GF Coordinator Storytelling and Learning

GF Coordinator Storytelling And Learning

This position is partially or fully funded through local and/or grant sources. Continued employment in grant-funded positions is contingent upon availability of funds. Compensation:
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Cad 1 Duty Days: 226 Date Revised: 11/04/2025 Hc

Funding this position is partially or fully funded through local and/or grant sources. Continued employment in grant-funded positions is contingent upon availability of funds.

A bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, education, or related field from an accredited university or college required. A master's degree is preferred. Three (3) years of experience in nonprofit communications, public relations, fundraising communications, or related roles. A valid Texas driver's license is required.

• Incumbent must have strong personal initiative, excellent oral, written, and visual communication skills.
• Proven ability to develop narratives that engage diverse audiences through writing, design, and multimedia.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, content management systems, and digital engagement platforms and/or graphic design.
• Experience coordinating media relations, including working with PR firms and securing earned/paid media.
• Ability to translate data and outcomes into compelling narratives for donors and stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage funders, partners, district staff, and community members.
• Excellent organizational skills; able to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Ability to support evaluation design and implementation, including experience with data collection, analysis, and applying findings to strategy and communications.

This role is responsible for the coordination of data-driven storytelling and learning through integrating evaluation, media, and donor engagement to elevate brand awareness, showcase impact, and support fundraising through compelling narratives, coordinated campaigns, and organizational learning initiatives.

Data Storytelling & Communications

• Support evaluation planning and implementation for grant-funded initiatives and focus area projects, ensuring that data collection and reporting inform communications, fundraising, and organizational learning.
• Develop and implement integrated data informed storytelling strategies aligned with fundraising and program goals.
• Manage organizational presence across the website, social media, newsletters, and traditional media.
• Coordinate with PR firms and district communications staff to support earned and paid media.
• Create and maintain templates for consistent messaging (e.g., newsletters, social posts, donor reports).
• Ensure alignment of messaging with district priorities and Austin Ed Fund brand standards.
• Support communications for events, campaigns, and special initiatives.
• Coordinate communications, collateral, and storytelling for Austin Ed Fund events to engage stakeholders and enhance donor stewardship.
• Implement strategies that strengthen the Ed Fund's brand awareness and visibility to cultivate and expand the major donor base.

Donor Engagement & Impact Reporting

• Assist with the creation of impact reports, stewardship pieces, and donor communications.
• Partner with the development team to design donor-facing materials and campaigns.
• Showcase student, educator, and community stories that highlight philanthropic impact.

Learning & Organizational Development

• Help operationalize the learning cycle into Austin
• Maintain a framework ("north star") for artifacts that capture organizational learning.
• Support staff training on the learning cycle and related tools.
• Coordinate a regular cadence for reflection and reporting (monthly check-ins, quarterly reviews, annual learning products).
• Develop narratives that highlight Austin Ed Fund's key focus areas and translate outcomes into compelling donor- and community-facing stories.

• Coordinate evaluation support for grant-funded and focus area projects, including managing relationships with contracted evaluators or district evaluation staff, coordinating data collection, and ensuring timely reporting.
• Contribute to evaluation and sustainability planning by developing learning questions for emerging strategies, refining ongoing projects, and helping shape logic models and theories of change.
• Synthesize evaluation findings and make recommendations that inform…