External Communications Manager

Donor Communications Development:

• Develop, write, edit, and refine high-quality donor-facing materials including reports, case studies, white papers, research summaries, fact sheets, slide decks, and presentations
• Package data, impact evidence, research findings, and field insights into clear, compelling, emotionally resonant narratives
• Ensure all donor communications reflect VisionSpring's brand voice, values, and commitment to dignity

Donor Engagement & Event Communications:

• Shape communication strategy and messaging for in-person and virtual donor-focused events, briefings, and convenings
• Support production of global and in-market donor event materials including scripts, visuals, talking points, and follow-up communications
• Collaborate on donor-facing campaigns and special stewardship moments

Project Coordination & Content Farming:

• Manage end-to-end production of donor reports and communications including structuring narratives, setting timelines, coordinating with subject matter leads, and overseeing design
• Collaborate on packaging customer stories, photography, and multimedia content for specific donors
• Ensure country teams are equipped with donor-aligned collateral, messaging, and materials

Your storytelling will help deepen relationships and unlock the resources that bring eyeglasses to millions of people vulnerable to poverty, directly contributing to VisionSpring's mission of increasing lifelong earning, learning, safety, and well-being through eyeglasses.

Required:

• 5-8 years of experience in donor communications, development communications, external communications, editorial strategy, or related roles
• Exceptional writing, editing, and narrative development abilities with demonstrated success producing communications for donors, foundations, philanthropists, or institutional audiences
• Ability to distill complex program and research information into clear, compelling messages
• Experience coordinating cross-departmental projects with multiple contributors and tight deadlines
• Strong project management, organizational, and analytical skills
• Comfort working across time zones and cultures with flexibility and diplomacy
• Commitment to equity, dignity, and ethical storytelling
• Experience in social enterprise, NGO, or global health environment
• Skills in PowerPoint, Canva, Adobe tools, or digital publishing platforms
• Legally authorized to work in your current location

Preferred:

• Familiarity with M&E frameworks, research dissemination, or impact measurement
• Track record of preparing high-impact donor decks, data visualizations, or storytelling presentations
• Experience working within a philanthropic grant-making institution
• Substantial professional or personal time spent within Low- and/or Middle-income countries (LMICs)

Salary range is $80,000 - $90,000 per year, based on location, experience and education. We offer comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision, as well as 401(k) match. Generous vacation/personal time.

VisionSpring increases lifelong earning, learning, safety, and well-being through eyeglasses for people vulnerable to poverty. We provide sight tests and deliver radically affordable eyeglasses and develop markets in places where traditional optical systems have failed, with a vision to ensure that everyone who needs eyeglasses will have them by 2050.