YFC National Service Center Project & Specialist Denver Area ; Remote

This role supports the execution of key initiatives across Youth for Christ USA by planning, coordinating, and guiding projects from start to finish. The Project and Change Specialistworkswith teams across the organization to move initiatives forward, keep stakeholders aligned, and help people successfully adopt new systems, processes, or improvements that come out of project work.

Essential Functions:

Membersofthe Projects Department

• Participate actively in team discussions, planning sessions, and problem-solving activities.
• Work closely with internal teams andcross-functional partners to ensure clear communication and coordination across projects
• Assist with the development of tools, documentation, training materials,and internal processes that support the work of the Projects Department
• Enhance the planning and execution of projects throughout the organization.
• Apply the Design Thinking mindset in daily work, integrating innovation and Christ-centered, human-centered problem-solving into planning, collaboration, and execution.

Project Management

• Lead the planning and day-to-day coordination of assigned projects and initiatives
• Develop practical project plans that outline scope, timelines, keymilestonesand expected outcomes
• Work with project sponsors and stakeholders to ensure expectations are clear and that projects stay aligned with organizational priorities
• Track progress,identify risks or roadblocks, and help develop solutions that keep projects moving
• Communicate project updates,challenge sand next steps so stakeholdersremaininformed and aligned
• Support the successful completion of project deliverables and overall initiative goals
• Occasionally become familiar enough with the subject matter of each project to leada trainingor develop content

Change Management

• Support the people side of change for projects and organizational initiatives
• Help assess how prepared teams are for upcoming changes andidentifyareas whereadditionalsupport may be needed
• Develop communication, training and support plans and content that help individuals and teams understand and adopt changes
• Use established change management practices, including PROSCI and ADKAR principles, to guide the transition process
• Work with leaders and stakeholders to reinforce adoption and help ensure new systems or processes are actually usedas intended
• Activelyparticipatein discussions and contribute to finding effective solutions.
• Lead assigned tasks for the Projects Department, including roadmap development, training, documentation, etc.

All YFC employees are expected to regularly and activelyparticipatein faithful activities that advance the stewardship functions of YFC/USA. These activities will include—but are not limited to— extending invitations to fundraising events, recruiting personal circle of influence/YFC donor contacts, sending letters, handwritten notes, personal calls, and personally ministering to donor contacts.

Spiritual Responsibilities:

Because the overriding religious purpose and mission of Youth for Christ USA is to communicate and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and their families, and in that regard to make, educate and encourage life-long disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is very important that you as an employee in the movement of Youth for Christ be recognized as an associate minister of the Gospel.

As an employee of Youth for Christ and an associate minister of the Gospel, YFC expects all employees to:

• Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole, as well asfor specific ministry initiatives.
• Participate and lead regular times of prayer,devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC.
• Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC staff meetings, conferences,campsand events.
• Model empathy,humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in words and in the practice of faith expression.

YFC employees will have an opportunity to be commissioned or licensed as a minister of the Gospel through the established Youth for Christ process, and/or ordained by an outside body recognized by Youth for Christ USA.

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