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Narrative Coach

Stand Together

Job Location:

Arlington, TX - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 100000 - 140000

Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)

Application Deadline: 27 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps Americas boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our countrysbiggest problems from education to the economy broken communities and toxic division among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding thought leadership a network of peers and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps Americas boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our countrys biggest problems from education to the economy broken communities and toxic division among dozens of otherpressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding thought leadership a network of peers and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

Stand Together Foundation seeks a Narrative Coach who will provide communications subject matterexpertiseto support Catalyst partners a network of national nonprofit coach will help our nonprofit partners explore and articulate narratives that showcase principles in action and theyll have a particular focus on adapting narrative work thats been done to different kinds of delivery (writing op-eds delivering keynote remarks serving on a panel being a guest on a podcast).

The Narrative Coach will support nonprofit leaders to move from reciting what their organization does to successfullytellinga story that moves a donor a partner or their own team. A successful Narrative Coach will work directly with nonprofit leaders to surface and own their narrative then help them carry that narrative into external-facing material.

This is an ideal position for a communications professionalwitha background in marketing andcommunicationswhoenjoyshelpingleadersuncoverrefine andconfidentlydelivernarrativesthatshowcaseprinciples inactionacrossavariety offormatsandaudiences.

Remote candidates will be considered on a case by case basis.

How You Will Contribute

Coach & Advise Nonprofit Leaders:Build high-trust relationships with founders leaders and spokespeople. Help them find refine and confidently deliver their organizational and personal narrative.

Adapt Narrative to Delivery Format:Take narrative workthatsalready been developed and help leaders carry it into new formats (op-eds keynote remarks panels podcast appearances) so the story lands regardless of the format.

Build the System Not Just the Sessions: Contribute to formalizing narrative coaching methodology (playbooks repeatable frameworks) so this capability scales beyond any one coach.

Contribute to Strategy and Continuous Improvement:Synthesize patterns across engagements toidentifywhere narrative gaps are limiting a leaders growth funding or partnerships.

Manage a Portfolio of Coaching Engagements:Support multiple nonprofit leaders and organizations simultaneously whilemaintaininghigh levelsof responsiveness organization preparation and follow-through. Balance competing priorities and varying partner needs while delivering an exceptional coaching experience.

What You Will Bring

5 years in coaching leadership development or communications with direct hands-on narrative/storytelling work
Prior operating experience in marketing or communications (agency brand or nonprofit comms)
Strong diagnostic capability: can identify why a leaders story isnt landing and knows how to improve it to maximize results
Outstanding listening relationship-building and interpersonal skills with the ability to establish trust and deliver candid feedback with empathy
Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous evolving environments
Comfortable holding both a coaching relationship and an external-facing deliverable in the same engagement
Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Togethers vision and principled approachto solving problems and a commitment to stewarding our culture which champions values including transformation and innovation entrepreneurialism humility and respect.

Standout Candidates Will Bring

Experience in nonprofit or philanthropic ecosystems

Track record of building narrative or comms tools/frameworks that scale beyond individual engagements

Experience coaching founder-led mission-driven or high-autonomy organizations

What We Offer

Competitive benefits:Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting flexible time off comprehensive health and dental plans plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
A meaningful career:Join a passionate community of over 1400 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
Commitment to growth:Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover develop and apply their unique talents.

$100000 - $140000 a year

For this role the anticipated base salary range is $100000 - $140000 per role may also be eligible foradditionalbonus compensation designed to align total compensation with an employees overall contribution to the organization.

Our Principles-Based Management (PBM) compensation philosophy is grounded in an individualized approach that rewards the long-term value each person creates for the organization. Compensation decisions are informed by a variety of factors including relevant experience capabilitiesdemonstratedskills role responsibilities and expected contribution. Consistent with this approach base salary may vary within or outside of theanticipatedrange based on these considerations.

Our Values:Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management (PBM) a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress such as dignity openness and bottom-up empowerment. PBM empowers employees to be entrepreneurial to innovate and to continually drive transformation.

We believe diversity fuels creativity broadens knowledge and helps drive success. That is why were proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty dignity and respect.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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