The VP, Growth Investments is a critical role at AJP that leads our work in ensuring their portfolio of organizations are on track to meet ambitious growth targets and deliver more impact for their communities. This role is a coach, an orchestrator, a steward and a movement builder. You will be charged with collaborating on the selection of grantees; providing excellent coaching, support and leadership development to executive leaders in their portfolio of grantees; and ensuring we are building community, insights and resources from across our grantee portfolio to inform the broader field. You will also work directly with grantees on building the philanthropic movement for local news in their markets and will be accountable for ensuring that grantees meet their revenue goals while achieving their vision for impact.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Leading regular, ongoing and strategic conversations with executives at our grantee organizations about maximizing their organizational assets and overcoming challenges to growth, including staffing, organizational structure and culture, fundraising, earned revenue, board leadership, and local movement building.

Serving as the primary co-conspirator for growth plans by collaborating on strategic plans to grow revenue by millions of dollars for news organizations in your portfolio.

Designing strong support plans that leverage the AJP staff of specialists/experts (including yourself), consultants, peer organizations, and others to provide best in class support for grantees in one to one or group settings, virtually or in person.

Working with other members of the Growth Investments team to build community across content areas and design learning experiences alongside our Portfolio Learning team to advance grantees’ knowledge and skills.

Actively networking in the local journalism ecosystem, building external relationships and a pipeline of current and future grantees, and pursuing strategic opportunities for new growth investments.

Stewarding the leadership of new grantee organizations into our portfolio in a way that meets all technical requirements, builds a trusting relationship, and sets clear expectations for both the grantee and AJP.

Collecting and amplifying examples, stories and learning from your grantee portfolio that will benefit the larger grantee portfolio.

Developing resources either by yourself or collaboratively with other experts

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