GLOBAL GENEROSITY COMMUNICATIONS & STEWARDSHIP DIRECTOR– POSITION DESCRIPTION

Operation Mobilization USA, Global Generosity team

DEPARTMENT:                   Global Generosity

JOB TITLE:                             Global Generosity Communications & Stewardship Director

REPORTS TO:                      SVP & CDO

MEMBER OF:                      Global Generosity Leadership Team (GGLT) & MTM

SUPPORTED BY:                  Operations Specialist, Stewardship Manager, Writers/Editors, Prospect Researcher

SUPERVISES:                       Stewardship Manager, indirectly supervises contract writers

CRITICAL FEW OBJECTIVES:

1. Leads the functions of field relations and stewardship management within the Global Generosity Team
2. Hires, develops and manages the Stewardship Manager and contract writing team, ensuring production of tailored, world-class proposals and stewardship reports for deeply invested partners
3. Establishes and leads a strategic and systematic focus on relationships between strategic OM fields, the Global Generosity team and OM USA partners
4. Engages as the primary liaison with OM International staff to ensure processes needed for world-class stewardship
5. Guides collaboration with OM USA teams including Finance and Marketing to ensure effective communication and processes as gifts are received and sent out
6. Influences systemwide organization performance improvement through strategic international assignments
7. Supports engagement of the CEO, Board members and senior leaders as well as OM International leaders in the development process

 Assumptions:

When accomplishment of these objectives falls outside of OMUSA’s scope to control, the Director will exert appropriate influence and drive for best results.

DUTIES:

Team Leadership:

1. Own annual planning including department Logframe and budget, and maintaining budget-to-actual control
2. Direct the facilitation of communications and mutually beneficial relationships between the GG team and key field staff and donors
3. Consult with Global Generosity team members regarding field/project questions and to clarify funding needs for a set of strategic donors, and oversee the Stewardship Manager doing the same for all other managed donors
4. Play a pivotal role in onboarding all new GG team members regarding OM worldwide and current ministry priorities
5. Oversee the team troubleshooting gift allocation and other inquiries
6. Contribute to select programs and ministries including Pillar Fund Allocation, crisis relief efforts and others as needed
7. Manage and distribute monthly discretionary funds in collaboration with Finance
8. Support facilitation and hosting of visitors from the field to the USA office

 Stewardship Document Production:

9. Direct the development of proposals and stewardship documentation by the Stewardship Management team, making sure said documentation is persuasive, accurate and flawless and submitted to donor/foundation prior to set deadline
10. Oversee the production and distribution of the quarterly Insight Magazines to Major Donors and Churches
11. Directly handle strategic stewardship documents such as Tear Sheets and those for particularly strategic donor relationships

CREDENTIALS and QUALITIES:

1. A committed Christian and in agreement with OM USA’s faith statements found on our website
2. BA/BS required, MBA and CFRE preferred
3. Passionate about OM’s mission to see vibrant communities of Jesus followers amongst the least reached, and its plan to reverse their trajectory through integrated missions including Going Bolding, Sowing Broadly & Transforming Totally.
4. 5+ years of front-line on-field successes in program delivery, contextual communications, or major donor fundraising, in a large, multi-national and hybrid work environment
5. Expertise collaborating with others in a complex, matrix-structured, dynamic organizational environment. A track record of positioning affiliated entities as valued customers, and experience brokering between the needs of the affiliates and the interests of the donor.
6. Ability to engage CEO, senior managers and board members in strategic communications, and to earn and maintain their confidence
7. Superior presentation skills, including the presence to deal effectively with diverse constituencies including principal donors, Board members, national staff and leadership in the field
8. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to listen, to write and speak clearly and effectively, and an unusual capacity to engage, inspire and persuade
9. Strong development-related technology skills including CRM and shared workspaces
10. A self-starter with a high level of energy, self-confidence, and a positive “can-do” attitude are essential, as is humility
11. An individual of unquestionable integrity whose professional and personal conduct reflects our values
12. Contributing to a diverse workforce and thereby enabling the team to “represent the world we serve”
13. Able to handle security sensitive information and maintain confidentiality