NIRH - Director of Network Communications Strategy

NRG Consulting Group•New York, NY

15d•$115,000 - $120,000•Remote

About The Position

The Director of Network Communications Strategy is housed in NIRH’s Communications Department and works within the organization’s partnership and campaigns approach. The role develops strategic communications and narrative architecture based on NIRH’s policy priorities and provides communications support to funded and unfunded partners. It collaborates across departments to connect campaigns and partnership work with NIRH’s broader goals, serving as an integrator across Campaigns and Partnerships, Political Strategy, Policy and Research, and Communications. The Director co-designs communications campaigns on public funding for abortion coverage, Birth Justice, data privacy in reproductive health care, and other core NIRH issues. The role develops communications and narrative plans to advance campaign goals, integrates communications into campaigns early, and coordinates campaigns across national, state, and local organizations and cross-movement partners. It leads partner-facing campaign messaging in alignment with NIRH’s organizational communications work. The position also leads strategic communications guidance, technical assistance, and capacity building for NIRH and NIRH-AF partners. This includes assessing partner needs and opportunities, developing sustainable and tailored technical-assistance plans, incorporating a race equity lens into partnership work, supporting partner communications materials, and connecting communications needs with policy, electoral, and funding opportunities. In state-based electoral or ballot campaigns, the Director develops partner-facing narrative and field communications tools within Political Strategy’s overall campaign strategy and timeline. The role may also manage in-state pitching, represent NIRH and NIRH-AF with partners and coalitions, manage vendors, support special projects, and help communicate the impact of NIRH’s partnership work. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, exempt position. It is fully remote and may require travel to NIRH headquarters in New York City. The salary range is $115,000–$120,000, plus benefits.

Requirements

At least 7 years of proven experience in messaging, press, and digital campaigns.
Understanding of policy communications.
Advocacy communications experience.
Excellent communication and public speaking skills.

Nice To Haves

Campaign communications experience.
Reproductive rights, health, or justice communications experience.

Responsibilities

Co-design communications campaigns with partners and NIRH’s campaigns team on public funding for abortion coverage, Birth Justice, data privacy in reproductive health care, and other core NIRH issues.
Develop communications and narrative strategy and planning to advance campaign goals, integrating communications into campaigns early.
Coordinate communications campaigns across national, state, and local reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations and cross-movement partners, and develop tools or resources to advance policy priorities.
Lead partner-facing campaign messaging and align it with NIRH’s other communications efforts in collaboration with the Director of Communications and Vice President of Communications.
Develop and implement a strategic communications plan for NIRH partnerships, including plans for operationalizing the work within and across departments.
Collaborate with Campaigns and Partnerships to align partner-focused communications work with NIRH-focused communications work and serve as a liaison between departments as needed.
Work with state and local partners to identify communications needs and develop tailored technical-assistance plans that account for partner voice and values.
Develop and execute a sustainable plan for providing technical assistance to partners that balances staff capacity and partner need.
Apply a race equity lens throughout NIRH’s partnership process and provide effective, authentic technical assistance to a diverse range of organizations and voices.
Execute communications technical assistance or laterally manage other staff executing it when appropriate.
Work with Communications on partner-facing collateral and materials informed by NIRH’s partnerships, including social media strategy or network emails.
Identify innovative ways to support partner and broader movement communications goals; connect communications needs to policy and electoral opportunities; develop field resources; and link partnership support to funder priorities and investments.
In state-based electoral campaigns or ballot environments, develop partner-facing narrative, message guidance, and field communications tools within Political Strategy’s campaign strategy and timeline.
Manage in-state pitching of NIRH and partners as needed.
Represent NIRH and NIRH-AF in relationships with national partners, coalitions, conferences, and other speaking opportunities.
Lead, manage, or advise on special projects as needed.
Manage vendors, including digital or freelance designers, as needed.
Collaborate on NIRH’s broader communications goal of bolstering partnerships.
Develop a plan and manage execution to ensure NIRH Communications and Development Teams understand stories of NIRH’s impact in partnership work.
Contribute to building and managing a culture of inclusion and equity at an increasingly diverse organization.
Perform additional duties as assigned.