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Planned Parenthood Federation of America · 2 days ago

Senior Director, Senior Speechwriter

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$160K/yr - $168K/yr

12+ years exp

Planned Parenthood Federation of America is the nation's leading provider and advocate of high-quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health care. They are seeking a Senior Director, Senior Speechwriter to serve as the strategic architect of the President & CEO’s voice, creating compelling content that conveys the organization’s strategic narrative to various stakeholders.

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Responsibilities

Develop and execute the President’s messaging strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and consistency across internal and external platforms

Creates speeches, remarks, talking points, memos, video scripts, and other high-profile communications from the President & CEO of PPFA and the Action Fund, and the Office of the President, adapting the tone and voice for varied audiences

Manages team requests and assignments via Asana or other project management tool and editorial calendars

Monitors news, trends, and political dynamics that can be used to proactively shape content and provide rapid-response communications under tight deadlines

Travel with the President & CEO to observe key speaking engagements, including national convening, board meetings, congressional testimony, and media-sensitive appearances; ensure messaging is delivered with precision and impact; and advise, adapt, and improve future communications based on feedback

Tracks and evaluates data and feedback about communications to inform content and process improvements per OKRs / KPIs for optimal federation communications

Advise and partner directly with the President & CEO, ensuring their public and internal communications reflect organizational strategy and inspire trust across the federation

Collaborates with Deputy Chief of Staff, President’s Communications Director, Office of the President departments, External Affairs, and national office leaders, and external stakeholders on messaging, tone of voice, communications requests and deliverables, and engages in ongoing bidirectional feedback

Independently and consistently communicates project/request status and co-creates Federation Communications team workflows and Office of the President team processes to ensure coordination, clarity in expectations, and timely completion

Receives assignments from Director, Federation Communications, Director, Internal Communications, and National Director, Federation Communications, and assigns work to Manager, Presidential Communications

Builds deep and lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the President & CEO’s voice strengthens organizational credibility and advances mission-critical objectives

Empowers staff to deliver assigned responsibilities and manage their functions

Qualification

SpeechwritingStrategic communicationPolitical acumenContent creationStakeholder engagementProject managementAnalytical skillsCommitment to diversityTeam collaborationOrganizational skillsAdaptability

Required

12 years of speechwriting experience for high profile organizational leaders (e.g., president, CEO, executive director) or elected officials with a national profile, varied internal and external stakeholders/constituents/partners, and a demanding, rapidly changing schedule, while providing thought partnership

Proven track record of shaping a leader's voice and narrative at the national level, with demonstrated impact in high-stakes environments

Flexibility to travel and occasionally work outside regular business hours (early mornings, nights, and weekends)

Previous management experience seeing to direct reports' growth and success

Demonstrated ability to multitask, learn and process information quickly, and handle sensitive and confidential information with good judgment, as well as rapid-response scenarios calmly under pressure

Proven track record of ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline with the ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects in a highly matrixed environment

Deep fluency in and strong, inherent ability to consume and digest news, especially related to sexual and reproductive health and rights, politics, legal proceedings, and other related topics, with a keen sensibility for how to apply it to their writing

Excellent ability to conceive, draft, proofread, and edit written materials quickly, including demonstrated ability to be creative, tell a story, understand and communicate about complex, technical, or sensitive subjects in a clear, concise, and engaging manner, as well as fact check and research with due diligence

Ability to work collaboratively and flexibly with a dynamic, fast-moving team, completing multiple tasks with poise, accuracy, and confidence

Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills; excellent with details, following up and following through to completion

High proficiency in Google products

Flexibility and ability to adapt to quickly changing priorities and ambiguous situations

Commitment to PPFA's mission and diversity, equity, and inclusion, particularly surrounding race equity

A deep commitment to Planned Parenthood's mission of promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health