Communications and Operations Director

Work Location:

Remote - USA

Schedule:

Full time

To advance the purpose of Inter Varsity, 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.

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 Inter Varsity 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 Inter Varsity 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…