Director, Institutional Communications

Responsibilities

• Develops and leads The Endowment’s institutional communications strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, enterprise goals, and long-term vision.
• Shapes and stewards The Endowment’s narrative, messaging architecture, and voice across all audiences and communications channels.
• Identifies opportunities to elevate The Endowment’s influence, visibility, and impact through strategic communications initiatives.
• Serves as a trusted advisor to leadership on communications strategy, emerging issues, and organizational positioning.
• Ensures alignment and consistency of communications across both internal and external audiences, strengthening organizational understanding, engagement, and trust.
• Ensures communications efforts reflect tce+ principles and The Endowment’s commitment to equity, community partnership, and community-centered change.
• Leads strategic communications support for the CEO, leadership team, and Board.
• Oversees the development of speeches, presentations, talking points, correspondence, and other executive communications.
• Positions organizational leaders as credible and influential voices on issues related to health equity, philanthropy, community power, and systems change.
• Identifies emerging issues, trends, and opportunities that position The Endowment as a leading voice within philanthropy, health equity, and systems change.

Requirements

• Ten (10) + years of progressively responsible experience in communications or related field, preferably within philanthropy, nonprofit, or public sector organizations.
• Minimum five (5) years of staff management.
• A bachelor’s degree in communications or related field is equivalent to 4 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with media relations, digital communications, and brand management.
• Experience working in California’s health and/or social impact ecosystem.

Preferred

• Ability to articulate a clear strategic vision and align team efforts with organizational goals.
• Committed to and holds a deep understanding of how to advance equity through communications.
• Skilled at working toward shared goals alongside teammates, departments, and external partners.
• Ability to represent the communications team with authority and credibility with leadership, staff, media, and stakeholders.
• Adept at navigating ambiguity, shifting environments, and competing priorities.
• Excellent writing, editing, and messaging skills across diverse formats and audiences.
• Strong strategic planning, project management, and team leadership skills.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects, budgets, and cross-departmental collaboration.
• Demonstrated ability to create culturally responsive teams.
• Problem solver, critical thinking allows anticipating what will be encountered and needed up ahead.

Benefits

• Shared medical and dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents
• 100% employer-paid benefits: vision, life and AD&D, STD, LTD and employee assistance program
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Reimbursement towards gym fees and/or wellness program and mental health care
• 9-80 schedule with synchronized off days
• Hybrid work schedule available for most positions
• 11 paid holidays + paid winter holiday closure
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• 401k plan with generous employer match and contributions
• Matching gifts program