Vice President, Strategic Communications (Opportunity Finance Network)
Position: Vice President, Strategic Communications
Company: Opportunity Finance Network
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Hours: Full-time
Compensation: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Posted: February 3, 2010
Company Background
Opportunity Finance Network is a national financial institution serving a national network of community development financial institutions (CDFIs). We are the leading voice for the CDFI industry, a 30 billion industry of private-sector financial institutions dedicated to creating opportunities for low-income and low-wealth people and communities. Opportunity Finance Network delivers financing, knowledge sharing, policy, branding, and other services for CDFIs. Our mission is to lead the community development finance system to scale through capital aggregation, policy, and capacity building.
For more information, visit www.opportunityfinance.net.
Description
Supervisors’ Title: Executive Vice President, Strategic Communications
Position Summary and Essential Functions:
Highly collaborative individual will manage Public Relations and other Communications initiatives to achieve the strategic goals of OFN. Will work with senior staff, outside partners, and PR agencies to develop Public Relations communications strategies, scope and manage budgets, draft press material, secure approvals from OFN and partners, build media relationships, and schedule journalist interviews as needed. The individual hired for this position will demonstrate outstanding written and verbal English communication skills. They will also be responsible for a variety of corporate communications, including copywriting, editing, and proofing the company newsletter, Member Profiles, Web site copy, and promotional e-mails. Additional project work includes providing support for annual conference, industry awards program, and other efforts as assigned. Reports to and takes direction from Executive Vice President, Strategic Communications regarding all aspects of branding, marketing, and strategic communications.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
1. Collaborates with EVP to develop effective communication strategies for high profile communications.
2. Copywriting, editing, and proofreading duties.
3. Anticipates, designs, manages, and implements multiple project plans/timelines to meet communication needs.
4. Liaises with communications staff of outside partners and public relations firms.
5. Maintains up-to-date knowledge and expertise on emerging social and media methodologies and strategies. Incorporates these new approaches into OFN communication plans.
6. Assists with other OFN activities as requested by the Manager.
Education and Experience:
1. Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, marketing, journalism or a related field; Master’s degree a plus.
2. 5 or more years work experience. Experience in public relations required.
3. Professional experience in financial services or community development finance a plus.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements:
1. Knowledge of marketing and communication practices and applications as well as familiarity with current online social media sources (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, blogging, other emerging technologies, etc.).
2. Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility, and the ability to effectively interact with a diverse range of people in a manner that positively portrays OFN.
3. Superior proven project management skills; excellent presentation skills; ability to convey complex information in a clear manner to a diverse audience.
4. Superior writing and editing skills, including high attention to detail.
5. Ability to prioritize and develop an effective work plan to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
6. Understanding of and commitment to opportunity finance required.
7. Ability to work independently or in team environment is required.
8. Ability to manage multiple tasks under minimal supervision in effective and efficient manner required.
9. Limited travel required.
10. Proficiency with MS Office Excel, Windows, PowerPoint; proficiency with MS Office Access a plus.
11. No extraordinary physical requirements beyond ability to travel.
12. Job involves normal physical requirements for an office position.
EOE/ADA/Women and Minorities encouraged to apply.
To Apply: Send letter of interest, salary requirement and resume to:
Search: Strategic Communications
Opportunity Finance Network
620 Chestnut Street
Suite 572
Philadelphia, PA 19106
FAX: 215-320-4357
Email: resume_hr@opportunityfinance.net
Company: Opportunity Finance Network
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Hours: Full-time
Compensation: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Posted: February 3, 2010
Company Background
Opportunity Finance Network is a national financial institution serving a national network of community development financial institutions (CDFIs). We are the leading voice for the CDFI industry, a 30 billion industry of private-sector financial institutions dedicated to creating opportunities for low-income and low-wealth people and communities. Opportunity Finance Network delivers financing, knowledge sharing, policy, branding, and other services for CDFIs. Our mission is to lead the community development finance system to scale through capital aggregation, policy, and capacity building.
For more information, visit www.opportunityfinance.net.
Description
Supervisors’ Title: Executive Vice President, Strategic Communications
Position Summary and Essential Functions:
Highly collaborative individual will manage Public Relations and other Communications initiatives to achieve the strategic goals of OFN. Will work with senior staff, outside partners, and PR agencies to develop Public Relations communications strategies, scope and manage budgets, draft press material, secure approvals from OFN and partners, build media relationships, and schedule journalist interviews as needed. The individual hired for this position will demonstrate outstanding written and verbal English communication skills. They will also be responsible for a variety of corporate communications, including copywriting, editing, and proofing the company newsletter, Member Profiles, Web site copy, and promotional e-mails. Additional project work includes providing support for annual conference, industry awards program, and other efforts as assigned. Reports to and takes direction from Executive Vice President, Strategic Communications regarding all aspects of branding, marketing, and strategic communications.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
1. Collaborates with EVP to develop effective communication strategies for high profile communications.
2. Copywriting, editing, and proofreading duties.
3. Anticipates, designs, manages, and implements multiple project plans/timelines to meet communication needs.
4. Liaises with communications staff of outside partners and public relations firms.
5. Maintains up-to-date knowledge and expertise on emerging social and media methodologies and strategies. Incorporates these new approaches into OFN communication plans.
6. Assists with other OFN activities as requested by the Manager.
Education and Experience:
1. Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, marketing, journalism or a related field; Master’s degree a plus.
2. 5 or more years work experience. Experience in public relations required.
3. Professional experience in financial services or community development finance a plus.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements:
1. Knowledge of marketing and communication practices and applications as well as familiarity with current online social media sources (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, blogging, other emerging technologies, etc.).
2. Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility, and the ability to effectively interact with a diverse range of people in a manner that positively portrays OFN.
3. Superior proven project management skills; excellent presentation skills; ability to convey complex information in a clear manner to a diverse audience.
4. Superior writing and editing skills, including high attention to detail.
5. Ability to prioritize and develop an effective work plan to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
6. Understanding of and commitment to opportunity finance required.
7. Ability to work independently or in team environment is required.
8. Ability to manage multiple tasks under minimal supervision in effective and efficient manner required.
9. Limited travel required.
10. Proficiency with MS Office Excel, Windows, PowerPoint; proficiency with MS Office Access a plus.
11. No extraordinary physical requirements beyond ability to travel.
12. Job involves normal physical requirements for an office position.
EOE/ADA/Women and Minorities encouraged to apply.
To Apply: Send letter of interest, salary requirement and resume to:
Search: Strategic Communications
Opportunity Finance Network
620 Chestnut Street
Suite 572
Philadelphia, PA 19106
FAX: 215-320-4357
Email: resume_hr@opportunityfinance.net
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