ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:
World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that is fighting for change that lasts, right here in the U.S. and across the globe. We bring sustainable solutions to the world’s greatest problems – disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression, and mass displacement. The organization is approximately 75 years old and has worked in over 100 countries around the world since its founding.
In the United States, we come alongside local churches, community organizations and hundreds of individual volunteers to support newly arriving refugee and other immigrant families. Today, we are proud to partner with over 6,000 local churches, and 95,000 volunteers globally to bring hope, healing and transformation to the most vulnerable.
POSITION SUMMARY:
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.
World Relief’s Strategic Engagement Division (SED) is tasked with connecting the passions of individuals, churches, and organizations to the vision of World Relief – through mission-focused funding opportunities – so that the most vulnerable are transformed socially, economically and spiritually. The SED team is tasked with pursuing new partnerships while seeking to steward and care for existing partners with best-in-class care. In support of this goal, the SED team is looking for a talented, ambitious, detail-oriented and collaborative person to join our Partner Trust and Impact team. This position, the Partner Impact Grants Specialist, joins the team during an exciting time for the organization as we celebrate our 80th anniversary and continue to grow our team’s focus on adding value, building trust and connecting our partners to their calling and the mission of World Relief. The team and leadership are committed to sustaining a team culture that values members living out their faith, enjoying high performance and loving their work. The Partner Impact Grants Specialist will develop fundraising content for World Relief’s fundraising team focused on foundations, corporations, churches, and major donors. The ideal candidate will be adept at creating compelling content (grant proposals, impact reports, stories, presentations, updates, etc.), and should have a proven track record of effective project management and timely delivery of deliverables. This position requires a high level of creativity and donor-centric language, and candidates will need the ability to draft both technical and inspirational content. Excellent communication, writing, spelling and editing skills are essential to the role. Preference will be given to those with a strong grant writing and/or grants management background, bachelor’s degree and relevant work experience in the humanitarian and/or refugee resettlement space. Knowledge of the Storybrand framework is a plus.
Role & Responsibilities
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Content:
- Own the development of grant proposals, reports, and other materials that aid in the stewardship of World Relief partners, including churches, major donors, foundations, and corporations, with a particular focus on World Relief’s U.S. work and some international programming.
- Write and develop other content for partners and prospects (stories, updates, emergency appeals, etc.).
- Create, tailor and manage creative resources in support of frontline fundraisers’ relationship development efforts (including templates, overviews, overviews of programming, presentation decks and other collateral).
- Deliver world-class written communications that demonstrate the impact of giving to World Relief.
Project Management:
- Develop and manage timelines and key project indicators for deadlines and submissions of proposals and reports.
- Liaise with program staff to organize and facilitate streamlined proposal development and impact reporting processes.
- Represent the team in cross-departmental projects and initiatives; serve as a connector between program staff, the Partner Trust and Impact team, frontline fundraisers and the Strategic Engagement operations team to ensure smooth flow of information and data.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills with high attention to detail
- Outstanding listening, oral and written communication and meeting facilitation skills with a demonstrated ability to relate to and communicate with diverse stakeholders
- Ability to anticipate audience-specific communication needs and adapt writing and communication skills to each audience
- Understanding of global issues, displacement, and refugee resettlement in the U.S.
- Ability to distill complex situations into digestible content pieces (proposals, reports, updates, stories, etc.) in creative and compelling ways that help move our partners forward in their journey with World Relief
- Ability to manage and prioritize competing tasks to meet multiple, simultaneous deadlines and motivate others to do so, using diplomacy, clear communication and effective systems and processes to ensure that all team members follow through on assignments and tasks on time
- Extremely self-motivated with a proactive approach to work
- Capable of balancing independent and remote work structure with a highly collaborative team-based culture
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
- 3+ years of experience in a variety of writing formats, specifically development writing; grant writing and/or grants management experience required
- 1+ years in a project management role with demonstrated effectiveness and success – from facilitating big-picture strategic conversations about positioning to on-time completion of deliverables
- Ability to use Canva or similar design application
- Familiarity with Raiser’s Edge donor tracking system or equivalent
- Ability to fluently use all Microsoft programs such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
- Up to 25% Domestic/International travel
World Relief offers a competitive benefits package (25 hours + per week):
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Offer 16 company Paid Holidays + 4 additional Personal days per year!
- Paid Sick and Vacation Time
- Paid Parental Leave (12 weeks for qualified employees)
- FSAs: Medical & Dependent Care, & Commuter Funding
- Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse, and children)
- Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident insurance policies
- Legal Shield Insurance
World Relief pays 100% for eligible employees:
- Group Term Life (employee, spouse, and children)
- Long Term & Short-term Disability
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Long Distance Travel Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
World Relief - Retirement:
- 401K & Roth
- WR matches up to 4%, then an additional quarter percent up to 10%
- Eligibility: Full Time (40 hours per week) is eligible after 3 months of employment. Part time is eligible after 1000 hours in a year.
World Relief Discounts (Immediately Eligible):
- Verizon
- Pet Insurance through Nationwide
- Home and Auto insurance through Liberty Mutual
- Working Advantage Discount Program
- Active & Fit Gym Membership
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.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations
· The ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-15 pounds.
· Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application information.
· The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
· General office setting. World Relief also offers hybrid and remote schedules for limited positions.
· Great lengths of time working on computer, reading from computer screen, entering information, standing at copier or fax machine, and some time on the phone or in virtual meetings may be required.
· Year-end archiving activities involve repeated lifting and bending.
· Physical, emotional and intellectual demands
· Equipment used: Employee computer (desktop or laptop), printer, and copier.
· All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Individuals may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. This position description is not all-inclusive and is always under review.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.
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.
Legal Background in the United States
World Relief is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. World Relief strictly prohibits and does not tolerate unlawful discrimination against employees on the basis of person’s race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law, which does not conflict with the protections afforded World Relief as a faith-based employer.
In addition, physical or mental limitations will not be a factor in the application of World Relief's employment policies or employee practices, except for those situations in which occupational requirement make consideration of such factors necessary.
Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a) World Relief has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with World Relief’s Statement of Faith.
