VP, Mission Impact & Brand Communications

South Central Louisiana, Inc.; Baton Rouge (LA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

403-B Pension Plan

Short and Long Term Disability Insur./

Life Insurance

Paid holidays

Vacation and Sick leave

Job summary

Volunteers of America South Central Louisiana is seeking a strategic and impact‑driven Senior Vice President of Communications and Mission Impact to lead the Office of Advancement and Mission Impact. This role unites brand, storytelling, philanthropy operations, and donor engagement across the 27‑parish service area, ensuring mission delivery aligns with fundraising success.

You will translate strategy into annual operating plans, supervise the leadership team, and manage data, content, and

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive experience across marketing, communications, and fundraising or advancement.
• Minimum of five (5) years supervising professional staff, with documented responsibility for performance management.
• Demonstrated record of documented gift closes, including five‑figure gifts, and direct participation in six‑figure solicitations.
• Experience managing integrated marketing campaigns and organizational brand standards.
• Direct experience administering a donor database or CRM, including data governance and reporting.
• Experience preparing and managing departmental budgets.

Responsibilities

• Mission Impact Measurement & Storytelling: Build the evidence base that proves VOASCLA changes lives, and translate it into language donors, funders, and the community understand.
• Marketing, Communications & Brand Stewardship: Steward the VOASCLA brand and run a coordinated communications program across every channel and region.
• Advancement Operations & Donor Experience: Own the infrastructure that makes philanthropy repeatable, accurate, and donor centered.
• Annual Giving, Campaign & Event Execution: Execute the revenue programs that build the base beneath transformational giving.
• Grants, Institutional Partnerships & Public Funding: Convert institutional relationships into sustained, well-documented revenue.
• Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Alignment: Build a high-performing Office and keep it connected to the rest of the organization.

Education

Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Nonprofit Management, Organizational Leadership, or a closely related field

Tools

CRM system

Job description

Volunteers of America South Central Louisiana is seeking a strategic and impact‑driven Senior Vice President of Communications and Mission Impact to lead the Office of Advancement and Mission Impact. This role unites brand, storytelling, philanthropy operations, and donor engagement across the 27‑parish service area, ensuring mission delivery aligns with fundraising success.

You will translate strategy into annual operating plans, supervise the leadership team, and manage data, content, and