Development Manager

21 Hours ago • 3 Years +

About the job

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Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten? Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?

If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.

If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.

Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.

World Relief Spokane seeks to hire a highly motivated, energetic, positive individual to engage people in the mission of World Relief. The Development Mgr is an outward facing position that collaborates with a team of highly motivated people and focuses on fundraising, education, raising awareness, and inspiring support of World Relief's mission to "boldly engage the world's greatest crises in partnership with the church"

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead fundraising efforts to support World Relief Spokane;
Plan and execute fundraising events;
Steward donor and funder relationships;
Oversee external communications;
Collaborate with marketing dept for lead generation;
Engage churches, individuals, and communities in World Relief's mission
This role is responsible for supervising others and includes responsibilities consistent with supervising employees, including but not limited to monitoring daily work activities, tracking and approving timesheets including approving time off, monitoring performance including entering goals, progress check-ins, and weekly or bi-weekly check-ins, documenting performance concerns, entering staff promotions, transitions, and separations in HRIS within required time frame. Managers at World Relief are also considered spiritual leaders and are expected to lead staff in a manner consistent with our Christian values, including but not limited to praying with staff, leading devotionals, and fostering a Christian environment in interactions with staff throughout World Relief.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Mature and personal Christian faith
Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation document
Undergraduate degree or combination of related education and experience
3 years of related professional work, at least one year in the nonprofit sector
Proficiency in email marketing platforms (HubSpot, Mailchimp) for donor engagement
Experience with social media tools (Meta Business Suite, LinkedIn) for campaign management
Experience with CRM software (Raiser’s Edge NXT, MS Dynamics, Salesforce, HubSpot, others)
Strong Microsoft Office skills (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for communication and reporting
Excellent writing skills to craft compelling, audience-driven messages
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
Ability work work in a fast paced, flexible environment
Must have access to reliable transportation and ability to travel to meetings or events, Valid drivers license

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time and part-time employees.

World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.

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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.