Communications and Narrative Manager

Position Type

The Georgia Resilience and Opportunity (GRO) Fund is seeking a full-time, salaried Communications and Narrative Manager (CNM). The salary range for this position is $67,000$78,000/year. The GRO Fund also offers a competitive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance; paid parental leave; generous paid time off and retirement.

About the GRO Fund

The GRO Fund builds bold, evidence-based and community-driven solutions to address poverty and narrow the racial wealth divide. GRO aims to bridge the gap between policymakers, experts, and impacted communities by convening these actors around bold, actionable, community-based initiatives and policies. Our work strives to grow the possibilities of what is achievable to close the racial wealth divide and live in a state where no one lives in poverty. Our team is a collective of ambitious and bold practitioners actively building the future we want to see.

GRO's flagship project is the In Her Hands initiative, a guaranteed income project which provides an average of $850- $1000 a month no-strings-attached income supplement to over 950 women across Georgia.

GRO is building a first-of-its-kind accelerated Baby Bonds pilot program. Baby Bonds are publicly-funded child trust accounts that accelerate wealth building and a fully funded national program estimated to close the racial wealth divide by 50%. GRO intends to launch the first Baby Bonds pilot program. It will be a six year, privately-funded accelerated Baby Bonds pilot program to generate insights around the impact of Baby Bonds as a strategy to support young people and narrow the racial wealth gap. If fully funded, the pilot program will provide a $40,000 Baby Bond and a $500/month guaranteed income to 250+ young people (15-24 years old). Both pilot programs include a robust evaluation, a policy change effort, and a narrative change effort.

Role Overview

The Communications and Narrative Manager will play a critical role in shaping and communicating the story of our organization. In partnership with the Communications and Narrative Director (CND) and staff across the organization, the Communications and Narrative Manager (CNM) is an exciting opportunity to support the development and implementation of GRO’s communications and narrative strategy. The CNM will be responsible for enhancing the organization’s communications initiatives and storytelling efforts, as well as identifying and leading key partnerships to amplify GRO’s impact. The CNMwill both develop and lead implementation of small to moderate scale projects as well as support the Communications and Narrative Director on larger scale projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in storytelling, content creation, and strategic communications.

Responsibilities

Strategic Communications (20%)

• Develop and implement communication strategies aligned with GRO's mission and objectives.
• Support the CND in developing and managing the organization's brand identity and voice.
• Track and analyze communication metrics to assess the effectiveness of strategies and initiatives.
• Provide strategic input and support for organizational priorities, including fundraising, policy advocacy, programmatic efforts, and expanding a narrative change portfolio.
• Assist the CND in refining key messaging for GRO’s team to achieve a robust thought leadership presence in research, academic spaces, conferences, and more.

Public Relations and Media Advocacy (20%)

• Assist CND in developing outreach strategies to engage diverse stakeholders, including donors and community members.
• Craft and place press releases, op-eds, and other communication materials to advance GRO’s mission.

Digital Communications (20%)

• Manage the organization's digital presence, including social media channels and email newsletters.
• Maintain an editorial calendar and create graphics and branded materials.

Narrative Shaping Initiatives (20%)

• Collaborate inter-departmentally to create compelling narratives and multimedia content to effectively communicate the organization’s impact and position GRO as an innovator and leader in the GI space.
• Collaborate to design narrative change campaigns that connect GRO’s work to national efforts to eliminate the racial wealth divide.
• Lead partnerships and campaigns within GRO’s narrative portfolio and identify additional areas for expansion with the organization’s narrative change efforts.

Event Organization and Implementation (10%)

• Organize and execute brand-amplifying events to enhance GRO's visibility and engagement.
• Provide in-person event support to the Executive Director at speaking engagements and support CND in crafting messaging and talking points tailored for special events.

Donor Communications (10%)

• Craft compelling communications for donors to strengthen relationships and promote engagement with the organization including targeted campaigns, innovative collateral, etc.

Qualifications

We are seeking candidates who have:

• At least 3-5 years of communications experience with a focus on audience segmentation and crafting compelling messages for varied stakeholders (community members, media, donors, etc.).
• A demonstrated commitment to racial, gender, and economic justice.
• Strong organization and project management skills, with experience managing teams and external partners on complex projects with many stakeholders.
• A proven track record as a self-starter able to manage multiple major projects with little to moderate support for complex projects.
• Confidence in serving as a thought partner and advisor to the Communications and Narrative Director within an organization.
• Exceptional writing, interviewing and editing skills.
• Digital content production skills including writing for social media, proficiency in graphic design tools including Canva, Adobe Suite and PowerPoint, and photography.
• A proven ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences, including policymakers and community-based organizations.

Other Desired Skills

• Knowledge of and experience with economic and racial justice policies, legislative processes, or electoral campaigns.
• Experience curating curriculum and/or development for training and workshops, especially on organizing, advocacy, and/or messaging.
• Experience working directly with community members, strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work directly with program participants on storytelling.
• Experience with academic research and program evaluation.

Location

This role is based in Atlanta, GA. Remote work is permitted but candidates must live in Georgia and be available to work in the metro-Atlanta area regularly. The candidate may be expected to 3travel to locations across Georgia (up to 10% of the time). We currently have an office co-working space for staff in Atlanta where our team meets regularly.

Apply

Interested candidates should email their resumes and a brief cover letter as attachments to Sophen Joseph at admin@thegrofund[dot]org with the subject “Application for Communications and Narrative Manager Position” by December 6, 2024.

Cover letters should include:

• Why do you want to work for the GRO Fund?
• What experience do you bring to the role?
• What is not on your resume that we should consider?

The target start date is early January 2025. Flexibility will be given for the candidate with the best fit. References will be requested from finalists.

The GRO Fund is an equal-opportunity employer that centers racial justice in its work internally and externally. We are committed to equity and diversity and to the recruitment and retention of people from backgrounds traditionally excluded from nonprofit leadership & philanthropy, including Black, Indigenous and people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with disabilities.