Director of Communications & Operations Southern Pines UMC

Southern Pine United Methodist Church 175 Midland Rd., Southern Pines, NC 28387
Title:
Director of Communications & Operations

Reports to:

Pastor and Staff Parish Relations (Personnel) Committee
Weekly time commitment: 20hours
Start Date:
January 2027

• Maintaining a consistent weekly office hours (with flexibility for personal and family needs), ideally 9am-2pm Monday thru Thursday (or 9am-12pm Mon-Thurs with additional flex hours)
• Providing a kind and welcoming office presence during stated office hours, particularly including hours that the preschool is in operation (9am-12pm).
• Answering phone calls, voicemails, and emails in a prompt and timely manner, and directing special inquiries (weddings, funerals, facilities usage, etc.) appropriately.
• Participating in weekly staff meetings

• Publishing a weekly worship bulletin, with content provided by ministry staff and lay members.
• Coordinating with staff and lay leadership to post/advertise relevant content on church media channels
• Receiving and distributing information from the pastor, staff, and church leaders for our weekly e-newsletter (via Mail Chimp).
• Updating content on programs, events, etc. on the church website

• Communicating and coordinating with different approved groups that use our facility.
• Managing the church-wide calendar to ensure current content and to prevent overlapping events with SPUMC and various community groups.
• Maintaining an effective filing/organizational system for church documents.
• Assisting the pastor in preparing for annual “Charge Conference” business meeting (usually October).

• Maintaining and updating church databases and records, including updating membership records and new guest information, working with the pastor, staff, and SPUMC members as needed.
• Managing shared staff files (via Google Drive and Planning Center).
• Checking and distributing mail during stated office hours.

• Coordinating facility maintenance appointments, as needed, in consultation with the Trustees.
• Ordering office/church equipment and supplies, via the most cost-effective methods, in consultation with the Trustees as needed.
• Coordinating key distribution/control with the Trustees.

• A love of God and neighbor
• A desire to be a part of a delightful, energetic, collaborative team of leaders in a growing church community

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong administrative and organizational skills, with a keen attention to detail, and an ability to prioritize work flow around the essential weekly communication needs of the church.
• Word processing skills, and ability to use Google Suite (Google Calendar/Google Drive)
• Preference for proficiency in, or ability to learn, Canva (basic graphic design), Mail Chimp (e-newsletter), Planning Center Online (church membership database and worship planning) and GoDaddy Airo (basic web content updates)