Provides project management and operational support to a communications leadership team, including annual planning, budgets, calendars, events, software platforms, travel, workflow coordination, and process improvement. Drafts and manages internal and external communications, supports web and electronic communications, coordinates cross-departmental initiatives, and assists senior leaders. The role also includes donor, church, and prayer-support communications and requires adherence to InterVarsity’s faith commitments.
Communications and Operations Director
This is a grant-funded, six-month LTE position with the potential for a longer term engagement.
Work Location:
Remote - USASchedule:
Full timeTo advance the purpose of InterVarsity, this position will provide project management and operational support to the assigned Communications Leadership Team, including management of annual plans, budgets, and software platforms for the department, and assisting in completing regular communications initiatives on behalf of the Communications Leadership Team.This is a grant-funded, six-month LTE position with the potential for a longer term engagement.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Personal:
- Be a maturing disciple of Jesus Christ: growing in love for God, God's Word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God's purposes in the world
- Maintaining spiritual disciplines for personal and ministry growth
- Modeling wisdom and maturity in the balance of family, church, and ministry life
Process and Project Leadership
- Contribute to the effectiveness of the ministry/department and organization through:
- Analyzing current ministry/department operating methods and proactively proposing cost-saving and efficiency improvements
- Monitoring, coordinating, and managing events, projects, task forces, and committees, related to the department’s goals, objectives, and mission, to include development and follow-up work as needed
- Working with other teams and leaders to accomplish InterVarsity objectives
- Setting agenda for team meetings, ensuring objectives for meetings are met efficiently and effectively and that follow ups are managed and monitored
- Provide calendar management for the Communications Leadership Team
- Coordinate travel for our department
- Website edits and platform management, this could include managing Canva Enterprise, an LMS like Thinkific, Workday Learning for our Digital Learning team, Critical Mention for our Corporate Communications team, and Vimeo for the organization
- Providing excellent project delivery that is on-time, on-scope, on-budget, and with complete documentation/access to necessary resources
- Act as “air traffic control” for business processes emanating from ministry/department to ensure cross-departmental coordination, appropriate change management, and process improvement both within department and in collaboration with other departments
- Ensures successful completion for specific projects sponsored or led by supervisor, as requested
- Complete all other duties as assigned by supervisor
Organizational Communication
- Communicate with a wide variety of internal and external audiences, ministries, departments, and organizations on behalf of supervisor and other members of the ministry/department Leadership Team
- Participate in team meetings, creative brainstorming and evaluation sessions
- Be proactive in enhancing communication with leaders and other staff, and external constituents as appropriate on behalf of supervisor
- Proactively improve communication between ministry/department and other InterVarsity departments by engaging in social media on behalf of supervisor and other team members; by coaching team members on field communications strategies and by drafting/reviewing communication from department to other departments and to the field
- Draft and keep records of various forms of correspondence and communications on behalf of supervisor
- Draft and expedite team-wide communication on behalf of supervisor in preparing communication relevant for team events
- Research, update, and edit historical documents for print and web communications
- Assist supervisor with the production and distribution of regular electronic communications for internal and external distribution
- Develop and maintain a funding base and prayer support
- Raise a portion of salary in an amount or percentage agreed upon with Supervisor
- Communicate regularly with current and potential donors, churches, prayer support team members, friends and family regarding ministry with InterVarsity
QUALIFICATIONS
- Annually affirm InterVarsity’s Statement of Faith
- Communication and Relational Skills
- Strong evidence of high Emotional Intelligence competency
- Demonstrated ability to navigate power and relational dynamics in a multi-layered organization
- Demonstrated ability and commitment to work in a diverse team environment
- Possess excellent social, verbal and written skills
Organizational and Project Management Skills
- Demonstrated exceptional organizational skills; detail oriented
- Project management skills, including the ability to monitor and coordinate a wide variety of reports
- Ability to handle sensitive information in a confidential manner
- Demonstrated commitment to dependability and maintaining a consistent presence in the office
- Adaptable and able to change priorities as work demands
- Ability to organize events, workflow, and the details involved and work under pressure of deadlines
- Exhibits learning agility and is open to learning new concepts, skills, and methods
- Ability to set priorities, make decisions, meet deadlines, and resolve complex problems independently
- Takes initiative and works independently with limited direct supervision
- Good analytical skills
- Demonstrated commitment to dependability and maintaining a consistent presence in the office
- Demonstrated ability to support the success of a senior leader and/or ministry/department
- A working knowledge of web communications strategies
- Prior experience with InterVarsity or other campus ministry is highly desirable
- A working knowledge of current Microsoft software applications (Word, Access, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Traveling as needed for planning meetings or ministry events
- One year of experience with communications responsibilities (internal or external) required; two or more years strongly desired
- Minimum of two years of experience with significant administrative/operational responsibilities.
Salary Range: $55,000 - $60,000
Pay Range: $50,772.00 - $67,680.00 per yearBenefits:
We offer a competitive benefits package, including health care and retirement savings with a match. Eligibility is based on employee type and hours worked. Benefits include the following:
403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
403(b) matching contributions
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Employee discounts
Flexible work schedule
Flexible spending accounts
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Professional development assistance
Vision insurance
Equal Employment Opportunity:
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. We conduct hiring without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, parental status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual. The status of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent the organization from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs so that all staff share the same religious commitment. Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a)) InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with InterVarsity’s Statement of Agreement: Purpose and Doctrinal Basis because InterVarsity believes that each and every staff plays a vital role in advancing InterVarsity’s mission and purposes.
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