The Vice President (VP) for External Affairs is a new strategic leadership position at the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation ("Foundation"). The VP for External Affairs will report to the President and Chief Executive Officer and be responsible for managing the Director of Strategic Communications, the Director of Development, the Director of Policy and Conservation, and the Directors for Monterey Bay, Gray's Reef, and Florida Keys chapters. In this role, the VP for External Affairs will help shape strategy, guide the Foundation's external relations policies and practices, and support the interests of the Board. The VP for External Affairs should bring the capacity to leverage the Foundation's brand as a marine and Great Lakes conservation leader to raise significant public and private