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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Hybrid
Job Title: Vice President, Strategic Events & Stakeholder Engagement
Department: Development
Location: Hybrid within Washington D.C. Metro area
Reports to: Chief Development Officer
Direct Reports: No
Classification: Exempt
Position type: Full-Time Employee
Anticipated Pay Range at Commencement of Employment: $128,000 - $177,000 per year
Blue Star Families
Blue Star Families is the largest nonprofit dedicated to making military life better for families. Each year, we support over 1.5 million military- and veteran-connected family members through a national network of 300,000+ members and local chapters in communities across the country.
Our mission is simple and bold: We make military life awesome for families.
We listen, share, partner, and act to deliver evidence-based, data-driven solutions that work for real people. We’re a lifestyle organization, a friend and neighbor, and a trusted partner. Our approach is collaborative, human-centered, and designed with the whole family in mind.
A Blue Star Family is one with an immediate family member — a spouse, parent, or child — actively serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, including the Guard and Reserves. These families face unique challenges: frequent relocations, deployments, career disruption, and isolation. We respond with research-informed programs that create connection, build resilience, and foster a true sense of belonging.
We serve with urgency but build trust over time — because change happens at the speed of trust. Whether we’re driving spouse employment, supporting caregivers, or helping communities welcome military families, we strive for upstream solutions.
Who We’re Looking For:
What You’ll Do Here:
If you're ready to work in a high-performance, mission-driven environment — and to make life better for those who serve — Blue Star Families is where you belong.
General Description
Blue Star Families is seeking a creative, passionate, and meticulously organized Vice President of Engagement and Advancement to elevate our national visibility and steward our most critical stakeholder relationships.
Reporting directly to the Chief Development Officer, this executive leader will orchestrate the intersection of high-profile event strategy, executive stewardship, and board management. The Vice President will oversee the National Events Department, design experiential touchpoints for High-Net-Worth (HNW) individuals and VIPs, and directly manage our National Advisory Board. As a key cross-functional collaborator, this leader will weave engagement strategy through every department to drive organizational growth and deepen impact for our nation's military families.
This is a hybrid position requiring regular on-site presence in a Blue Star Families office in addition to remote work. In-person attendance in a Blue Star Families office is an essential function of the role and is necessary to support collaboration, communication, and the successful performance of essential job responsibilities.
Frequent overnight travel is an essential function of the role. Team members are required to travel several times per year to attend high level events, meetings, trainings, offsites, and organization-wide events. Attendance and participation in these in-person gatherings are necessary to support collaboration, organizational alignment, and the successful performance of essential job responsibilities.
*The Vice President, Strategic Events & Stakeholder Engagement must reside in the DC Metro area.
Key Job Functions
National Events & Experiential Strategy
VIP & High-Net-Worth (HNW) Stewardship
Advisory Board Management & Leadership Support
Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Required Experience, Skills, Background
Desired Experience, Skills, Background
More About Blue Star Families
Blue Star Families empowers military and Veteran families to thrive by connecting them with their civilian neighbors — both people and organizations — to create strong communities of mutual support. We believe we're all stronger when we take care of one another.
Our groundbreaking research is raising the nation's awareness of the unique challenges of military family life. With the help of neighbors across the country, Blue Star Families is overcoming the isolation and alienation of frequent moves, deployments, and reduced support from the government. Our innovative programs are solving specific challenges for military families, including fighting economic insecurity with resources that foster spouse career development, creating family strength with rich family programming, and providing critical peer support for caregivers, whose numbers are only increasing.
Blue Star Families is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
EEO Policy
Blue Star Families is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Why Blue Star Families?
