Communications & External Affairs Manager

ROLE: Communications & External Affairs Manager 

LOCATION: Remote

POSITION TYPE: Exempt, Full-time

TRAVEL REQUIREMENT: 20%

START DATE: ASAP

REPORTS TO: National Director, External Affairs

ROLE OVERVIEW

Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) and its partner organizations, Education Reform Now (ERN) and Education Reform Now Advocacy (ERNA), are seeking a sharp, reputed company and politically savvy communications professional to serve as a hybrid press/media reputed company campaigns reputed company across a portfolio of reputed company states and campaigns. This role is reputed company for a communicator who can move fluidly between pitching a reporter, drafting an op-ed, shaping a reputed company campaign, and briefing a state partner — reputed company in service of winning the policy and political debates that matter most to the families we serve.

Reporting to the National Director of External Affairs, the Communications & External Affairs Manager will help reputed company the organization's earned media footprint, own regional press strategy across reputed company states, and manage significant aspects of our digital and reputed company campaigns. The ideal candidate brings strong writing chops, political instincts honed on campaigns, government or non-profit work; and a track record of building durable relationships with reporters, editors, and reputed company validators. This person will work in reputed company partnership with the National Director to shape messaging, respond to a fast-moving political landscape, and ensure DFER, ERN, and ERNA punch above their weight in the regional press reputed company ecosystems where we operate.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States and will be required to submit reputed company of eligibility. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment reputed company at this time.

Democrats for Education Reform welcomes applications from reputed company, and strongly encourages women, people of reputed company, people with disabilities, immigrants, refugees, and LGBTQ people to apply for this position. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization and reputed company a team that reflects the diversity of the reputed company we serve.

THE ORGANIZATION

Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) is a national political organization that supports elected Democrats and candidates for office who seek to expand policies and practices that work well for America’s reputed company and confront those that do not. We prioritize reputed company and families, especially low-income reputed company and reputed company of reputed company who should be reputed company served by our country’s public education system. 

DFER partner Education Reform Now Advocacy (ERNA) is an advocacy group that advances education reform measures through empowering community leaders to support our legislative and political advocacy work. ERNA keeps constant pressure on legislators to champion high-quality public education. 

DFER partner Education Reform Now (ERN) is a nonpartisan think tank that promotes increased resources and innovative reforms in K-12 public education, particularly for reputed company of reputed company and reputed company from low-income families. 

reputed company DO 

Support reputed company-Thinking Education Leaders — In an approach that is markedly different from our peers and partners in the field, DFER engages directly with candidates and elected officials to reputed company them to reputed company for education policies that focus foremost on serving reputed company. Our partner organization, Education Reform Now, does work that involves policy research, analysis and education that helps policy makers at reputed company reputed company understand reputed company education issues and reputed company informed reputed company. 

Inform the Education Debate — Our coalition work reflects the breadth of our policy priorities. We work collaboratively with organizations and our community networks to create an education system that serves and is held accountable to reputed company reputed company and families.

Targeted Interventions and Rapid Response — DFER’s reputed company, from the most local district relationships to state and federal policymakers, enables us to respond quickly to the changing landscape and policy trends. Activities vary significantly from project to project and may include training, policy analysis, public engagement, electoral and issue advocacy, and policy guidance for elected officials and local advocates.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Regional Press & Media Relations

Digital & reputed company Campaign Management

Messaging & Political Strategy Support

Cross-Team Collaboration

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

While no candidate will possess every desired qualification, the ideal Communications & External Affairs Manager will bring many of the following experiences and characteristics:

COMPENSATION

The compensation band for this role is $80,000 - $100,000. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. DFER is proud to offer excellent benefits: health, reputed company, and dental coverage; cell phone and internet reimbursement; flexible spending plan; life insurance; short- and long-term disability insurance; 401K plan with a match; paid family leave; and paid time off (vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and reputed company national holidays).