Deputy Director, Internal Leadership Communications

The Foundation We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve.   We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities.   As a workplace, we’re committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally. The Team The Communications Division, led by the Chief Communications Officer, oversees the foundation’s global communications strategy. The division brings together internal and external communications to advance the foundation’s mission to create a more equitable world. The Internal Communications team connects employees to the foundation’s mission, strategy, work, and impact. We partner with leaders and teams across the organization to develop strategic, employee-centered communications that inform, engage, and inspire. Through thoughtful planning, channel management, leadership communications, storytelling, and enterprise-wide communications coordination, we help employees understand what matters most, feel connected to our global community, and contribute to a more informed, aligned, and engaged organization. Application Deadline: Friday, August 14, 2026 Your Role Reporting to the Director of Internal Communications, you oversee the foundation’s internal leadership communications portfolio—building the systems, strategies, and capabilities that enable leaders across the foundation to communicate with clarity, empathy, and purpose. You are a trusted advisor to senior leaders and a skilled strategist who understands that how leaders communicate is as important as what they communicate. You develop and manage the frameworks, tools, channels, and content that equip the Executive Leadership Team, and leaders at all levels to engage authentically with employees—during moments of strategic importance, organizational change, and day-to-day connection. You bring a sophisticated understanding of leadership communication as a discipline, including how to coach leaders, how to build and sustain credibility through communication, and how to translate complex organizational moments into clear, human narratives. You are also a resident expert and coach for the team on internal communications platforms, data, and analytics. You help architect and steward the foundation’s internal communications technology ecosystem—including SharePoint and Viva Engage—and you use data and analytics to continuously improve the reach, relevance, and impact of leadership communications. You bring a systems thinker’s mindset to both platform architecture and communications strategy, ensuring the foundation’s channels and content work together to support a coherent and effective employee experience. As a key member of the Internal Communications leadership team, you model strong judgment, creative problem-solving, and the ability to lead decisively through ambiguity. This role is designed as a potential succession path for the Director of Internal Communications and offers significant scope, visibility, and opportunity to grow into enterprise-wide communications leadership. What You’ll Do Lead the foundation’s internal leadership communications practice—developing strategy, content, and programs that equip senior leaders to communicate effectively and authentically with employees across the organization. Serve as a strategic advisor and thought partner to the ELT, and other senior leaders on leadership communications approaches, message development, audience strategy, and communications risks. Develop and manage an integrated leadership communications calendar and cadence—coordinating executive messaging, all-staff moments, leadership forums, and other high-visibility internal engagements. Write and edit high-quality communications on behalf of senior leaders, including messages, scripts, talking points, video narratives, and presentations for enterprise-wide audiences. Build and manage frameworks and tools that enable consistent, effective leadership communications across the foundation—including standards, templates, playbooks, and guidance for communicating during change or uncertainty. Provide coaching and preparation support to leaders ahead of significant communications moments, including announcements, transitions, all-staff events, and other high-visibility engagements. Co-lead the strategy, governance, and ongoing development of internal communications channels, in partnership with IT and other functions, ensuring they are dynamic, accessible, and aligned with organizational needs. Serve as a primary expert for the team on internal communications data and analytics—establishing measurement frameworks, tracking engagement and reach, synthesizing insights, and using data to inform communications strategy and platform decisions. Develop and deliver regular reporting on internal leadership communications effectiveness for the Internal Communications Director and Communications Division leadership. Partner closely with the Deputy Director, Employee Experience and Engagement to ensure leadership communications are integrated appropriately into employee engagement channels and initiatives. Collaborate closely with the Office of the CEO, People function, Foundation Strategy Office, and External Communications to ensure alignment and consistency across leadership messaging and enterprise-wide communications moments. Support issue assessment and communications planning for sensitive or emerging organ