[Hiring] Project Manager, YLG 4 Communications @Essential HR

Role Description

As Project Manager for YLG 4 Communications, you will play a critical role in planning, coordinating, and executing communication workflows for the Fourth Younger Leaders Gathering (YLG 4). This role is focused on ensuring that all communication outputs—across internal coordination and external engagement—are delivered with clarity, consistency, and excellence.

• Manage the day-to-day execution of communication workflows, including email communication, content production, print coordination, and collaboration with internal teams and external service providers.
• Help ensure that messaging, materials, and assets are delivered on time and aligned with the Lausanne Movement’s mission.
• Provide structure, organisation, and dependable follow-through across all YLG 4 communication initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Project Management, Marketing, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proficiency in communications tools and platforms, including project management systems and analytics software; familiarity with content management systems (Wordpress, MailChimp, etc.) is a plus.
• Able to manage and work efficiently within multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, high initiative, reliability, self-motivation, self-management, and strong alignment with the organization's mission and values.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects, ideally in a communications, event or creative environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to coordinate across multiple teams.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and maintain strong follow-through.
• Alignment with the Lausanne Movement’s mission and values.

Requirements

• Follower of Jesus Christ.
• Affirmation of The Lausanne Covenant (www.lausanne.org/covenant).
• Ability to interact sensitively with people from diverse Christian theological perspectives within the global Body of Christ, under the common commitment of The Lausanne Covenant.
• Embraces the spirit of Lausanne described as a spirit of humility, friendship, study, prayer, partnership, and hope.

Benefits

• Payment will be arranged based on competencies and responsibilities and will be decided on an individual basis.
• Lausanne does not have direct employees; payment will be contract work with a business vendor or the prospective contractor will be employed through one of our partner organizations.
• Remote working arrangement, with required availability at different times of the day for periodic calls with staff around the world.
• This position may require some international travel (10-15 nights per year).

Contact

For inquiries, please contact Sandra Kunze, Director of Engagement, by email at [email protected].

Company Description

Founded in 1974 following the First International Congress on World Evangelization, the Lausanne Movement has been serving the global church for nearly 50 years.

• Lausanne has a global leadership team of nearly 300 global mission experts, practitioners, and professionals.
• Committed to accelerating global mission toward a vision of the gospel for every person, disciple-making churches for every people and place, Christlike leaders for every church and sector, and kingdom impact in every sphere of society.
• Learn more by visiting our website lausanne.org.