Communications

Youth Growth Portal; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness benefits

PTO 216 hours

Floating holidays

Remote-first workplace stipend

Job summary

Native Governance Center is seeking a Communications & Advancement Specialist to drive our communications and fundraising efforts. You will create compelling content, manage digital channels, and ensure consistent brand voice across newsletters, social media, and the website.

In a remote-first environment with up to 20% travel, you will collaborate with leadership to plan campaigns, steward donors, and evaluate engagement metrics, while delivering clear, culturally grounded messages that support

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in communications, marketing, or related field.
• 3+ years in professional communications, marketing, or fundraising.
• Experience creating, posting, monitoring, and managing social media content.
• Experience with WordPress content management.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud or similar design tools.
• Experience developing newsletters, emails, digital campaigns, and reports.
• Experience supporting fundraising communications and donor stewardship.
• Advanced MS Office or Google Suite skills.

Responsibilities

• Generate and manage organizational communications across newsletters, social media, website, and reports.
• Lead social media management across platforms to grow engagement.
• Maintain and update website content for clarity and user experience.
• Collaborate with leadership to ensure consistent voice and branding.
• Lead or support individual giving and outreach campaigns.
• Coordinate communications for events and vendor relationships.
• Track performance data to improve reach and engagement.

Skills

Social media management

Graphic design

WordPress

Content creation

Donor communications

Campaign planning

Email marketing

CRM (Salesforce)

Analytics

Brand management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/Marketing

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Mailchimp

Hootsuite

Google Analytics

Meta platforms (Facebook, Instagram)

TikTok

LinkedIn

YouTube

Job description

### OverviewThe Communications & Advancement Specialist supports the implementation of Native Governance Center's (NGC) advancement and communications strategy by developing and coordinating compelling, culturally grounded communications that help strengthen relationships, increase visibility, and advance NGC's mission. This position serves as a key communication resource for the organization, including responsibility for content development/management, digital communications, brand management, advancement campaigns, audience engagement, sponsor management, communication systems, and performance evaluation. The Specialist will develop and implement clear communication plans and practices that reflect the values of NGC. This position will also support fundraising through individual donor campaign management. The Specialist will report to the Director of Advancement and Strategy. The role requires being able to travel up to 20% of the time and have access to high-speed internet with the ability to work effectively in a remote environment. **Who We Are** Native Governance Center is a Native-led nonprofit dedicated to assisting Native nations in strengthening their governance systems and capacity to exercise sovereignty. While originally founded to support the 23 Native nations sharing geography with Mni Sota Makoce, North Dakota, South Dakota, NGC has strategically piloted growth beyond this region to include the 4 nations in Nebraska and hopes to continue to expand offerings with thoughtfulness toward needs identified by communities. NGC opened its doors in 2016, so it is relatively young, and is constantly growing, changing, and innovating. Everything NGC does is driven by its values, from organizational development to program delivery to deciding on its annual group Halloween costume. The team is collaborative in its approach, listening to input from its team, its nations, and the research it was founded on, to inform actions and decisions. NGC encourages respectful candor, authenticity, and balance on its team. **Work Environment** Since 2020, NGC has operated as a fully remote workplace, with team members located across various Tribal Nations and states. This model has allowed NGC to build a dedicated and geographically diverse team. However, NGC also acknowledges the limitations of a purely virtual environment for the human connection and collaboration that comes with in-person interaction. As such, there will be positions within NGC that require a hybrid work model that will incorporate both remote work and in-person opportunities, likely involving some in-person events and potential travel. A reliable, high-speed internet connection remains a requirement for all NGC employees. NGC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity and are free from all forms of harassment and discrimination. **About the Position** Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions. The following list is not designed to comprise a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. **Compensation and Benefits** The salary range is $60,000 – $70,000. Status is full-time, exempt. Wellness benefits: NGC pays 100% of the cost of its wellness benefits, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability; employees, spouses, and children are eligible. Paid time off: Year 1-3 of employment, staff may accrue up to 216 hours (5.4 weeks) of PTO, to be used for sick and vacation time. Paid holidays: 10 floating holidays (must be used in calendar year). Paid closures: paid office closure from Christmas Eve–New Year's Day; half day Friday from Memorial Day–Labor Day. Workplace flexibility: NGC is a remote-first work environment; staff are given a monthly stipend to offset any technology, home office, or shared workplace costs incurred. Professional development: generous stipends for professional development as well as in-house growth and training opportunities. **Ready to Apply?** To apply, submit the required information along with your resume and cover letter on NGC's hiring platform: Communications & Advancement Specialist. Only applications submitted through the hiring platform will be accepted. In your cover letter, let NGC know in a few paragraphs why you are interested in the position and why you want to be part of the NGC team, and give a sense of how your prior experience, whether in a similar position or something totally unrelated, will lead to success in the role. This position posting will close on October 11, 2026. Email [e-mail] with questions about the position.Interested in this opportunity? Learn more here### Requirements* Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience.* At least three years of experience working in a professional communications, marketing, public relations, advancement, fundraising, or related position.* Experience creating, posting, monitoring, and managing social media content.* Experience with graphic design and creating communications pieces using Adobe Creative Cloud or comparable design tools.* Experience creating and maintaining website content using WordPress or a comparable platform.* Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating communications campaigns.* Experience developing newsletters, email communications, digital campaigns, reports, presentations, and other organizational communications content.* Experience supporting or leading fundraising communications, community giving campaigns, donor stewardship, or other advancement-related duties.* Advanced Microsoft Office or Google Suite skills, with an ability to become familiar with organization-specific programs and software.* Access to high-speed internet is required.* Preferred: Advanced degree in graphic design and/or communications or specialized training, certification, or professional development in communications, advancement, marketing, public relations, digital media, fundraising, or a related field.* Preferred: Experience with Salesforce or other CRM databases.* Preferred: Strong technical skills and experience with WordPress, Adobe Cloud, Mailchimp, Hootsuite, Google Analytics, Meta Platforms (Facebook, Instagram), TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube.* Preferred: Experience working in or with Native nations, Tribal organizations, Indigenous communities, or Native serving organizations.* Preferred: Resides within our service region (Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska).### Benefits* Salary Range: $60,000 – $70,000.* Status: Full-time, exempt.* Wellness benefits: NGC pays 100% of the cost of our wellness benefits, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability. Employees, spouses, and children are eligible.* Paid time off: Year 1-3 of employment, staff may accrue up to 216 hours (5.4 weeks) of PTO, to be used for sick and vacation time.* Paid holidays: 10 floating holidays (must be used in calendar year).* Paid closures: Paid office closure from Christmas Eve–New Year's Day; Half day Friday from Memorial Day–Labor Day.* Workplace flexibility: We are a remote-first work environment. Staff are given a monthly stipend to offset any technology, home office, or shared workplace costs incurred.* Professional development: We offer generous stipends for professional development as well as in-house growth and training opportunities.### Responsibilities* Generate content for, design, and produce organizational communications (including newsletters, thought-leadership pieces, social media, website content, email communications, annual reports, program materials, campaign materials, and other multimedia) producing a consistent, purposeful, and impactful message.* Management of social media at NGC. Plan, create, schedule, and monitor engaging content across all social media platforms, growing our online presence and fostering community engagement.* Maintain and update the organization's website content, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and a positive user experience.* Predesign, develop, proofread, edit, and provide meaningful feedback to programming and organizational staff to ensure communication content is accurate, accessible, appropriate, and consistent with NGC's voice and brand, through a collaborative approach.* Collaborate with the Director of Advancement and Strategy to utilize data within our communications strategy.* Leads individual giving and outreach campaigns, including Give to the Max Day, spring campaign, year-end appeal, and other community giving campaigns, in collaboration with the Director of Advancement and Strategy.* Supports fundraising efforts, including appeal mailings, thank you letters, donor stewardship communications, donor recognitions, sponsorship/match materials, and other advancement related communications.* Manage communications logistics and marketing for NGC events, including event registration communications, promotional materials, digital assets, technical requirements, materials and supplies, and vendor relationships.* Media Relations: Assist in developing and maintaining relationships with media contacts, drafting press releases, media advisories, talking points, and coordinating media inquiries, while tracking earned media in collaboration with organizational leadership.* Brand Management: Ensure consistent brand messaging, voice, communication standards, and visual identity across all communications.* Assist in tracking and analyzing website, email, social media, campaign, and other communication performance data and use it within regular communications and engagement reports.* Employ Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) to identify opportunities to improve audience reach, engagement, effectiveness, and user experience.* Participates in setting and meeting individual, team, and organizational goals.* Other duties as assigned or required to meet program and organizational needs.