Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an organization-wide corporate communications strategy covering internal, external, executive, and crisis communications.
• Build and lead WACIF's internal communications strategy, establishing effective channels and practices to communicate organizational priorities, decisions, milestones, and changes to employees.
• Partner with the CEO and Executive Team to strengthen the quality, consistency, and timeliness of organization-wide communications.
• Lead executive communications, including speeches, presentations, talking points, opinion pieces, major announcements, and other high-profile communications.
• Lead media relations, issues management, and crisis communications, and advise leadership on matters that may affect WACIF's reputation.
• Lead WACIF's brand strategy and ensure consistency across positioning, messaging, voice, and visual identity.
• Develop a clear organizational narrative that conveys WACIF's mission, strategy, impact, and value to key audiences.
• Lead organizational storytelling by translating WACIF's impact, research, client experiences, and programmatic results into compelling content.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen WACIF's visibility, reputation, and position within the region and across the fields in which it operates.
• Develop and execute integrated marketing strategies to increase awareness and engagement with WACIF's programs, lending products, Anacostia Arts Center, events, and other initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, Business Administration, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in corporate communications, marketing, public relations, brand management, or a related field, including experience leading organization-wide communications strategy.
• Proven experience serving as a strategic advisor to CEOs and senior executives on internal and external communications, executive messaging, media relations, reputation management, and sensitive or crisis communications. In addition to having the ability to anticipate communications opportunities.
• Proven strategic leadership experience developing and executing integrated communications, marketing, brand, and storytelling strategies that support organizational goals and produce measurable results.
• Strong people and operational leadership experience, including the ability to translate organizational strategy, complex issues, and business priorities into compelling communications that engage employees, clients, funders, partners, media, and other external audiences.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex organizational, financial, programmatic, or technical information into clear, compelling messages for diverse internal and external audiences.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, FSA, DCA, Life & Disability coverages available.
• 401(k) retirement plan (employer matching contribution eligible); paid time off (increased with tenure), paid holidays and sick leave days, transportation benefits, and education assistance benefits (professional development, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment).