Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc.

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc.

Vice President of External Affairs

Milwaukee, WI or Madison, WI · Exec · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 37 days ago
ExcelCustomer SupportLeadershipCommunicationMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • At Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc. (PPWI), we work to provide quality, affordable health care services, comprehensive education, and strong advocacy.
  • We serve over 50,000 patients annually in 18 health centers statewide, making us the largest and most trusted reproductive health care provider in Wisconsin.
  • Our goal is to help keep Wisconsin safe, healthy and strong!

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support a team of Public Affairs Directors to establish, operationalize and implement the department's government relations, year-round grassroots organizing and volunteer engagement and communication's work plans; ensuring that the work plans further the strategic priorities of both the Public Affairs team and the agency.
  • Lead and support the Director of Community Relations to establish, operationalize, and implement the department's work plan; ensuring that the work plans further the strategic priorities of both the Community Relations team and the agency.
  • Develop clear programmatic work plans for leaders that include metrics
  • Meet regularly with leaders to provide support and feedback; identify opportunities for growth and leadership development.
  • In partnership with the CFO and leadership in public affairs and community relations, develop and manage departmental budgets.
  • Identify gaps in training and ensure teams have the information they need to perform their job duties compliantly and effectively.
  • Maintain working relationships with counterparts at affiliates, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and other national organizations.
  • Build PPWI's statewide power to strengthen, protect and expand reproductive freedom
  • Using PPWI's workplace values as a framework, supervise, support, and develop the leadership of Public Affairs and Community Relations teams
  • Establish, develop, and steward both internal and external relationships that advance PPWI's mission

Requirements

  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Nice to have

  • Seven years of experience in government relations, external affairs, community organizing, community relations, or civic engagement work.
  • Senior or executive level experience preferred.
  • Requires a minimum of three years of supervisory experience including interviewing, hiring, and training employees
  • planning, assigning, and directing work
  • appraising performance
  • rewarding and disciplining employees
  • addressing complaints and resolving problems.
  • Advanced degree in Political Science, Public Policy or Administration, Social Work or Juris Doctorate a plus.

Skills

  • Must have demonstrated competency in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging that can be illustrated as a strategic priority.
  • The Vice President of External Affairs must have strong strategic, organizational, interpersonal, oral and written communications skills.
  • Must understand the impact of sexual reproductive healthcare access and policies on diverse, marginalized, and vulnerable communities.
  • Demonstrated experience leading and managing teams and establishing accountability to goals and outcomes.
  • Intermediate experience with Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, preferably in MS365.

Compensation

  • We serve over 50,000 patients annually in 18 health centers statewide, making us the largest and most trusted reproductive health care provider in Wisconsin.

Benefits

  • Company contribution toward medical insurance deductible
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • 12 Days of Holiday Pay
  • Immediate 401(k) Vesting with up to 6% company contribution
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Tuition Assistance
  • This senior level position sets the strategic vision and plan for the agency's Public Affairs and Community Relations work in alignment with the PPWI mission and strategic plan
  • These strategies are to include both responding to the current attacks on reproductive rights and proactive development of strategies to broaden and strengthen protections and improve health equity.
  • In partnership with other PPWI leadership, this role sets out the vision and strategic priorities for Public Affairs and Community Relations in alignment with PPWI's strategic imperatives.
  • In partnership with the CSO and General Counsel, identify strategic priorities for legal and policy advocacy that protects and strengthens reproductive freedom and health equity.

Equal opportunity

  • PPWI is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace.
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