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Editor and Writer

Employer
The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Closing date
May 27, 2021

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Focus Areas
Philanthropy / Social Responsibility
Job Function
Marketing / Communications
Position Type
Full Time
Degree Level
Bachelors

Job Details

Editor and Writer,

Programming & External Relations

Cambridge, MA

The Editor and Writer role works closely with the Vice President and all members of the team to manage, promote, and write for CEP’s various content channels, including the widely-read blog and social media accounts. This is a unique opportunity to lead and build upon a well-known and trusted voice within philanthropy and the nonprofit sector at a moment of growth.

The Ideal Candidate:

  • You have a track record of excellence in editing, curating pieces from a range of diverse voices, and writing high quality and compelling copy for a widely read content channel(s).
  • You are passionate about writing, editorial leadership, storytelling, and seek to work in a mission-driven organization.
  • You are an exceptional copyeditor – able to shape, refine, and turn around pieces quickly at a very high quality.
  • You are a strong and collaborative communicator, both in writing and speaking. Your interpersonal skills allow you to interact effectively with your teammates, all levels of the organization, as well as external contacts.
  • You are a talented multi-tasker who can successfully juggle multiple work streams and demands. You have proven success and excellent judgment in a fast-paced environment. You are flexible and adaptable.
  • You are motivated by and contribute to team goals. You contribute and execute both independently and collaboratively with others on ideas for compelling content, dynamic speakers, and creative ways to reach our audiences.
  • You are a genuinely wonderful colleague to have around. You work well within a close-knit team as well as across other departments. You are also excellent at managing up. Your highly positive attitude, shared commitment to excellence, and thoughtfulness are an asset to CEP.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Managing CEP’s widely-read blog, including communications with guest bloggers, strong curation and copyediting skills, and maintaining a robust pipeline of weekly content with the support of the team.
  • Managing CEP’s active and robust social media presence such as on Twitter and LinkedIn with engaging posts and conversations that amplify our work.
  • Crafting CEP’s communications and marketing messages, including compelling weekly marketing blasts, event announcements, helpful monthly newsletters, press releases, and our annual report.
  • Contributing other content writing or copyediting on an ongoing basis as needed across all of CEP’s departments.
  • Playing an active role in event planning plus content and communications aspects of CEP’s biennial conference and frequent in-person and virtual programs.
  • Actively contributing to team discussions, collaborating on cross-team projects, and supporting the team to reach our team goals.

Requirements:

  • A Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years in a relevant role is required.
  • Strong computer/technical skills; demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; familiarity with WordPress and MailChimp a big plus.

About CEP:

For almost 20 years, CEP has led the movement to improve philanthropy through a powerful combination of dispassionate analysis and a passionate commitment to improving lives. Today, over 350 foundations have used CEP’s assessment tools to gather honest feedback from their stakeholders in an effort to learn how to be even more effective. CEOs and trustees have come to rely on our research for insights into foundation effectiveness on a wide range of topics, from assessing performance to developing strategy to managing stakeholder relationships. Our highly regarded programming—including our biennial conference—gives foundation leaders an exclusive and unprecedented opportunity to connect with their peers. Strengths of CEP’s work culture are entrepreneurialism, accountability, teamwork, collegiality, diversity, and mutual respect. CEP is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a second office in San Francisco, California.

Benefits:

Our nonprofit model is central to our identity: our bottom line is impact, not profit. Yet even as a nonprofit, we successfully compete for top talent across both the public and private sectors and offer competitive compensation and benefits including:

  • The annual base salary for this position is $80,500. In addition, this role is eligible for a competitive Performance Based Incentive Compensation.
  • Comprehensive health and dental insurance plans.
  • Generous paid time off plan, including up to 15 holidays, two weeks of accrued vacation, and two personal days per year.
  • 401(k) plan with a 1:1 Employer Match up to 5% of total compensation.
  • Generous annual personal professional development allowance.
  • Flexible spending and dependent care tax free savings plans. 
  • Life insurance covered 100% by the organization.

To Apply:

Please fill out our application for employment and attach a resume, thoughtful cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position, and three varied writing samples. If you have any questions, please contact Leaha Wynn, Manager, People and Culture; Diversity and Inclusion Strategist or Alyse d’Amico, Director of People and Culture at jobs [at] cep [dot] org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

We believe that a diversity of thoughts, experiences, backgrounds, personalities, and identities helps us think bigger and better, and enables us to reach our goals more effectively. We are committed to building a diverse staff and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Company

The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) provides data and creates insight so philanthropic funders can better define, assess, and improve their effectiveness – and, as a result, their intended impact. This mission is based on a vision of a world in which pressing social needs are more effectively addressed. We believe improved performance of philanthropic funders can have a profoundly positive impact on nonprofit organizations and the people and communities they serve.

CEP pursues its mission through data collection and research that fuel the creation of assessment tools, publications, and programming. Since receiving initial funding in 2001, CEP has produced widely referenced research reports on foundation performance assessment, foundation strategy, foundation governance, and foundation–grantee relationships. CEP has created new data sets relevant to foundation leaders and hosted highly regarded programming focused on key issues related to funder effectiveness.

More than 200 foundations – including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundation – have used CEP's assessment tools. Many have implemented significant changes on the basis of what they have learned, according to third-party assessments. CEP has been credited in the press with "shaking up" the foundation world and is viewed as the leading institution in providing performance assessment data to foundations in the U.S. and, increasingly, internationally.

We believe that committed individuals will grow and develop in an environment in which they are trained, mentored, and supported. We value hard work and productivity, but also recognize the importance of maintaining a work-life balance. CEP is committed to fostering an environment in which each employee has a strong sense of ownership for the work that they do, and the work of CEP as a whole. Strengths of CEP's work culture are entrepreneurialism, accountability, teamwork, collegiality, diversity, and mutual respect.

CEP is based in Cambridge Massachusetts, with a second office in San Francisco, California.

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Location
675 Massachusetts Avenue 7th floor
Cambridge
MA
02139
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