Communications Coordinator (Part Time)

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten?  Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?

If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.

If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.

Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.

This position is reliant upon funding and may be subject to modification or termination based on resource availability.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Communications Coordinator is the chief storyteller, responsible for: - empowering refugees & immigrants in Spokane to tell their stories (storytelling) - assisting the CCE team in engaging the community to partner with World Relief (fundraising) - assisting with marketing & promotion of the services and programs offered by the Spokane office (marketing)

• Storytelling
• Tell the World Relief Spokane impact through the stories of refugees and volunteers and invite people to engage
• Educate about issues   
• Empower & invite immigrants and former refugees to share their stories
• Create and deliver communications streams via print, email, web, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to different categories of constituents on appropriate schedules
• Be the primary liaison with local media outlets
• Fundraising
• Help write & design fundraising campaigns in-person and online
• Assist other team members to raise funds by providing materials in support of their efforts
• Track communications sent to constituents and results of marketing efforts
• Work with printers & other providers to distribute fundraising materials
• Marketing   
• Assist other team members in promoting outreach efforts and advertising the services of World Relief Spokane to the larger immigrant community
• Work with the outreach coordinator to utilize digital platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram to communicate with clients & former clients about services offered to them
• Work with printers & other providers to distribute fundraising materials.
• Track communications sent to constituents and results of marketing efforts

• Mature and personal Christian faith
• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
• Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
• Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation document

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in communications and marketing

• Good writer, creating content that inspires people to action
• Bachelor’s degree 

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time and part-time employees.

World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.

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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.