Senior Director of External Relations

• Lead C&S's external relations strategy, including communications, thought leadership, partnerships, speaking engagements, convenings, and field influence efforts across college campuses, workplaces, and communities.
• Advance thought leadership, storytelling, and media relations to increase awareness, credibility, and influence for C&S and its flagship initiatives.
• Build strategic relationships and field partnerships with leaders across higher education, philanthropy, business, civic life, media, and the nonprofit sector.
• Influence the field by advancing adoption of C&S's frameworks, civic skills, research, and measurement approaches across key sectors.

This role will expand C&S's influence to activate 20 million young people as civic problem-solvers by 2029, strengthening democratic participation and community problem-solving across the United States.

• 8–12+ years of experience in external relations, strategic communications, public affairs, partnerships, coalition-building, or related fields.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing communications, thought leadership, media relations, or public engagement strategies.
• Experience building and managing senior-level relationships across sectors.
• Excellent written, verbal, relationship management, and project management skills; experience managing agencies and supervising staff.

Compensation and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience. C&S values diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and offers a collaborative, mission-driven culture with opportunities for professional growth.

C&S works to ensure young people have the skills, opportunities, and support to participate in their communities and help solve problems that matter to them, partnering with college presidents, educators, employers, and community leaders to build civic skills.