Managing Director, Communications

About Flamboyan Foundation

Guided by the belief that all children deserve the opportunity to live a fulfilling life, the Flamboyan Foundation works to ensure every child in the US and Puerto Rico receives an outstanding education. In Puerto Rico, we are focused on improving reading proficiency for students in the early grades and revitalizing the island by making strategic investments in arts, culture, and education.

Our work in Washington, D.C. centers on strengthening family engagement in schools and school systems across the country through trainings, fellowships, and school‑based partnerships.

The Managing Director, Communications leads the execution of Flamboyan’s digital‑first communication strategy, ensuring high‑quality, consistent and timely delivery across all channels. This role manages a small communications team and turns organizational priorities, programmatic work, and leadership perspectives into compelling, audience‑centered content that advances Flamboyan’s priorities in Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and across the country. The MD works to grow Flamboyan’s profile, strengthen the local and national brand, and broaden the visibility of Flamboyan’s impact.

Equally, the MD ensures that our external communications priorities are equity‑driven, strategically coordinated, reflective of local context, expansive in reach to partners, and aligned with Flamboyan’s strategic goals and influence strategy.

Qualifications include full bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish; candidates will be asked to demonstrate oral and written proficiency in both languages throughout the interview process.

Digital First Communications Execution

• Develop and oversee the implementation of a comprehensive social media and digital communications presence for Flamboyan aligned at reaching our educator and partner audiences grounded in Flamboyan’s core values.
• Ensure execution of social media campaigns that are timely, targeted to appropriate audiences, and tied to program milestones and initiatives.
• Translate data and programmatic work into compelling storytelling to expand the reach and impact of the organization, locally and nationally, including producing platform‑appropriate content.
• Oversee all content creation, review, and publishing workflows.
• Lead efforts to publicly convey our story of impact, particularly for students most affected by systems of inequity, and ensuring it is amplified and leveraged widely.
• Monitor performance metrics (reach, engagement, growth) and adjust execution tactics as needed.

Communications Operations

• Lead the day‑to‑day operations of Flamboyan’s communications function across both regions, including planning and overseeing the execution of the communications editorial calendar.
• Build and maintain systems for planning, tracking, and delivering communications in partnership with the Director, Communications Operations.
• Proactively plan and implement end‑to‑end workflows for all digital content.
• Oversee the Communications budget, delivering communication and marketing initiatives within established budgets and identifying opportunities to reduce spending or increase value at all times.

Executive Communications Support

• Ensure social media and digital communications plans for Flamboyan’s executive leadership are developed and implemented, including drafting, scheduling, and publishing content.
• Develop talking points and supporting materials for external events such as webinars, panels, and speaking engagements.
• Partner with senior leaders to ensure messaging is clear, consistent, and aligned with organizational priorities.
• Manage, coach, and support a team of 3–4 communications professionals and contractors (as needed) to help deliver high‑quality communications deliverables on deadline.
• Maintain a strong understanding of best practices, key trends, and industry changes in the digital communications space to help inform future communication strategies.
• Track and report out on annual measurable success metrics for Flamboyan’s communications strategy in partnership with regional Senior Managing Directors of program.
• Improve workflows, tools, and processes to…