Executive Vice President - External Affairs

Volunteers of America
Alexandria, VA
Job Details

Description

Volunteers of America (VOA) is a faith-based, nationwide nonprofit organization dedicated to helping those in need rebuild their lives and reach their full potential. The VOA network includes more than 16,000 full-time professionals empowering 1.5 million people annually through our 29 affiliates in 46 states. We provide hundreds of service programs, including those for seniors and people with disabilities, those experiencing homelessness and those recovering from addiction. VOA is one of the nation’s most comprehensive human services charities, offering programs for communities, individuals and families.

VOA is seeking an Executive Vice President to lead our External Affairs department. This position objective has a strategic responsibility to develop a brand message and implementation of external affairs strategy through our communications, public policy, fund development and strategic partnerships. The selected candidate for this role will be responsible for the implementation of said strategy. This implementation includes actions at the national level designed to represent the organization as a whole, as well as efforts designed to increase the capacity of our local operations to execute the strategy.

Primary Responsibilities

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including community organizations, government agencies, and corporate partners
  • Will be a champion for customer service to the affiliates

Marketing and Communications

  • Develop brand identity and communication strategy for new strategic direction in Community Engagement with Vice President of Communications, that enhances the organizational reputation and brand
  • Implement by developing collateral materials and focusing Volunteer of America publications
  • Raise public awareness of Volunteers of America and the Strategic Direction, ensuring an appropriate degree of consistency in both the messages conveyed and the means/methods employed to convey them
  • Develop and implement volunteer strategies to ensure increased involvement of the general public in community engagement, our programs and a broader mission of service

Fundraising

  • Develop and manage strategic direction for fundraising, branding and message development with Vice President of Development
  • Oversee the development and execution of specific and measurable fundraising strategies to ensure continued financial strength and growth for the organization’s future
  • Foster new relationships with corporations, foundations and major donors
  • Collaborate with affiliates and member associations to develop fundraising initiatives
  • Lead outreach and engagement efforts to increase fund raising revenues

Public Policy

  • Develop and implement public policy strategy for the new strategic direction with Vice President of Public Policy
  • Direct other Volunteers of America’s public policy issues regarding social justice and government relations strategies
  • Devise and implement strategies to engage the organization in advocacy
  • Ensure that Volunteers of America's program experience and insight continues to add a distinctive and nonpartisan voice and perspective to the policy discussions and that its broader communications reflect its advocacy policy priorities
  • Coordinate a government relations plan that creates key liaisons with all critical government agencies

Management

  • Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement within the departments
  • Develop strong business analytics and metrics to monitor and improve department performance
  • Serve and collaborate with executive team members and provide leadership to the organization
  • Work closely with the President and executive team members to develop and manage strategic direction
  • Direct, manage and motivate external affairs team
  • Strategize and contribute as a member of the senior management leadership of the entire organization

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

  • Record of success in a decentralized, federated, growing, multi-state service organization and familiarity with the development of community engagement
  • Strong understanding of impact measurement framework and methodologies
  • Ability to embrace and support our Ministry
  • Keen analytic and systems thinking skills that support and enable sound decisions in a complex organization
  • Enterprising foresight coupled with an entrepreneurial spirit to recognize future trends and new opportunities
  • Consultative style that ensures the transfer or acquisition of knowledge to, from and among affiliate organizations with a focus on making our affiliates wildly successful
  • Inviting style characterized by responsiveness and accessibility to staff and affiliates
  • Ability to listen and communicate clearly, effectively and persuasively at all levels of the organization, both orally and in writing
  • Ability and political savvy to build and sustain relationships with many constituencies, both internal and external, including affiliates, colleagues, and funding sources
  • Proven ability to lead, direct and empower senior level professionals
  • Ability and willingness to make fund raising asks and serve as the spokesperson for the organization as needed
  • Ability to think and implement strategically to attain the organization’s long range vision
  • Ability to work flexible hours. Ability to travel is required

Qualifications

Physical Capabilities :

  • Lifting: Requires lifting materials up to 10 lbs.
  • Ability to stand or sit at a computer for prolonged periods

Working Conditions

  • The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
  • This position will take place primarily in an office setting

Education And Experience

  • 7 to 10 years in a leadership role at an organization, with a record of success in executive leadership and strategic visioning
  • Advanced degree preferred

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals With Disabilities

Employment with VOA is contingent upon successful completion of a background check, which may include, but is not limited to, contacting your professional references, verification of previous employment, education and credentials, a criminal background check and a department of motor vehicle (DMV) check if applicable. Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior approval of the Senior Vice President of Human Resources.
Posted 2026-01-06

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