside an office environment or a field environment.