Communications and Storytelling Officer

The Communications and Storytelling Officer (CSO) will play an integral role in the organization’s communications and marketing infrastructure, strengthening the organization’s communications capacity to better tell the story of Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ work. The CSO will work closely with all departments at Funders for LGBTQ Issues to develop and enhance branding, messaging, content creation, and social media campaigns and will serve as a thought partner to the Director of External Affairs. Together with the Director of External Affairs, the CSO will support organization-wide communications and marketing goals, with a specific focus on storytelling and the use of the narrative to support the organization’s philanthropic organizing work. This position will help design and execute a strategic communications plan for Funders, coordinating communications activities that help build the organization’s brand identity for various stakeholders (e.g. institutional members, individual donors, the philanthropic sector, and LGBTQ nonprofits), better clarifying opportunities for partnership with each. The CSO fills an essential role in Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ Department of External Affairs, which oversees the organization’s communications and development work. They will work closely with the Director of External Affairs and Membership Engagement Officer to ensure unified external messaging. The ideal candidate will be aligned with the organization’s mission and vision and will approach the work from a place of curiosity, working cross-departmentally to identify gaps and opportunities for external communications; proactively building communications plans to fill them in line with the broader strategic communications strategy. To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume in Word or PDF format to the Communications and Storytelling Officer position on our career page at lgbtfunders.bamboohr.com/jobs. We ask that in your cover letter you specifically reflect on:

• What inspires you to work at Funders for LGBTQ Issues;
• How your lived and professional experiences have led you to this role;
• How you would amplify the mission of Funders for LGBTQ Issues in your work.

Due to the expected high volume of applications, we are unable to accept phone inquiries. We will review applications starting in March and contact the top 10-15 candidates for a 30-minute first-round screening interview. Semi finalists from the screening interview will advance to a Zoom interview with the hiring committee where they will be asked to share a presentation. There will then be a third interview for finalists. Our hiring process takes approximately 2-3 months from job posting to offer. Any interview homework (e.g. the creation of a presentation for the hiring committee) will be compensated. Please include answers to the following two questions in your application in 250 words or less:

• What do you think the importance of storytelling is in communications work and what is an example of a time you successfully combined the two?
• This position requires cross-departmental collaboration. What excites you about working across a small team and what’s an example of a time or role where you’ve done that well?

Funders for LGBTQ Issues is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building the leadership of people of color, women, transgender, and gender non-conforming individuals. Funders for LGBTQ Issues does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, age, ethnicity, immigration status, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, HIV serostatus, disability, or marital status. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job