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JOB SUMMARY

Job Profile Summary

The Executive Director will serve as a foundation leader who helps advance advocacy and program objectives through development and outreach, community relations, cross-channel execution, development of compelling content to engage priority audiences and collaborating with communications colleagues to created integrated campaigns. The Executive Director will be responsible for leading a team that develops audience-first, insights-based giving strategies, inspiring creative concepts, world-class content, engagement with key partners, and the executing of strategic initiatives to achieve objectives. This role will collaborate closely with other members of the Communications team, the Executive team and key foundation partners and affiliates.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Ability to represent the company with communities in and outside of the ONEOK footprint and to develop positive working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including, but not limited to:

  • the ONEOK Foundation Board of Directors and other executive management

  • chapter members of the company’s volunteer organization

  • community leaders

  • employees

• Provide leadership and guidance to develop and execute strategic integrated giving and strategic philanthropy to, drive impact and expand network with inspiring content through several thematic/brand campaigns per year, including all activities associated with The ONEOK Foundation (events, campaign, data report, accelerators, regional events).

• Develop and lead cross-foundational platforms, mechanisms and tools that enable comprehensive global engagement for campaign and content planning across program and regional communications teams, including the Editorial Calendar.

• Lead all aspects of foundation-owned channels globally and publications to optimize audience engagement using targeted data and insights and through targeted channels, resources, and programming.

• Be responsible for the development of a cross-foundational creative strategy and production of world-class content to align with the foundation’s advocacy objectives and to promote and enhance the foundation’s brand.

• This role will collaborate deeply with other members of the Communications team, regional offices, and key foundation partners and affiliates.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in liberal arts, political science, communications, journalism, public relations, English or related field, or equivalent experience

Work Experience

• Some experience in not-for-profits preferred.

• Experience planning and executing special events.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of: of key external communications trends, channels, and distribution methods.

• Skills in: strong business acumen.

• Skills in: strong leadership to bring the team along with new strategic goals and objectives.

• Skills in: excellent written, presentation and oral communication skills, in positions requiring communication with a broad and diverse audience on a range of sophisticated issues.

• Ability to: be results oriented and high influential skills to be able to create strong recommendations and drive decisions makers to consensus.

• Ability to: communicate with employees and management, representative of government agencies, service organizations, civic and community leaders.

• Ability to: evaluate and understand what the business objectives are and have the ability to build a strategic plan for the need.

• Ability to: partner with Government Affairs.

• Ability to: change agent willing to come in with new ideas.

• Ability to: collaborate and transparent leader able to build high performance teams and create/drive strategic initiatives.

• Ability to: influence and lead others outside of direct reporting relationships.

Licenses and Certifications

• None required

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally)

• Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)

• Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)

• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)

• Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)

• Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)

• Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)

• Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)

• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)

• Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)

• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)

• Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)

• Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)

• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)

• Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)

• Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)

• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)

• Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)

• Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)

• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently)

• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently)

• Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions/Environment

• Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions

Working Conditions

• Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)

• Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)

• CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

Travel

• 20%, Travel to other locations and job sites out-of-doors as needed.

Driving

• Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license

ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of ONEOK.

ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email HRSolutions@ONEOK.com or call 1-855-663-6547 .

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