Vice President Of Marketing & Communications

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer
Location: Any of the following buildOn operating regions - Chicago (IL), Detroit (MI), Oakland (CA), Boston (MA) This position is Hybrid, not remote in New York City (NY) or Stamford (CT)
FLSA: Full Time /Exempt
Schedule: Monday-Friday with weekday evenings and/or Saturdays required, up to 10% domestic and international travel required
Compensation: $115 - 125K CWE
How to Apply: Please upload your resume and answer the application questions for consideration.
Who We Are
buildOn is a not-for-profit organization committed to ending the poverty and illiteracy crises worldwide. We’re not a charity––we’re a movement.
buildOn unites people to build a more equitable world through service and education, and our programs provide the ignition for communities to build economic opportunity, increase civic engagement, and help individuals gain the skills and confidence needed to shape their own lives.
In the U.S., our Service Learning Programs provide students from under-resourced high schools the tools they need to transform their communities through service. Globally, we partner with people in countries with high rates of poverty and illiteracy to build schools, enroll previously out-of-school children, and support adult learners through our Adult Literacy Program. To date, our U.S. students have contributed more than 2.4 million hours of service to their communities, and we’ve built more than 2,300 schools in eight countries––breaking ground on a new school every 36 hours.
If you’re passionate about educational justice like we are, we welcome you to apply!
buildOn is excited to launch into a new chapter of fundraising at the organization. buildOn recently underwent an assessment of their fundraising program in partnership with CCS Fundraising, a leading global fundraising firm. The assessment resulted in a comprehensive, strategic direction to support and grow effective, inclusive, and impactful philanthropy for buildOn and its programs. We are excited to grow our team!
Summary: Vice President (VP) of Marketing and Communications develops local, regional, and global marketing strategies and plans to increase awareness, drive fundraising, and grow buildOn’s movement. The VP of Marketing and Communications is responsible for the strategic development, execution, and overall performance of marketing and communications across buildOn.
Duties And Responsibilities
Meeting the Moment with Strategic Messaging:

• Develops and protects the buildOn brand, ensuring the highest level of consistency, accuracy, and excellence at every touch point of buildOn’s network.
• Lead storytelling strategy. Manage and mentor the Marketing Director and Director of Digital Revenue to create compelling content that meets marketing goals and communications goals.
• Leads the strategy and manages the Director of Marketing on Public Relations, Earned Media, and Cause Partnerships
• Develop a proactive messaging strategy to raise the profile of buildOn’s work and to drive revenue.
• Lead the development of a social media strategy that will increase the quality fans and followers and turn them into supporters. Oversee the execution of social media communication by the Marketing Team.

Supporting the Elevated Fundraising Model:

• Work to build a deeply embedded culture of philanthropy at buildOn
• Worked with the Director of Digital Fundraising to strengthen lead generation.
• Create personalized programs and marketing journeys for buildOn's core audience segments to develop ongoing relationships that move supporters through engagement pathways, unlocking and enhancing each individual's commitment to the cause.
• Serve as marketing liaison with Development Leaders, ensuring that each region has the marketing tools needed to meet their fundraising goals.
• Collaborate with the Chief Development Officer, VP of Transformational Giving, VP of Development and VP of Community and Corporate Partnerships to promote a results-driven, analytics-informed, collaborative work environment focused on strategic planning and process improvement within functional areas.

Grassroots Giving:

• Develop strategy and optimize tactics for CRM/email marketing programs to ensure we are reaching the right people with the right message at the right time. Oversee the development and deployment of email messages by the marketing team.
• Lead the Development of key grassroots fundraising campaigns in partnership with the Director of Digital Fundraising to increase revenue to at least $500,000 by 2025.

Other Key Responsibilities:

• Inspire and nurture quality and creativity in the work across the marketing and communications team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Manage all external marketing partners, including but not limited to web developers, copywriters, and outside agencies.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to a growing marketing team, including the Director of Marketing, Director of Digital Fundraising, who manage graphic designers, marketing managers, staff writers/editors, and regional marketing coordinators/storytellers.
• Manage marketing and communications team budget and resources.

What You'll Learn
As part of your professional development at buildOn you will learn how to become a Constructive Leader. Constructive Leadership is a method of building leaders that inspires solidarity and unleashes our courage, resilience, empathy, and passion for the possible. And Constructive Leadership is only ignited through service. Constructive Leadership is how we built this organization and what we’ve learned by working at ground zero of extreme poverty and the dropout crisis for more than 30 years.
What We Offer
When you join us in this movement, you’ll enjoy a rewarding career that provides you with the benefits and flexibility you need; while ensuring that you have the opportunity to learn and grow through annual performance reviews, opportunities for advancement and professional development opportunities.
Our Benefits

• Annual performance reviews with merit increases.
• Up to $50 cell phone reimbursement.
• Professional development opportunities.
• 403 (b) retirement plan with an employer match
• 100% insurance premium paid for medical, dental and vision along with subsidized deductibles.
• Generous time-off policy that includes paid vacation, personal, and sick days; paid holidays along with a paid summer and end-of-year shutdown week.
• Pre-tax benefits (Commuter, FSA).

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
buildOn is committed to building and maintaining an inclusive environment that drives innovation, strengthens ONE buildOn and bolsters a culture where people truly feel valued, heard and respected. buildOn provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or veteran status.
To learn more about buildOn, please visit our website at www.buildOn.org.