VP & Head of Communications

The Opportunity 

Social Finance is seeking an innovative and strategic leader to serve as Vice President of Communications. In a dual reporting role to the CEO and Managing Director of the Social Finance Institute, this individual will be responsible for leading communications efforts for the entire organization. The Vice President of Communications will play a crucial role in enhancing the visibility of Social Finance’s work and both shaping and executing our communications strategy, ensuring that our mission, impact, and initiatives are effectively communicated to diverse and new audiences. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Strategic Visioning: Develop and implement a comprehensive communications vision and strategy that advances Social Finance's mission, values, and objectives. Develop a clear and compelling “voice” for the organization that engages key audiences and advances our impact. Provide vision and intellectual leadership to roadmap the future of our communications efforts.
• Leadership and Management: Lead and mentor the communications team, fostering a collaborative, efficient and innovative environment. Effectively engage and collaborate with other key stakeholders across the organization, including within the Institute, partnerships and programmatic teams. Oversee day-to-day operations, including budget management, resource allocation, and performance evaluation.
• Media Relations: Leverage existing contacts and cultivate new relationships with journalists and media outlets to secure media placements and interviews, which may include speaking on the record on behalf of Social Finance. This will include contacts working on a range of issues, both nationally and regionally, such as: finance, labor markets, policy, and more. Develop strategic media relations strategies to generate positive coverage and raise awareness of Social Finance's initiatives, impact, and thought leadership, including op-ed placement.  
• Content Development: In coordination with Social Finance programmatic colleagues, drive the creation of compelling content that translates the value of our work to existing and new audiences, including press releases, articles, op-eds, reports, blogs, social media posts, and multimedia materials. Ensure that all communications materials are accurate, engaging, and aligned with our brand voice and messaging.
• Digital Marketing: Oversee digital marketing efforts, including website organization and management, email campaigns, and social media engagement. Leverage digital channels to reach and engage with new audiences and amplify our messaging.
• Measurement and Evaluation: Establish metrics and KPIs to track the effectiveness of our communications efforts. Monitor and analyze data to continuously optimize strategies and tactics for maximum impact and reach. 

Qualifications 

• 15-20 years of experience in communications, including experience successfully leading and implementing an organization’s communications strategy 
• Strategic and visionary thinker with a creative mindset, proactive and energized by driving innovation and growth across communications activities
• Deep experience with public relations, including:
• Experience increasing and promoting brand visibility and reach to a range of audiences  
• Demonstrated success in media relations at the national level, including broad range of media relationships, securing press coverage and managing media inquiries
• Understanding of digital marketing tools and media, including social media platforms, CRM platforms, content management systems, and analytics tools
• Policy communications experience desired, including:  
• Translating and communicating research and findings to inform policy debate
• Demonstrated success with direct outreach and building trusted relationships with media contacts in policy, economics and financial industries
• Editorial communications skillset, including:  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft and oversee creation of compelling narratives and messages that are engaging, accurate and accessible for diverse audiences
• Excellent quality control and maintainer of high editorial standards across all communications formats and channels
• Commitment to bringing skillset to mission-oriented organization with strong values alignment, including:
• Experience managing and mentoring teams and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders
• Commitment to enhancing a team culture of inclusion, belonging and equity
• Some understanding of or connection to impact investing, social finance, or related fields highly desirable 

Benefits 

At Social Finance, we strive to deliver a benefits program that will enhance our overall value proposition to employees. Our current benefit offerings include: 

• Comprehensive health care coverage: medical, dental and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; Employee Healthy Actions programs and more
• Retirement savings plan with employer contribution
• Short-term, long-term and life insurance policies
• Commuter benefits and cell phone reimbursements
• Hybrid work model (in office 2-3 days per week and on an ad-hoc basis as needed)
• Dedicated budgets for team building and employee recognition
• Annual budget for external professional development opportunities
• Mentorship and onboarding programs
• Collaborative and energizing workspaces in downtown Boston, San Francisco, Austin and Washington, D.C.; New York, NY
• Paid vacation and paid holidays (with 12/24-1/1 off every year)
• Paid parental leave
• A truly stellar team of high performing, values-driven and fun (!) professionals 

Salary 

Social Finance uses a lockstep compensation model for purposes of equity and transparency - we strive for everyone coming in at a given level to be paid equitably. For this position, at the Vice President level, the starting base salary is $190,000; however, during the interview process, we will take into account a candidate's full work experience and may adjust the job title, and commensurate starting salary, as appropriate. At this level, employees are eligible to participate in our firmwide annual bonus program (bonuses are typically between 5-10%, though bonuses are not guaranteed and are dependent on both organizational and individual performance).