National Alliance for Public Charter Schools · 3 hours ago
Senior Vice President, Strategic Communications and Development
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $240K/yrThe National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is dedicated to expanding access to high-quality public education for all students. They are seeking a Senior Vice President of Strategic Communications and Development to lead integrated communications, development, and research efforts, ensuring alignment with organizational goals while enhancing the narrative and visibility of the organization.
EducationNon Profit
Responsibilities
Set and execute an integrated communications strategy that advances federal and state policy objectives, legal strategies, and organizational priorities
Direct message development, strategic communications planning, and the editorial calendar
Ensure a consistent and credible organizational voice across all public-facing channels
Oversee integrated PR campaign planning across earned media, owned/digital, and collateral material development to drive measurable influence
Oversee proactive and reactive media strategy, including relationships with reporters and news outlets
Manage rapid-response and crisis communications in a dynamic and often contentious education policy landscape
Maintain clear escalation paths, approvals, spokesperson guidance, and high-quality executive communications and briefing materials
Provide executive oversight for the research and data team and their portfolio of work, including helping determine which data collection to prioritize and how it will be shared publicly
Align the data collection and research agenda to organizational priorities and ensure data is translated into actionable, accessible insights for advocacy, communications, and fundraising
Establish quality and accuracy standards, data-use guidance, and release calendars that synchronize with communications and development needs
Provide strategic leadership to the Development team, ensuring communications and research fuel fundraising success across foundations, individuals, government grants, corporate partnerships, dues based campaigns, and broad based giving
Oversee narrative development and quality standards for all donor facing materials, including cases for support, proposals, pitch decks, fundraising campaigns, and donor stewardship materials
Partner closely with the CEO and VP of Development on strategy and high stakes philanthropic moments, ensuring alignment across message, data, and organizational priorities
Ensure Development has timely access to messaging, insights, and assets that strengthen donor engagement and deepen understanding of impact
Lead managers, staff, and vendors across Communications, Development, and Research/Data, setting goals, managing budgets, and upholding high standards of quality, accuracy, and message discipline
Establish an operating cadence (shared objectives, quarterly planning, regular reviews) that ensures coordination and alignment across all three teams
Foster a culture of seizing opportunity, collaboration, accountability, and excellence
Help anchor the organization in a shared narrative and ensure coordinated messaging for priority campaigns, policy moments, publications, and major announcements
Provide internal and external stakeholders with timely guidance, talking points, and communications support
Reinforce message consistency and brand discipline across all external touch points
Qualification
Required
Senior communications executive with demonstrated success leading a complex work portfolio
Deep expertise in strategic communications, including message development, media relations, rapid response, and crisis communications in policy or advocacy environments
Meaningful experience partnering with or managing development teams: shaping donor narratives, strengthening proposals and stewardship, and aligning messaging and data to support diversified fundraising goals
Understanding of how to leverage research and data to influence opinion, strengthen policy arguments, and power organizational storytelling
Experience managing analytical or research-driven workstreams
Ability to distill complex issues into compelling content for policymakers, media, funders, and the public
Leadership skills to turn vision into executable strategies, tactics, and projects; manage budgets, set high standards, and lead managers
Coaching skills to guide teams and consultants to deliver consistent quality at a fast pace
Ability to lead through collaboration and clarity, building cross-team alignment and driving results in dynamic, high visibility contexts
Confident, polished communicator who operates effectively in high-stakes settings with senior executives, board members, donors, and press
Demonstrated sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to navigate complex political and advocacy environments
Commitment to the mission of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and passion for expanding access to high-quality public education for all students
Benefits
We cover 100% of an employee’s medical, dental, and vision premiums, and 50% for spouses and dependents, including an HRA to cover 100% of in-network medical deductibles.
403(b) retirement account with up to a 6% match after 90 days of employment
Automatic life insurance coverage, short- and long-term disability coverage, and FSA
12 weeks of fully paid parental leave
25 PTO days annually, plus every federal holiday and a week off at year-end
Monthly reimbursement for internet and cellular service, plus a $500 home office setup stipend in your first 90 days
Company
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is the national non-profit organization committed to advancing the charter school movement.
Founded in 2005
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Natalie Ethridge
Vice President, Federal Government Affairs
Robert Reed
Vice President of Legal Affairs
Recent News
2025-05-29
2024-12-05
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