Associate Manager, Programs Communications & Marketing

PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE • Washington, DC

3h • $62,500 - $65,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Partnership is seeking a dynamic, collaborative and motivated project manager with marketing and communications skills to join our Programs team. This person will support the marketing and communication efforts for the Public Service Leadership Institute team’s thought leadership work and the broader Programs Team’s business development initiatives.The associate manager may also manage select leadership development programming for government employees.

Marketing and communications responsibilities include long-term planning around LinkedIn posts and HubSpot (mass marketing) emails and the creation and updating of marketing collateral, website pages, program applications, and other materials. This work will also involve research, creation, and posting about leadership development tools, practical leadership frameworks, and other trends in public service thought leadership. This role will be responsible for helping to develop and manage the marketing plans for both thought leadership content and program initiatives.

While the primary responsibilities for this role are marketing and communications, this position may also manage small engagements for our government customers, such as leadership development programs for mid-career audiences, leadership retreats and webinars.

This position is ideal for someone who has an interest in public service leadership and has both project management and communications experience. A competitive candidate is someone who has a passion for marketing and communications using a variety of platforms, can manage complexity, demonstrates creativity, communicates effectively, and collaborates with a variety of stakeholders.

Requirements

• Highly collaborative, with exceptional ability to coordinate across internal teams, external partners and other stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Basic graphic design awareness and the ability to learn or use Canva
• Ability to use web tools such as FormAssembly or Wordpress
• Creative approach to generating ideas
• Excellent project and people management skills, including prioritizing, planning, organizing, and decision-making
• Adept at working in a fast-paced and high-energy environment
• Excellent attention to detail, quality, and value
• Ability to handle challenges and obstacles with tact, diplomacy and flexibility
• Commitment to the values of public service, the mission of the Partnership for Public Service, and diversity, equity and inclusion
• Ability to quickly build credibility and trust with stakeholders
• Willing and able to work effectively as part of a team across the larger enterprise, sharing information and insights, collaborating to solve problems, and effectively connecting the organization’s leadership programming to our broader work
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work or military experience required.
• Minimum of two to four years of relevant, full-time work experience, including demonstrated success leading projects to accomplish results.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of or experience with the government workforce preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Programs team leads to draft and update website content and marketing collateral for programs-specific pages and activities.
• With oversight from the Business Development Director, work with the Communications team on content for an extensive redesign of the Partnership’s website and our offerings brochure.
• Create and update program registration forms in FormAssembly and HubSpot.
• Manage programs-specific email subscriber lists, with a focus on building state and local contacts.
• Support the development of a strategic marketing and communications plan to maximize the mission and brand impact of PSLI's thought leadership efforts
• Research best practices and current trends in government leadership
• Engage internal and external content experts, including program coaches and facilitators, Partnership senior leaders and members of the Government Leadership Advisory Council, to contribute their expertise towards PSLI’s thought leadership efforts
• Draft content and manage PSLI’s LinkedIn showcase page
• With senior-level oversight, manage small to mid-size PSLI projects.

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision coverage
• life insurance
• long- and short-term disability insurance
• a 401(k) program with a 4 percent employer match
• opportunities for training and development
• commuter benefits
• 15 days of annual leave per year, 10 days of sick leave per year, plus all federal holidays and the day after Thanksgiving off
• use of an on-site exercise facility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level