Responsibilities

• Establish and communicate the strategic vision for CEO's Enterprise Information & Communications Unit, ensuring its work advances organizational priorities, strengthens accountability, and supports continuous learning.
• Provide executive leadership to the agency's communications, enterprise information, evaluation, storytelling, and organizational reporting functions.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing culture that promotes innovation, cross-functional partnership, and effective use of information throughout the organization.
• Advise the Executive Director and Executive Team on emerging trends, organizational performance, and opportunities to strengthen decision-making through information, evaluation, and communications.
• Lead the development and continuous improvement of CEO's enterprise information strategy, including performance reporting, evaluation, organizational analytics, executive dashboards, and information governance.
• Ensure organizational information is transformed into meaningful insights that support executive decision-making, strategic planning, organizational performance, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the development of executive, Board, funder, public, and partner-facing reports that communicate organizational performance, impact, and progress toward strategic goals.
• Guide the development of organization-wide standards for information quality, reporting, documentation, and data governance.
• Lead the development and execution of integrated internal and external communications strategies that strengthen public understanding of CEO's mission, priorities, and impact.
• Oversee executive communications, media relations, public information, organizational messaging, and crisis communications as appropriate.

Requirements

• Four (4) year college degree required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Equivalencies in formal advanced degree and experience will be considered.
• Previous work in nonprofit or public sector required.
• 7+ years of progressive management experience required.
• Successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire

Preferred

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Equivalencies in formal advanced degree and experience will be considered.
• Experience leading communications, data, evaluation, research, or organizational impact functions preferred.

Benefits

• Transportation : City employees get unlimited FREE public transportation all year long through SEPTA’s Key Advantage program.
• Parental Benefits: The City offers its employees 8 weeks of paid parental leave.
• We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
• Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Generous retirement savings options are available
• Pay off your student loans faster - As a qualifying employer, City of Philadelphia employees are eligible to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Join the ranks of hundreds of employees who have already benefited from this program and achieved student loan forgiveness.
• Unlock Tuition Discounts and Scholarships - The City of Philadelphia has forged partnerships with over a dozen esteemed colleges and universities in the area, ensuring that our employees have access to a wide range of tuition discounts and scholarships. Experience savings of 10% to 40% on your educational expenses, extending not only to City employees but in some cases, spouse and dependents too!