[Hiring] Stewardship Communications Specialist II @LE100 Compassion International, Inc. (USA)

Role Description

As a Stewardship Communications Specialist II, you will work with colleagues to develop proposals and reports for donors who partner with Compassion. At this career level, you work independently on moderately complex proposals and funding opportunities or as a team member on larger projects. You may coach other specialists.

• Maintain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintaining a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully uphold Compassion’s ministry in prayer.
• Act as an advocate to raise the awareness of the needs of children.
• Understand Christ’s mandate to protect children.
• Commit to and prioritize child protection considerations in all decision-making, tasks, and activities across the ministry.
• Abide by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct.
• Report any concerns of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children through Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately support responses to incidents if they occur.
• Uphold and engage in Compassion’s core Cultural Behaviors.
• Prepare conventional and unconventional funding proposals and reports in response to ongoing and critical needs (HIV/AIDS, disaster, major medical, water, infrastructure, etc.) as well as general funding needs.
• Tailor packages for major and mid-level donors, foundations, and business segments.
• Partner with cross-functional teams within Compassion to foster and strengthen relationships through the delivery of high-quality proposal materials, reports, and special-request deliverables.
• Coordinate the proposal process from request to completion.
• Provide stewardship reports ensuring that the report information correlates with the proposal, reconciling any differences between the report and the agreed-upon proposal.
• Offer supplemental information in response to questions concerning proposals and stewardship reports.
• Facilitate projects funded by multiple foundations or major donors.
• Provide expertise and assistance to other professionals and support staff for proposals or other SCT projects.
• Maintain the department's proposal and reporting database (Salesforce).
• Work on several platforms to accomplish work including Wordpress, Adobe InDesign, Trello, Workfront, Tableau, etc.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience with non-profit donor communications
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Keen attention to accuracy and detail
• Ability to synthesize info that is loosely translated (and sometimes technical) and present it in an easy-to-understand format
• Ability to manage multiple projects and proactively adjust priorities when needed
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment

Requirements

• Preferred: Experience working in Photoshop and InDesign

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• 10% contribution to a 403(b) retirement fund on top of your salary
• Excellent healthcare coverage
• Free short-term professional counseling
• Spiritual growth opportunities including regular chapel services, prayer groups, and department devotionals