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Job Description:
Communications Associate
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Quincy (Boston), Massachusetts
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation seeks nominations and applications for the newly created position of Communications Associate.
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation:
As the largest public charity dedicated exclusively to supporting academic achievement across underserved communities in New England, the Nellie Mae Education Foundation (the Foundation) is in a dynamic period of renewed strategic focus. Under the visionary and entrepreneurial leadership of President & CEO Nicholas C. Donohue, the Foundation is exploring a bold new course of reinvention to strengthen, expand, and diversify the variety and quality of educational access and advancement for all learners. The Foundation is realigning its programs and investing in a deeper array of innovative and promising practices in order acquire impact-driven knowledge to inform future practices and shape public policy. Through these efforts, the Foundation will increase the public understanding and commitment needed to support authentic, sustainable systems of education reform that respond equitably and dynamically to the needs of all learners and allows them to thrive in a dynamic economy.
Communications Associate:
The Foundation seeks a dynamic professional to serve as its Communications Associate as it forges a new strategic direction to achieve increased, direct impact on education reform through innovative, multi-dimensional improvement in systems of education. Reporting to the Director of Communications, the Communications Associate will work closely and collaboratively Communications Staff providing high-level communications support consistent with the Foundation’s strategic objectives. S/he will assist with the development and implementation of a multi-dimensional, strategic communications plan, perform media outreach, manage information and data systems, and assist with communications activities and projects including preparing and reviewing a broad range of written materials and presentations. S/he will also assist in communications-based technical support to grantees, and will serve as a liaison across Foundation functions supporting meeting planning/coordination and cross-departmental projects, and providing other forms of assistance as needed to internal colleagues and external stakeholders.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will be a dynamic and highly articulate professional with experience supporting the development and implementation of communications plans relevant to the Foundation’s transformative strategic agenda and will demonstrate deep commitment to underserved populations. S/he will have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, strong technical capacity, and impeccable writing skills including the ability to synthesize, translate, and manage information in varied mediums and to diverse audiences. S/he will have the capacity to foster vibrant and productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders. In addition, s/he will have a minimum of two to five years of relevant, successful experience in writing, publication development, and supporting communications, public relation/affairs, or marketing functions in education, non-profit, and/or public policy sectors. S/he will hold a Bachelors Degree in communications or a related field, and will have the sophistication, intellectual drive, and knowledge to effectively support the design and execution of comprehensive communications strategies.
Nominations and Applications:
Nominations and applications are due by July 31, 2009, though screening and interviewing of qualified applicants will begin immediately. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Applications including a cover letter, your resume (in Word format), salary history, and where you learned of the position should be sent to: nm-ca@nonprofitprofessionals.com. In order to expedite the internal sorting and review process, please type your name (Last, First) as the only contents in the subject line of your e-mail.
To learn more about the Nellie Mae Education Foundation visit: http://www.nmefdn.org. A longer, more detailed position description may be found at: http://www.nonprofitprofessionals.com/searches/nm-ca.htm.
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation is an equal opportunity employer.
Women and candidates of color are encouraged to apply.
Posted Thursday, July 30th 2009 at 5:21PM
by: Jehan Bunch
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