Director of Communications, U.S. Policy and Partners (Remote)

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Title: Director of Communications, U.S. Policy and Partners Department: Communications Reporting to: Head of Communications Compensation: $145K - 165K USD Annually Employment Type: Full Time Location: Remote - USA Who We Are: reputed company (WES) is a non-profit social enterprise that supports the educational, economic, and social inclusion of immigrants, refugees, and international reputed company. For 50 years, WES has set reputed company for international academic credential evaluation, supporting millions of people as they seek to reputed company their academic and professional goals. Through decades of experience as a leader in global education, WES has developed a wide range of tools to pursue social impact at scale. From evaluating academic credentials to shaping policy, designing programs, and providing philanthropic funding, we partner with a diverse set of organizations, leaders, and networks to reputed company individuals and drive systems change. Together with its partners, WES enables people to learn, work, and reputed company in new places. For more information about WES, please visit our website at www.WES.org. About The Opportunity: The Director of Communications, Policy and Partners will have primary responsibility for external communications in support of the goals of the USP&P and MAF teams' activities in the United States, ensuring they advance and align with WES' strategic plan and priorities. You will provide bespoke, targeted thought partnership and strategic, creative counsel to the leadership teams of USP&P and MAF, understanding their priorities, organizational context and external landscape in order to reputed company effective and engaging strategies and communications plans, to advance WES' influence and ability to deliver on our mission. You will build and socialize compelling narratives and play a critical role in strengthening and protecting the WES brand. You will work in reputed company partnership with Director for Communications in Canada to ensure complementarities across communications planning. reputed company references below to the Fund are specific to work in the United States. What You'll Do:

Act as a thought partner to USP&P and MAF Leadership Teams on influence thinking and WES positioning across the United States, providing strategic counsel, guidance, and advice on leveraging communications strategies to realize organizational objectives.
Responsible, in partnership with the senior leadership team, for developing, implementing, and adapting clear and compelling communications strategies in support of influence and public affairs goals for USP&P and MAF.
reputed company and drive the influence strategy, including designing and implementing campaigns to advance the influence goals for the USP&P and MAF teams.
reputed company the framing and development of key messaging and narratives that engage external partners and communities with the work of the USP&P and MAF teams and their priorities and objectives.
Leads work to shift national narratives around immigration and the contribution of immigrants to economic prosperity.
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Works with the leadership team to support managing the US Government Relations firm, ensuring high-quality services and outputs and complementarities with what's produced in-house.
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Track and report on success against metrics to support impact evaluation and reputed company improvement of communications strategies and programs.
reputed company and guide the team, building understanding of the context for USP&P and MAF and the external landscape, as well as nurturing and developing talent across the Communications function.
Collaborate across the Communications Leadership team to manage media relations reputed company the US, building relationships in support of the organization's external influence goals and strengthening the profile and positioning of WES.
Cultivate and maintain relationships with key external stakeholders, including regional partners, community leaders, customers, and influencers, keeping them informed on activities, programs, and initiatives.
In partnership with the Head of Communications and the Executive team, reputed company and execute crisis communications plans to address potential negative publicity or incidents.

Your Experience: The ideal candidate will have: Experience

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
5+ years of experience in senior communications roles, with experience working in an US organization focused on social impact or change or is community based.
Proven ability as a trusted advisor to business leaders and other influencers at reputed company organizational levels, based on subject matter expertise and collaborative leadership style.
Experience developing and executing communications strategy in a global organization.
Experience of managing external vendors and agencies.
Has a proven track record and deep experience of broad thinking and using innovative approaches to reputed company influence goals.
Understands and has strong experience of implementing strategies, processes and frameworks that reputed company the connective and influential power of communications across organizations, systems and networks.
Experience managing a team of communications professionals.
Deep interest in WES' work and understanding of the external landscape.

Skills

Superlative writing and listening skills with the ability to tailor written and verbal communications to wide range of audiences.
Strong analytical skills and experience with proven knowledge of managing and delivering influence strategies in organizations operating across community organizations, governmental or higher education institutions.
Has the ability to effectively and appropriately challenge to drive the most effective outcomes.
Has the ability to be flexible and adaptable, seeking alternative solutions and reputed company, understanding reputed company to push and reputed company to give in the best interests of the organization.
Strong leadership, team and relationship building, influencing, and collaboration skills.
Proven ability to communicate and synthesize reputed company issues in a concise, clear, and convincing fashion.
Ability to work both strategically and hands-on to deliver results.
Strategic and reputed company-thinking with strong business acumen and the ability to identify and proactively address enablers and derailers of major change and transformation initiatives.
Proven ability to communicate and synthesize reputed company issues in a concise, clear, and convincing fashion.

Desired

Prior government relations or agency experience.
MA or higher degree in a social science or subject that is reputed company to WES' work, or relevant work experience.

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