Vice President of External Affairs
Madison, WIAll locationsMadison, WIMilwaukee, WI Hybrid
$129,189 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
This senior level position sets the strategic vision and plan for the agency’s Public Affairs and Community Relations work in alignment with the PPWI mission and strategic plan They are responsible for setting the strategic priorities in the agency’s government relations (at the local, state and national level), community engagement and outreach, and issue advocacy strategies that strengthen and protect Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin’s (PPWI) ability to provide health services and comprehensive sex education. These strategies are to include both responding to the current attacks on reproductive rights and proactive development of strategies to broaden and strengthen protections and improve health equity. The position will be responsible for ensuring that these strategies are implemented through a reproductive justice lens and are informed by reproductive justice, health equity, and other cross-movement partner organizations. The position will be trained in the 3D advocacy approach and will be responsible for ensuring that the 3D approach is integrated in public affairs and community relationships programming and departmental culture. They are a member of the PPWI Agency Leadership Team, providing relevant public policy analysis as well as strategic outreach, guidance and recommendations for action. The role may serve as a registered lobbyist and agency representative to relevant coalitions and organizations.
What you'll bring
- Must have demonstrated competency in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging that can be illustrated as a strategic priority.
- The Vice President of External Affairs must have strong strategic, organizational, interpersonal, oral and written communications skills.
- Must understand the impact of sexual reproductive healthcare access and policies on diverse, marginalized, and vulnerable communities.
- Demonstrate an aptitude for working both independently and as a member of a team to ensure consistent and cohesive strategies between individual, departmental and cross-departmental workplans.
- Must have a personal commitment to achieve the agency’s Public Affairs objectives and an understanding of why those objectives should be achieved with a strategic approach grounded in health equity and reproductive justice.
- Must possess diplomatic skills and an understanding how to work effectively with Planned Parenthood employees
- outside consultants
- entities and individuals within all branches of government at all levels
- and extra-agency relationships, including a dedication to cross-movement collaboration.
- Must be comfortable working as a spokesperson with the media and will be expected to provide appropriate policy and agency perspectives to a variety of internal and external audiences, including the media.
- Demonstrated experience leading and managing teams and establishing accountability to goals and outcomes.
- Intermediate experience with Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint