Director of Strategic Communications
irving harris foundationChicago (IL)
Director of Strategic Communications
Posted today
irving harris foundationChicago (IL)
SENIORITY
Manager
About the role
The Irving Harris Foundation seeks a Director of Communications to join its Leadership Team. The role will be the Foundation’s first full-time staff communications hire and will shape and evolve the external narrative, advancing strategic work through spend down and highlighting partnerships’ impact now and after sunset.
The director will also support internal communications, helping the Foundation team report effectively and engage with the Board of Directors, while being a compelling
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