[Hiring] Vice President, Communications @Charter School Growth Fund

Role Description

CSGF is seeking a Vice President, Communications to set the vision and strategy for CSGF’s internal and external communications and to serve as the organization’s lead strategist for brand, media, and narrative. Reporting to the Managing Director, Policy, Communications and Advocacy (PCA), the VP will:

• Shape and drive CSGF’s earned media strategy.
• Build and protect the organization’s reputation with national partners and the broader education reform field.
• Navigate complex or sensitive communications moments with sound judgment.
• Manage CSGF’s communications budget and external partners.
• Build deep, trusted relationships across CSGF’s teams, portfolio network leaders, and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive experience in strategic communications, media relations, or public affairs.
• Demonstrated success building and executing proactive earned media strategies and managing rapid-response or crisis communications.
• Experience developing and managing a communications budget, including agency and vendor relationships.
• Experience in charters or the K-12 education, advocacy, or the nonprofit/political sector strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to independently set strategy and vision for communications function, with minimal oversight.
• Excellent judgment and comfort making difficult, high-stakes decisions under ambiguity and time pressure.
• Exceptional relationship-building and collaborative skills.
• Outstanding writing, editing, and verbal communication skills across a range of formats and audiences.
• Ability to move seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on, detail-oriented execution in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and external vendors simultaneously.
• Travel up to 50% may be required to support portfolio communications work, convenings, all-team gatherings, and in-person team meetings.
• Deep commitment to CSGF’s mission and passion for K-12 education and expanding excellent public school options for underserved students.

Benefits

• Compensation is commensurate with experience and education.
• The target salary range for this role is $130,000-$160,000 annually.
• CSGF offers a very competitive package of benefits, including health, life, disability, and dental insurance coverage.
• Vacation/holidays and parental leave.
• Participation in CSGF’s 403(b) plan.

Company Description

The Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF) is a leading nonprofit venture philanthropy fund dedicated to identifying the nation’s best public charter schools, investing in their expansion, and helping to increase their impact. Our “portfolio” includes 200+ charter school networks that operate 1,700+ schools and serve more than 725,000 students.

• Committed to expanding the impact of schools that are closing achievement and opportunity gaps.
• Operates with the same strategies, discipline, and focus as a venture capital firm.
• Goal to serve 1,000,000 students by 2030 and 1.4 million by 2035.