Chief Communications Officer (SSI)

Social Interest Solutions; Oakland, Sacramento (CA, CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Social Interest Solutions seeks a visionary Chief Communications Officer in Oakland, CA to elevate SIS as a leading thought leader in policy and technology for the public good. The CCO will shape messaging, advocate for equity, and drive strategic partnerships with media, nonprofits, and government voices.

You will harness data-driven storytelling, manage communications platforms, and mobilize communities to advance SIS’s priorities for clients and communities served.

Responsibilities

• Lead communications and advocacy strategies across traditional and digital media.
• Build and activate partnerships with media, nonprofits, and government stakeholders.
• Incorporate data to derive actionable insights and inform storytelling.
• Drive signature partnerships and platforms to advance SIS's priorities.

Job description

Social Interest Solutions (SIS) combines thoughtful social policy with elegant technology solutions. SIS’s ultimate goal is to ensure economic, social and physical well-being for all people through simple, easy-to-use, innovative social tech solutions. This purpose-driven, non-profit organization puts the needs of its clients and the populations it serves at the center of its solutions, merging the practices of human-centered design and social policy development and advocacy.

Social Interest Solutions seeks a visionary leader to fill the newly created position of Chief Communications Officer (CCO). The CCO will play a key role in optimizing SIS’s ability to engage as an influential thought leader, using a broad range of communications and advocacy strategies, e.g., traditional and electronic media, change management, collaborative partnerships, and interactive platforms. The CCO will activate community partnerships and build relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders from all socioeconomic backgrounds. This individual will incorporate data to create actionable insights, and lead through storytelling. The CCO will drive signature partnerships and platforms that help to advance the strategic priorities of SIS and its clients.

applications no later than 5:00pm Pacific time on Wednesday, January 31, 2018.