SVP, and External Affairs

Overview

SVP, Advancement and External Affairs role at Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG).

About JAG Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) is a national non-profit organization on a mission to empower the nation’s young people with the skills and support to succeed in education, employment, and in life. For over 40+ years, JAG has helped more than 1.7 million youth and young adults prepare for future success. JAG is comprised of an agile national-level team (~20 FTE, $9M operating budget in 2025) with an expansive network across 32 states, serving 88,000 youth (managed by 2,000 staff at local affiliates;

network revenue of $130M). The organization is funded by corporations, foundations and government agencies. Following the retirement of its founding CEO after 44 years, JAG’s new CEO leads a six-month-old ambitious 3-year strategic plan aimed at reaching 1 million youth annually over the next decade.

To achieve this vision, JAG operates under four strategic pillars:
1) Attract sustainable funding;
2) Tell the JAG story more effectively;
3) Evolve the JAG Program for scalable growth;
4) Focus JAG National team efforts on improving quality, credibility, and results.

Member of the Executive Leadership Team: Along with the CEO, SVP, Operations and VP of Finance, act as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team.

Fundraising & Advancement

• Lead a team of 4 direct fundraising team members and partner with the Board, CEO and affiliates to raise $11.2M in 2026 (including major gifts, annual campaigns, corporate partnerships, foundation grants, planned giving, and government funding).
• Oversee the team responsible for funder and prospect research, qualification, cultivation, pipeline development, prospect strategy, data capture and analysis, and support for operations on proposal development.
• Partner with the CEO and board to ensure a sustainable major gifts strategy (including legacy giving) and 100% board giving participation.
• Collaborate with SVP, Operations to ensure coordination with Program Operations related to fundraising, proposal/project development, and reporting.
• Partner with the SVP, Operations team to enhance alumni engagement strategy and programming/fundraising.
• Coordinate with affiliate leadership across 30+ states to strengthen alignment on fundraising, events, and shared systems.
• Drive technology optimization of donor engagement strategy and analytics (e.g., Salesforce, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Constant Contact) to improve revenue forecasting, donor segmentation, and fundraising performance.
• Ensure compliance with fundraising regulations, ethical standards, and data privacy laws.

Brand Marketing, Communications & Storytelling

• Oversee an integrated marketing and communications team responsible for donor campaigns, social media, PR, targeted outreach to foundations and corporate partners, and content development including thought leadership, youth voice, alumni stories, and stakeholder features.
• Drive a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy aligned with fundraising to amplify mission and impact.
• Elevate the CEO’s voice as a thought leader within the workforce development and education-to-employment space.
• Partner with affiliates to ensure brand consistency across the JAG network.

Events & Sponsor ships

• Collaborate with the Director of Training & Programming, Director of Event Experience, and external event partner to integrate JAG’s funding and branding priorities into events, including elevating youth voice.
• Develop and execute event revenue strategy with scalable registration and diversified sponsorship models that maximize revenue and advance the mission.
• Grow sponsorship revenue for events in alignment with strategic plan goals through partnership with the Director of Corporate Partnerships.

Government Affairs & Advocacy

• Provide support to the Government Affairs team to align advocacy strategies with advancement priorities across JAG.

• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in fundraising, B2B marketing, or related fields with a track record of revenue generation.
• Experience in both non-profit and for-profit sectors, with the ability to build infrastructure…