Managing Director, Communications

Echoing Green builds a movement of leaders innovating today to transform tomorrow. Through its Fellowships and other innovative leadership initiatives, Echoing Green spots emerging leaders and invests deeply in their success to accelerate their impact. Over 35 years, Echoing Green’s global community of emerging leaders have launched GirlTrek,  Good Call, Last Mile Health, Neighborhood Benches, Shining Hope for Communities, SKS Microfinance, Tala, Village of Wisdom, and hundreds of others.

For more information on Echoing Green, please visit www.echoing green.org.

Who You’ll Work With

At Echoing Green, we have a front row seat to the brightest leaders with the most innovative ideas driving social progress across the world. We are fired up about our Fellows; we are their advocates and their biggest champions.

Reporting to the Vice President, Thought Leadership, the Managing Director, Communications will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive communications and events strategies that amplify Echoing Green's global impact, influence and enhance its branding, and engage with diverse stakeholders. Managing a dynamic team including a Director, Marketing & Communications and a Director, Events, this role ensures that Echoing Green's message resonates across a global audience, driving forward the organization's vision for social change and innovation.

What You’ll Do

As the Managing Director, Communications, you will lead key work streams that include: 

Leading Process

• Collaborate with department leaders to integrate communication and event strategies across the organization, ensuring cohesive messaging and brand alignment.
• Build, audit, and iterate on operational systems to improve team effectiveness and efficiency in collaboration with VP, Thought Leadership
• Set standards and policies to streamline the department's operations, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Drive progress against key milestones by developing and maintaining integrated project plans, resource plans, and risk and issue management plans.
• Support Directors to monitor and manage departmental budgets, allocating resources strategically to support key initiatives and maximize impact.

Leading Strategy

• Partner with VP, Thought Leadership, departmental Directors, and other internal stakeholders to develop, refine, and prioritize strategies for Communications, Marketing, Thought Leadership, and Events in alignment with the organization’s strategic plan
• Develop and execute a dynamic marketing and communication strategy that amplifies Echoing Green's mission, initiatives, and impact on a global scale.
• Collaborate with VP, Programs and VP, Development in the creation of materials, talking points, and multimedia for small- and large-scale events.
• Provide strategic counsel to senior leadership regarding high-stakes public affairs opportunities and reputation management issues to mitigate risk and advance organizational goals; develop crisis communications protocols and response strategies.
• Oversee the production of high-quality, impactful content across multiple platforms, ensuring consistency with our brand's voice and mission.
• Leverage events as a key platform for storytelling, ensuring they are strategically aligned with our communication efforts to promote Echoing Green’s mission and enhance stakeholder engagement.

Leading People

• Manage, inspire, develop and encourage a team of 6 on the implementation of new strategies and initiatives critical to meeting the goals of Echoing Green’s strategic plan.
• As part of the Leadership Team, provide recommendations on how to positi