Vice President for Campaigns and Communications at National Women's Law Center | District of Columbia, USA | $238K/yr – $274K/yr

National Women's Law Center

Vice President for Campaigns and Communications

District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)

$238K/yr – $274K/yrSenior Level12+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive the Law Center’s national, multi-platform communications and campaigns leadership to advance gender-justice policy and public narratives.

Own integrated communications and campaigns strategy across policy, litigation, research, and organizing.
Must-have: Senior-level experience building and guiding a diverse, high-performing team (12+ years).
Standout: Manages a $2M budget and cross-functional collaboration with executive leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Provide vision, transparency and clear priorities as well as strong day-to-day leadership and oversight of the team’s work, and lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing communications, marketing, and campaigns team of nearly 20 staff.
Foster a collaborative, creative, and inclusive team culture focused on innovation, accountability, and impact.
Oversee departmental planning, budget management, and resource allocation to ensure strategic use of the department’s $2M operating budget.
Strengthen cross-team collaboration across policy, litigation, development, and executive leadership.
Lead the organization’s overall communications and campaigns strategy to expand awareness, shape public narratives, and drive engagement around gender justice.
Translate complex legal and policy work into compelling public storytelling that resonates with diverse audiences and advances cultural and policy change.
Identify emerging narrative opportunities and cultural moments to elevate the Law Center’s voice and leadership nationally.
Ensure communications strategies are integrated across research, litigation, policy advocacy, and organizing efforts.
Grow the Law Center’s national visibility through coordinated earned media, digital strategy, partnerships, and public engagement.
Oversee a modern media strategy that positions the organization’s experts and leaders as trusted voices in national conversations.

Requirements

Senior-level experience (at least 12 years) successfully building and managing a collaborative and diverse team; strong interpersonal, problem-solving, and mentoring skills; demonstrated success applying an equity lens to leadership and management;
Demonstrated skill in transparently framing organizational vision for departmental staff to ensure clarity in the successful execution to external audiences.
Deep knowledge of and experience with running successful, national, multi-platform, issue-based campaigns;
Experience with a broad range of media—print, broadcast, and digital—and with a proven track record that demonstrates an ability to leverage an organization’s content and expertise in the media;
Experience with tactical and/or strategic oversight of digital programs, and data-driven approaches to increasing supporter reach and engagement;
Ability to manage and stay on deadlines, especially in a rapid response environments, and to adapt and be nimble and creative in a fast-paced, evolving organizational culture;
Exceptional writing, oral communications, and editing skills with an ability to translate complex theories and approaches into lay-audience-accessible language;
Ability to work effectively with and gain the respect of multiple constituencies, including senior executives and decision-makers, team members at all levels, and staff across departments;
Demonstrated experience steering an organizational brand and identity, ideally within a legal, policy, or campaign context;
Ability to partner with fundraising staff to develop and implement integrated grasstops and grassroots campaigns and donor events that appeal to and engage a broad range of supporters, and that generate substantial unrestricted revenue;

Preferred

Political savvy, with the ability to create and lead constructive partnerships; experience with influential personalities is preferred.
Past experience working with non-profit or movement leaders, legal scholars, policymakers, and/or attorneys is preferred.

Benefits

generous leave and a comprehensive benefits package — including a match of up to 3% of the employee’s compensation to their 403(b) retirement plan account along with a non-elective contribution of 6% of the eligible employee’s salary, after they successfully complete their 90-day probation period.
NWLC is a non-profit organization whose headquarters and staff are based in Washington, D.C. at our new office at 1350 Eye Street N.W.  This role is based in D.C. and will be eligible for some telework while also being expected to work in person on a regular basis.
The first 90 days of employment will be considered a probationary period.

National Women's Law Center

The National Women's Law Center is a non-profit organization that has been working since 1972 to advance and protect women's legal rights. The Center focuses on major policy areas of importance to women and their families, including economic security, education, employment and health, with special attention give to the concerns of low-income women.

Founded in 1972

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

161 employees (18 in marketing)

www.nwlc.org