Created | 05/11/2024 |
Reference | 240577116 |
Country | United States |
State | Other |
City | Goleta |
Zip | 93117 |
Salary | - |
Position Description Position: Communications Manager (Exempt Position) Employer: Vitamin Angels Alliance, Inc. Division: Marketing Division Location: Flexible. This person can work remotely from anywhere in the US or work from our corporate headquarters in Goleta, CA or our office in Chicago, IL, or any combination thereof. Salary Range: $85-90k, depending on experience
About Vitamin Angels Founded in 1994, Vitamin Angels is a public health nonprofit working to improve nutrition and health outcomes in low-resource settings worldwide. We strengthen, extend, and amplify the impact of our partner organizations working to reach the most nutritionally vulnerable groups – pregnant women, infants, and children – who are underserved by existing systems. We do this by delivering evidence-based interventions and offering technical assistance, including ongoing monitoring and evaluation, to ensure program quality, scale, and impact. Vitamin Angels works with over 1,200 local organizations, including governments, to reach more than 71 million women and children in about 65 countries annually. Both Charity Navigator and GuideStar give Vitamin Angels their highest marks for financial transparency. To learn more, visit: www.vitaminangels.org. Vitamin Angels is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are committed to fostering a supportive environment where everyone can contribute, thrive, and grow. High-level description of Position Vitamin Angels is seeking a Communications Manager for an anticipated global program (Program). The Communications Manager will help facilitate communications materials designed to uplift Vitamin Angels' entire suite of programmatic work, especially as it relates to a donor-funded Program, which is a grant-funded collaboration between several implementing organizations. The Communications Manager will sit within Vitamin Angels' Marketing division and work cross-divisionally—between the Marketing and Programs divisions—to create and coordinate communications materials designed to support the grant-funded program along with Vitamin Angels' overall global health portfolio. The Communications Manager will use their technical background in public health and expertise in project management, knowledge management, writing and copy editing, and creative content development to facilitate the development and launch of effective, technically accurate, and programmatic communication materials. The Communications Manager reports to the Associate Marketing Director of Programs and works with various creative staff/contractors (i.e. graphic design, videographer, photo asset manager, etc.) and Program team members (i.e. knowledge manager, monitoring & evaluation manager, and others) to ‘bring to life' creative initiatives including program reports/briefs, long-form articles, regional storytelling, newsletters, blog posts, webpages, social content, and various other items designed to enhance and communicate our technical work. The ideal candidate will have a background in health communications, public health, nutrition, and/or international development, with demonstrated skills in writing for public health audiences, project management, liaising across a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders, and donor/partner relations. They will apply their expertise in all aspects of communication for public health while working to ensure the technical accuracy of our work and promote, exemplify, and further the mission and values of Vitamin Angels. Contingency statement This position and start date are contingent upon the approval of grant funding. In the event that funding is not secured, the position will be reevaluated. The selected candidate will be notified of any changes in a timely manner. Major Duties and Responsibilities Core responsibilities for the grant-funded program:
Additional support as needed:
Level of Decision-Making Within the bounds of Vitamin Angels' mission, values, and policies, and sound professional practices, the Communications Manager has the discretion to use independent judgment to make decisions of significant consequence that affect VA clients, partners, and employees. Organizational RelationshipsVA operates under a collaborative, matrix management model. The Communications Manager is supervised by the Associate Marketing Director of Programs (or their designee), coordinates his/her activities with other leaders (unit leads from Programs, Marketing, and various contractors) or their designated staff, and interacts daily with a range of members of the VA team. Each VA team member establishes work priorities and ensures that their individual activities are continuing within the context of an established schedule and budget. Reports to: Associate Marketing Director of Programs Supervises: None at this time Primary working relationships: Project team (within VA as well as across the consortium), Program Division Unit Leads, Marketing Creative Team, VA Country Consultants, Various Contractors Travel required: Possible, up to 10% Qualifications and Skills (Required and Preferred) Required:
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Employer | Vitamin Angel Alliance Inc |