Senior Director of Communications

Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the Senior Director of Communications manages all projects that support the communications, public relations, marketing, and branding needs of Planned Parenthood of Michigan and related 501(c)(4), PAC, and SuperPAC entities. This leader will fully embody a commitment to race equity; evidenced in all interactions with PPMI colleagues, external stakeholders and in their supervision of staff.

The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, and this job description can be amended at any time.

Required

• At least 5-8 years of donor communications, media relations, case of support, and campaign storytelling experience.
• At least 3-4 years of experience in a leadership and/or supervisory role.
• Demonstrated skill in partnering with other functional areas to accomplish objectives; incorporating needs, wants and goals from different business unit perspectives into communication materials and/or reporting information designed to meet the end goal and objective.
• Demonstrated commitment to Planned Parenthood’s mission, vision and values
• Willingness to work flexible hours depending upon organizational needs and commute to statewide events when necessary.
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Ability to:

• Work under pressure on multiple projects concurrently and meet deadlines in a fast-paced work environment with frequent interruptions and changing priorities.

• Facilitate meetings, ensuring that all viewpoints, ideas and problems are addressed.
• Attend to detail while maintaining a big picture orientation.
• Gather information, identify connections and trends and apply findings to assignments
• Be an engaged listener with the ability to build consensus both within and outside the organization.
• Gather information, identify links and trends and apply findings to assignments.
• Inspire enthusiasm and influence, motivate and persuade others to achieve desired outcomes.
• Interpret and apply organizational policies and identify and recommend changes as appropriate.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.
• Lead and work in a remote environment.
• Handle stressful situations and provide a high level of customer service to internal and external stakeholders in a calm and professional manner.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Solve problems, analyze information and data, and manage projects.
• Ability to convey ideas and opinions clearly to others; project credibility, poise, and confidence; consider the needs of an audience and predict possible responses; talk to people in a way they can understand; listen attentively; and communicate effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to create donor communications, case for support and campaign storytelling
• Strong understanding of reproductive health issues, advocacy, and the Michigan political landscape.
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently with remote teams and off-site supervision, exercise professional judgment and demonstrate self-motivation.
• Exercise a high degree of judgment and diplomacy and maintain confidentiality.

 Preferred

• Fluency in Spanish

• Commitment to advancing race (+) equity in one's work: interest in expanding knowledge about the role that racial inequity plays in our society.
• Awareness of multiple group identities and their dynamics; bring a high level of self-awareness about personal identity, empathy, and humility to interpersonal interactions.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and directly across differences as well as hear and act on feedback related to identity and equity.
• Strong sense of accountability to diversity, equity and inclusion principles and practices.
• Understand of the impact of identity dynamics on organizational culture.
• Commitment to Planned Parenthood's In This Together service ethos, workplace values, and service standards.