Director - Church and Community Engagement (CACE)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Director, Church and Community Engagement (CaCE)

Department: Constituency Relations (CORE) Team

Reports To: Chief Marketing and Philanthropy Officer, GET

POSITION PURPOSE:

Provide leadership and supervision to the Canadian Church and Community Engagement (CaCE) team, by implementing and managing the CaCE strategy and systems, in support of the vision and mission of World Renew, inspiring constituents in global thinking and kingdom action. This position engages directly with Christian Reformed Churches (CRCs), churches beyond the CRC (bCRCs) , educational and other institutions, conferences and events, and other community groups, all the while building relationships with key leaders in order to increase church involvement with World Renew through prayer, volunteering, financial support, and other ministry partnership.

We do not discriminate based on disability, culture, ethnicity, or gender, and welcome and encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide leadership and supervision of the national team:
• Facilitate and oversee the annual and long-term planning, implementation and evaluation process of the team, ensuring sound strategy, integration, and alignment with CORE and its sub-teams, World Renew, and CRCNA objectives.
• Manage the team budget
• Ensure effective collaboration and integration among all team components: congregational connections, schools, youth and young adult efforts, justice advocacy, and all partnerships, particularly with the Global Volunteer Program (GVP), the Global Engagement Opportunities (GEO) Program and the Global Partnership Program (GPP), as well as As well as such collaboration as is necessary with US CORE members.
• Co-ordinate with the Canadian Marketing and Communications team generally for the creation and production of materials that will increase the profile of the work of the agency and its reputation with all groups, with a view to increasing all forms of engagement, with a specific focus on collaborating on the GEO Program.
• Represent concerns in the CORE team nationally and bi-nationally as warranted, contributing to full team efforts to secure funds and foster Canadian and global communities' transformation
• Collaborate broadly to develop and implement team plans to educate and motivate both CRC congregations, and congregations beyond the CRC, to higher levels of generosity and engagement
• Collaborate with CRC ministries, agencies and leaders to integrate church involvement denominationally and grow financial support of World Renew ministry, with a particular focus on deacons and deacon structures in Canada, especially with Diaconal Ministries Canada (DMC)
• Using these programs: GVP, GPP and GEO, engage churches and church groups with designated global churches and/or communities with which World Renew works, providing church participants with a personal reciprocal experience in ministry on the field
• Manage church relationships of the top-giving 10% of the CRCs nationally, through development and implementation of appropriate and effective plans; CaCE Team raises around $4,000,000 CAD annually.
  
• Ensure that youth/young adult strategies are integrated into team efforts
  
• Enable and/or initiate, maintain and expand mutually-beneficial partnerships with schools at all levels.
  
• Provide training for board delegates and support them in their constituency development activities at the classical level
  
• Through inter- and intra-agency collaboration, encourage justice mobilization among constituent groups in Canada
  
• Promote World Renew at select ecclesiastical, educational and other venues, such as conventions and conferences
  
• Perform other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This position supervises Church and Community Engagement staff members nationally

QUALIFICATIONS:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.
  
• Commitment to live out World Renew's mission, vision and values.
  
• Active engagement in local Christian community and able to sign World Renew's Statement of Faith.
  
• Demonstrated commitment to Christ and able to recognize this position as one that contributes to the work of His Kingdom
  
• Demonstrated commitment to contribute to and promote a work and service environment (locally and in the communities that we serve) that values diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), localization and decolonization
  
• Committed to working towards gender equality, equity and justice in all aspects of our programming, plans, policies and organizational structure
  
• Knowledgeable in the Reformed faith and tradition as practiced by the CRCNA, with an ability to articulate a biblical world and life view and to communicate enthusiasm for the ministry of World Renew
  
• Ability to plan, manage and monitor the team budget and demonstrate return on investment of development activities.
  
• Flexible and adaptable team player; proven skills in collaborating with others; demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to express ideas clearly, listen with sensitivity.
  
• Self-directed, ability to work with limited direction and to set priorities in a multi-task context to ensure projects are completed and targets achieved.
  
• Ability to direct the activities of self and others to ensure projects are completed and targets achieved.
  
• Demonstrated ability to plan, manage, implement, and evaluate a church and community fund-raising strategy.
  
• Demonstrated aptitude and competence in MS Office programs, competence in computerized database management, and financial information reporting systems

EDUCATION or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in related field required.
  
• Four years work experience required in church and/or community relations, fund raising or related field preferred
  
• Two years work experience required in team management/leadership.
  
• Recent work experience in international development and disaster response milieu an asset

WORK ENVIRONMENT, PHYSICAL AND OTHER DEMANDS:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position requires

TRAVEL:

• Regular (usually monthly) travel between the Grand Rapids and Burlington offices to supervise personnel in both offices is expected
• Requires occasional international travel. International travel includes the possibility of destinations with rough terrain, unreliable access to water and electricity, and increased exposure to illness.

** With World Renew's commitment to Core Humanitarian Standard and Safeguarding responsibilities, as part of the recruitment process, a successful candidate can expect to go through a thorough background check

Why Work with World Renew? We value Flexibility Effective January 2022 full-time positions transitioned to a 36-hour workweek (1,872 hours annually) with Fridays being "Focus Fridays" #nomeetings

• Work that follows a relentless mission to end hunger and starvation in the world

• Full-Time Flexible Work Arrangements

• Generous Vacation and Holiday Time

• Embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion

• Benefits include Health, Welfare, & Retirement

• Professional Development Opportunities

• Contributing to an organization that is making an impact in the world

• Up to 1 week of paid time off for voluntary mission/service project trip.

World Renew is its own 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is governed by its U.S. and Canadian Boards of Directors.