Senior Manager, Public Relations

About us:

Kiva is a global nonprofit, founded in 2005, with a mission to expand financial access and help underserved communities thrive. Kiva unlocks capital for borrowers through crowdfunded loans supported by individuals around the world. Lenders on Kiva can start with as little as $25 to support causes that matter most to them, whether that’s gender equity and support for women, refugees, climate change, small businesses, agriculture, and more.

Since our founding, over two million people have invested over $2 billion in real dreams and real opportunity, spanning more than 100 countries and over 5 million borrowers

As we work toward our mission, Kiva invests in building and retaining a global team of talent to add to our values-driven and digital-first culture. Our organization is supported by over 700 volunteers and 130+ full time employees dispersed around the world, as well as within team hubs located in San Francisco, Nairobi, Bogota, and Bangkok. Kiva’s team is growing as we pursue exciting new opportunities to scale our impact and create a financially inclusive world.

Impact first
- This is why we exist. This is the drumbeat we march to. Every day.

Extreme ownership
- Own it; you, your relationships, your impact. Insist that others support you and hold you accountable.

Be curious and bold
- Never stop learning. Question assumptions. Take Risks and dream big.

Inclusion. Equity. Diversity.

- Without reservation and without caveat. In our hiring, in our workplace and in our impact in the world.

Honor and integrity
- Do the most right thing in the most right way. Cherish diversity and respect each other.

Love and kindness always
- Say what you mean. Mean what you say. And don't say it mean. Clarity. Courage. Kindness.

Role overview:

The Senior Manager, Public Relations is a flexible, multifaceted communications leader who carries the PR and media backbone of Kiva's Communications & Influence team. This role spans public relations and media strategy, partner campaigns, thought leadership amplification, and analytics, and requires someone equally comfortable setting direction and executing the details, activating strategy across focus impact areas rather than staying within a single lane.

The Senior Manager supports the Director with PR, media, and thought leadership efforts, drawing on borrower stories, impact stats, research, and outcome metrics to fuel Kiva's external media presence. This role also leads public-facing campaign development with Kiva's Strategic Partners, Lending Partners, hubs, and granting organizations, working closely with both Marketing and the Strategic Partnerships teams to identify, shape, and execute opportunities.

The Senior Manager owns Kiva's Linked In channel strategy and execution as well as thought leadership amplification, ensuring PR wins, campaign results, and insights are shared broadly across Marketing, partners, and the wider Kiva team.

At this time, we can only consider applicants with authorization to work in the United States on a permanent, full-time basis; unfortunately we cannot provide visa sponsorship.

Key responsibilities include:

• Public relations and media – 40%
  • Work in tandem with the Director in advancing Kiva's PR and thought leadership goals, including supporting the day-to-day PR firm relationship.
  • Pull and navigate data including borrower stories, impact stats, and outcome metrics to support the PR firm’s work to secure national and top-tier media and PR opportunities.
  • Own Kiva’s Muck Rack tool, including tracking, reporting, and trend monitoring, and development of media lists for localized pitching.
  • Maintain a library of PR-ready resources for partners, including U.S. hubs, Lending Partners, and Strategic Partners, to enable…