Marketing & Communications Director, Statistics Without Borders

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Role Description: Marketing & Communications Director, Statistics Without Borders

Role Title: Marketing & Communications Director

Role Type: Pro Bono/Volunteer role with 8-10 hours commitment per week

General Overview: Statistics Without Borders (SWB) provides pro bono statistical and data science services. We work to improve human welfare by providing empirical knowledge using proper applications of statistical principles and best practices so that our clients can make more informed decisions. We focus on areas where access to such resources is limited.

Please visit statisticswithoutborders.org to learn more.

Position Summary: Reporting to the Chair, the Marketing & Communications Director leads the function responsible for positioning Statistics Without Borders as a recognized global force for positive change and maximizing the number of high-quality clients with whom SWB engages. The Marketing & Communications Director also serves on the Executive Committee and will contribute meaningfully to strategic SWB work that extends beyond marketing and communications.

Responsibilities:

* You will build and activate a repeatable process to articulate, quantify, and communicate SWB’s impact across its projects, clients, and volunteers. * You will leverage marketing & communications to empower SWB to significantly and sustainably scale up its number of projects per year, including new channels of demand generation.

* You will integrate demand generation, content, and branding activities seamlessly across the full suite of SWB work.

* You will build out a partnerships function that cultivates high-quality, mutually beneficial relationships between SWB and other organizations.

* You will build and maintain a strategic roadmap for the above, including goals and metrics to assess progress toward goals.

* You will serve on the Executive Committee and work with the Executive Committee to set strategy, goals, and objectives for SWB.

Qualifications:

Demonstrated in a variety of ways, a passion for and commitment to SWB’s mission and vision is critical.

The following experiences are highly desired as strong indicators of success in the role:

* You have previous experience leading demand generation, content, or partnership teams.

* You have built and executed branding and marketing strategies, including change management required to implement new plans across teams.

* You have demonstrated experience creating fast, sustainable growth via marketing & communications.

* You are comfortable experimenting with new processes.

The following experiences are also desired:

* You have experience building corporate or executive communications like annual reports and leading annual meetings.

* You have experience working with not-for-profit organizations, leading volunteers, and/or leading teams across time zones.

Marketing Platforms

Required working familiarity (at a supervisory level) with web publishing, CRM such as HubSpot or similar, and SEO/Social.

Reporting Relationships:

The Marketing & Communications Director serves on the Executive Committee and reports to the Chair.

Commitment:

8-10 hours per week

Location:

This position is fully remote and can be based in any time zone. Communication takes place online.

Term:

Directors serve an indefinite term, as established in the SWB Charter. Candidates should plan to serve for at least 1 year; ideal candidates plan to serve for 2 years.