Senior Vice President, External Engagement

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Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

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Job Description Summary: Senior Vice President, External Engagement

The External Engagement (EE) mission is to inform, engage and connect the Bank to key stakeholders and the public.

The team works to build trust through communications and outreach; data and programs that advance community development and economic equity; and by being honest brokers and conveners, great content creators, trusted advisors and strategists.

To further that mission, most of the Bank’s outward-facing functions are under the EE umbrella to foster synergies, efficiencies and reinforcing narratives with key Bank audiences.

The Senior Vice President, External Engagement (SVP) serves as the strategic leader of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s communications and engagement functions.  The SVP will provide strategic direction, operational performance, and leadership in multiple areas: public affairs; external communication; engagement with corporate, nonprofit, community & governmental constituents; and community development.

The SVP will design a vision and strategy across these areas that advances the Bank’s mission and its impact in the Fourth Federal Reserve District, which includes Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. 

The SVP will lead the team working to broaden engagement with the public and to enhance awareness of the Cleveland Fed and its mission in the district and nationally.

 This will include pursuing a comprehensive engagement strategy using the work of the entire Bank to create durable relationships with business, community, economic development, and government leaders; exploring partnerships with other institutions that can forward the Cleveland Fed’s mission; helping oversee an external education and communication strategy for the Cleveland Fed; and working collaboratively with other leaders in the Bank. 

This position will report directly to the President of the Bank and provide significant support to her external engagement and communications related to monetary policy and other key Federal Reserve issues.

The SVP will also be a member of the Bank’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and will work with ...