External Relations Lead, USA / Europe
- Employer
- Apparel Impact Institute
- Location
- California, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Closing date
- Feb 20, 2022
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- Position Type
- Executive, Fundraising, Capital Campaigns, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Donor Relations, Fundraising Administration, Grant Seeking, Major Gifts, Prospect Research, Other Fundraising, Programs, Grant Administration, Other Programs, Administrative, Other Administrative, Public Relations and Communications, Sales and Marketing
- Fields
- Community Foundations, Environment, For-Profit Companies, Philanthropic Advisors
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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The External Relations Lead is a key leadership
position reporting directly to the president and will lead
initiatives in 3 primary areas:
● Marketing &
communications – build and execute brand, strengthen
marketing and communications
● Development and
Fundraising – prospect, manage and expand
philanthropic relationships with foundations, family offices and
corporate giving
● External Ecosystem Strategic
Partners – foster strategic partnerships, influencers
and other stakeholders
The position is critical to the fulfillment of Aii’s
mission as we execute our strategic plan to help the apparel
ecosystem address the climate crisis and other critical
environmental impacts. The External Relations Lead will be Aii’s
brand champion across the organization’s ecosystem. They will
cultivate productive internal and external relationships across key
stakeholder groups, and lead and influence across functional teams
effectively. The successful candidate must be able to translate
strategic plans into specific short- and long-term objectives and
define metrics and accountabilities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
● Lead Marketing & Communications
Efforts, including;
○ Position the president and other Aii leaders to
interface with the media and other key influencers such as
foundations, nonprofits, government and regulatory policy makers,
associations, business leaders and other key stakeholders
○ Design proactive media, PR and thought leadership
strategies to stimulate media interest, build brand awareness and
convey Aii messages
○ Ensure regular contact with targeted media and
timely responses to requests (in conjunction with contracted
consultants/agencies as appropriate)
○ Support all aspects of internal and external
communication
○ Manage all marketing and comms resources including
agency relations
● Guide & Manage Fundraising
Operations, including;
○ Work closely with leadership to raise significant
philanthropic and industry engagement and reach financial targets
($250M goal over next 8 years to 2030)
○ Own and manage relationships within environmental
(and apparel) fundraising
○ Creation and implementation for
fundraising/business development strategy
○ Partner to identify alliance opportunities
○ Creates concept notes, LOIs and complete
applications
○ Project manages annual fundraising timeline to
ensure on-time completion of overall grant writing and submission
process
○ Create and write reports to meet philanthropic
grant requirements
○ Implement and manage effective partnership tracking
systems and tools (e.g., leveraging Salesforce, Asana, Google
suite, etc.)
● Manage Strategic Stakeholder Relations ,
including;
○ Assist the president by coordinating key external
audiences and ecosystem partners. Implement Aii’s ecosystem
leadership strategy by representing the organization in various
industry groups
○ Establish a “convener strategy” to actively engage
key stakeholders (beyond the industry) and elevate Aii’s research
and national thought leadership role. This includes designing an
overall marketing and communications outreach strategy, as well as
participation in key forums and groups that promote awareness and
use of Aii resources and programs
○ Create and manage a network of strategic
partnerships and alliances in support of Aii’s key priorities to
identify, fund, scale and measure proven solutions, in alignment
with our Climate Solutions Portfolio and Fashion Climate Fund
○ This person will manage our donor collaborative
funding working group with our partners (including Fashion
Conveners and Apparel Alliance partners). including
fostering advocacy for research, ideas, and programs
○ Translate ideas and insights into actionable
programs, initiatives, thought leadership and research projects
with specific and measurable outcomes
○ Working with input from leadership, this person
will manage communications and presentations for our Board of
Directors, Apparel Impact Roundtable and other strategic advisory
groups
● Track performance against the
organization’s identified and approved OKRs (Objectives &
Key
Results) – leveraging data,
analytics and insights to determine program and initiative success.
Understand and track the effectiveness of strategic relationships,
key fundraising efforts and marketing/ brand initiatives within the
OKRs and other tools
Salary and title will be commensurate with level of
experience. Aii offers a generous employee benefits program that
includes vacation, sick and holiday leave; health, dental and
vision insurance; contributions to retirement plans; competitive
salary; and a host of additional benefits.
To apply please email cover letter and resume
to jobs@apparelimpact.org with
External Relations Lead in the subject line.
Apparel Impact Institute is an equal opportunity
employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any
other characteristic protected by law.
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