[Hiring] Temporary Project Coordinator @The Foursquare Church

Role Description

This position is responsible for assisting the Multiplication + Expansion Team in pursuing an implementation grant from the Lilly Endowment and its New Churches Initiative through assessing the current organizational infrastructure for supporting new works, researching church planting strategies in other organizations, and working to formalize a strategic plan for future sustainability and exponential growth.

Classification: Temporary, Part-Time, Non-Exempt at 20 hours/week

Essential Responsibilities

• Work alongside the Operations Administrator to accomplish all necessary tasks for submitting the full grant request by the August due date.
• Establish a guide of key markers to ensure necessary information is collected to meet the objectives of the initiative.
• Objective 1: Designing, testing, and implementing new strategies and practices for establishing and supporting new churches.
• Objective 2: Engaging in activities to strengthen the organization’s infrastructure and capacities to start and support new congregations.
• Objective 3: Increasing the organization’s pool of financial resources to implement new or enhance current strategies for providing direct financial support to start new churches and help them become financially sustainable.
• Plan and execute focus-group discussions with various leaders at all levels of involvement throughout the U.S. Foursquare church.
• Research other denominations and comparable church planting organizations.
• Aggregate all data and research findings into a concise, multi-faceted, and functional report.
• Participate in strategic planning discussions with various One Team members, and/or committees, to maximize the use of the data collected.
• Interact with the 3rd-party grant writing service as needed.
• Additional projects as requested by Supervisory Team Leader.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates humility and a growth mindset with an attitude of servant-leadership, placing serving over being served and collaboration over individualization.
• A commitment to The Foursquare “one-team” growth culture with a stand and personal commitment to life-long learning and growth.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent level of experience, training, and education preferred.
• Ability to work remotely effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledgeable of basic administrative, accounting and financial business documents.
• Experience in research projects that inform strategic planning.
• Knowledge of common fundraising practices is preferred.
• Level of professionalism and spiritual maturity with the ability to partner in sensitive matters and maintain confidentiality.
• Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, clear communicator.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, multi-task, create timelines and meet project deadlines; attention to detail and comfortable with measured outcomes.
• Organized, self-starter with a positive attitude.
• Adaptable and able to learn quickly; strong problem-solving abilities.
• Experienced with using Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel) including collaboration applications (Teams, etc.).
• Bilingual: ability to speak, listen, read, and write fluently in Spanish is helpful but not required.
• Ability to travel as required to meet accountabilities.

Physical Requirements

• Must have the ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• Exhibit manual dexterity of fingers, hands and wrists.
• See and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids.
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the phone.
• Have the ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• The physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds.