World Relief
Communications Coordinator (Part-time)
World Relief, Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27104
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:
World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that is fighting for change that lasts, right here in the U.S. and across the globe. We bring sustainable solutions to the world's greatest problems - disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression, and mass displacement. The organization is approximately 75 years old and has worked in over 100 countries around the world since its founding.
In the United States, we come alongside local churches, community organizations and hundreds of individual volunteers to support newly arriving refugee and other immigrant families. Today, we are proud to partner with over 6,000 local churches, and 95,000 volunteers globally to bring hope, healing and transformation to the most vulnerable.
POSITION SUMMARY:
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.
The Communications Coordinator will work to strengthen the connection between World Relief Triad and its volunteers, donors, church partners, and the wider community through managing its web presence, social media, newsletters, and communication platforms. This position will create communications and marketing content, cultivate stories of impact, and inform, educate, and empower the community to advocate on behalf of refugees and other immigrants in vulnerable situations.
Role & ResponsibilitiesReasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Manage and create written content and communication for World Relief Triad, including newsletters, emails, blogs, impact reports, social media, promotional materials, and web presence in concert with office communication strategyManage World Relief Triad website in coordination with Home OfficeParticipate in National Communications Working GroupTrack social media and community engagement metricsDevelop and maintain consistent style, tone, voice, and branding for World Relief TriadAttend and represent World Relief Triad during occasional community/church events to promote the mission and work of World Relief TriadDevelop and maintain relationships with local media outletsCultivate and produce impact stories (in both print and video) of our partners and those we serveCreate engagement materials in conjunction with local fundraising campaignsAssist in the planning and execution of community events and/or fundraisersManage and update information in our communication database, HubSpot, to ensure effective, timely, and relevant communication with volunteers, churches, donors, and community partnersCreate and manage photo and video content in compliance with World Relief policy
Knowledge, Skills, & AbilitiesFluent in Microsoft software including Excel, Word, Outlook and AccessProficiency in social media platforms, photo/video editing, and website design.Ability to prioritize, multi-task and organize in a fast paced and fluid environmentStrong verbal and written communication skillsDemonstrated knowledge of web and social media developmentCross-cultural experience preferred
RequirementsMature and personal Christian faithCommitted to the mission, vision, and values of World ReliefDesire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communitiesAble to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation documentBachelor's degree requiredStrong written and verbal communication skillsProficiency in social media platforms, photo editing and website design, and experience in communications and marketing>$17 - $17 an hour
World Relief offers a competitive benefits package (25 hours + per week):
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Offer 16 company Paid Holidays + 4 additional Personal days per year!
- Paid Sick and Vacation Time
- Paid Parental Leave (12 weeks for qualified employees)
- FSAs: Medical & Dependent Care, & Commuter Funding
- Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse, and children)
- Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident insurance policies
- Legal Shield Insurance
World Relief pays 100% for eligible employees:
- Group Term Life (employee, spouse, and children)
- Long Term & Short-term Disability
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Long Distance Travel Insurance
World Relief offers a competitive benefits package for Part-time positions (less than 25 hours per week):
- Offer 16 Paid Holidays
- Sick time available as required by state/local law
All part-time employees are eligible for
the following benefits:
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
World Relief - Retirement:
- Eligibility: After 1000 hours in a year
- Automatically enrolled at 4%
- 401K & Roth through Fidelity
- WR matches up to 4%, then an additional quarter percent up to 10%
World Relief Discounts (Immediately Eligible):
- Verizon
- Pet Insurance through Nationwide
- Home and Auto insurance through Liberty Mutual
- Working Advantage Discount Program
- Active & Fit Gym Membership
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.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations
• The ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-15 pounds.
• Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application information.
• The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• General office setting. World Relief also offers hybrid and remote schedules for limited positions.
• Great lengths of time working on computer, reading from computer screen, entering information, standing at copier or fax machine, and some time on the phone or in virtual meetings may be required.
• Year-end archiving activities involve repeated lifting and bending.
• Physical, emotional and intellectual demands
• Equipment used: Employee computer (desktop or laptop), printer, and copier.
• All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Individuals may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. This position description is not all-inclusive and is always under review.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.
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.
Legal Background in the United States
World Relief is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization.World Relief strictly prohibits and does not tolerate unlawful discrimination against employees on the basis of person's race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law, which does not conflict with the protections afforded World Relief as a faith-based employer.
In addition, physical or mental limitations will not be a factor in the application of World Relief's employment policies or employee practices, except for those situations in which occupational requirement make consideration of such factors necessary.
Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a) World Relief has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with World Relief's Statement of Faith.
World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that is fighting for change that lasts, right here in the U.S. and across the globe. We bring sustainable solutions to the world's greatest problems - disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression, and mass displacement. The organization is approximately 75 years old and has worked in over 100 countries around the world since its founding.
In the United States, we come alongside local churches, community organizations and hundreds of individual volunteers to support newly arriving refugee and other immigrant families. Today, we are proud to partner with over 6,000 local churches, and 95,000 volunteers globally to bring hope, healing and transformation to the most vulnerable.
POSITION SUMMARY:
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.
The Communications Coordinator will work to strengthen the connection between World Relief Triad and its volunteers, donors, church partners, and the wider community through managing its web presence, social media, newsletters, and communication platforms. This position will create communications and marketing content, cultivate stories of impact, and inform, educate, and empower the community to advocate on behalf of refugees and other immigrants in vulnerable situations.
Role & ResponsibilitiesReasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Manage and create written content and communication for World Relief Triad, including newsletters, emails, blogs, impact reports, social media, promotional materials, and web presence in concert with office communication strategyManage World Relief Triad website in coordination with Home OfficeParticipate in National Communications Working GroupTrack social media and community engagement metricsDevelop and maintain consistent style, tone, voice, and branding for World Relief TriadAttend and represent World Relief Triad during occasional community/church events to promote the mission and work of World Relief TriadDevelop and maintain relationships with local media outletsCultivate and produce impact stories (in both print and video) of our partners and those we serveCreate engagement materials in conjunction with local fundraising campaignsAssist in the planning and execution of community events and/or fundraisersManage and update information in our communication database, HubSpot, to ensure effective, timely, and relevant communication with volunteers, churches, donors, and community partnersCreate and manage photo and video content in compliance with World Relief policy
Knowledge, Skills, & AbilitiesFluent in Microsoft software including Excel, Word, Outlook and AccessProficiency in social media platforms, photo/video editing, and website design.Ability to prioritize, multi-task and organize in a fast paced and fluid environmentStrong verbal and written communication skillsDemonstrated knowledge of web and social media developmentCross-cultural experience preferred
RequirementsMature and personal Christian faithCommitted to the mission, vision, and values of World ReliefDesire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communitiesAble to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation documentBachelor's degree requiredStrong written and verbal communication skillsProficiency in social media platforms, photo editing and website design, and experience in communications and marketing>$17 - $17 an hour
World Relief offers a competitive benefits package (25 hours + per week):
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Offer 16 company Paid Holidays + 4 additional Personal days per year!
- Paid Sick and Vacation Time
- Paid Parental Leave (12 weeks for qualified employees)
- FSAs: Medical & Dependent Care, & Commuter Funding
- Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse, and children)
- Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident insurance policies
- Legal Shield Insurance
World Relief pays 100% for eligible employees:
- Group Term Life (employee, spouse, and children)
- Long Term & Short-term Disability
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Long Distance Travel Insurance
World Relief offers a competitive benefits package for Part-time positions (less than 25 hours per week):
- Offer 16 Paid Holidays
- Sick time available as required by state/local law
All part-time employees are eligible for
the following benefits:
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
World Relief - Retirement:
- Eligibility: After 1000 hours in a year
- Automatically enrolled at 4%
- 401K & Roth through Fidelity
- WR matches up to 4%, then an additional quarter percent up to 10%
World Relief Discounts (Immediately Eligible):
- Verizon
- Pet Insurance through Nationwide
- Home and Auto insurance through Liberty Mutual
- Working Advantage Discount Program
- Active & Fit Gym Membership
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.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations
• The ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-15 pounds.
• Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application information.
• The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• General office setting. World Relief also offers hybrid and remote schedules for limited positions.
• Great lengths of time working on computer, reading from computer screen, entering information, standing at copier or fax machine, and some time on the phone or in virtual meetings may be required.
• Year-end archiving activities involve repeated lifting and bending.
• Physical, emotional and intellectual demands
• Equipment used: Employee computer (desktop or laptop), printer, and copier.
• All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Individuals may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. This position description is not all-inclusive and is always under review.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.
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.
Legal Background in the United States
World Relief is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization.World Relief strictly prohibits and does not tolerate unlawful discrimination against employees on the basis of person's race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law, which does not conflict with the protections afforded World Relief as a faith-based employer.
In addition, physical or mental limitations will not be a factor in the application of World Relief's employment policies or employee practices, except for those situations in which occupational requirement make consideration of such factors necessary.
Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a) World Relief has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with World Relief's Statement of Faith.