Church Partnerships Coordinator presso SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION INC

Description

At the San Diego Rescue Mission, we are driven by a profound belief in compassion, service, and the transformative power of Jesus' love. Our mission goes beyond charity; it is a calling to love our neighbors and provide hope and healing to those experiencing homelessness. We are committed to creating a holistic approach to recovery and rehabilitation, ensuring that our programs serve as safe havens for men, women, and children in need.

Position Summary

The Church Partnerships Coordinator plays a key role in furthering the Mission’s commitment to excellence in service and Christlike compassion. This position supports program objectives, ensures operational integrity, and reflects our values in every interaction with clients, staff, and the public. The Church Partnerships Coordinator serves as a member of the Development and Community Engagement Team and reports to the Director of Church Partnerships. This position cultivates relationships with our church partners and facilitates their engagement on multiple levels.  

Key Responsibilities 

To cultivate, pursue, and assist in developing relationships with new and current church partners through intentional/clear/relational communication and follow-up. Elevate churches to a higher tiered giving status.  

• Help develop an annual strategy that targets SDRM’s existing Kingdom Supporter church partners (giving less than $3K/year) with the goal of elevating engagement to Kingdom Builder status ($3K/year plus) 
• Organize and manage on-site and off-site church service projects, special events and donation drives
• Maintain consistent, regular communication with church partners via mailings, email newsletters, proposals, thank you notes, tours and personal visits
• Pursue church speaking engagements and tabling opportunities in accordance with department goals      
• Connect with the Volunteer Coordinators at all campuses to ensure optimal integration of church partners with both on- and off-site opportunities. Lead volunteer groups through projects with support from the Volunteer Team
• Work with Programs to develop church resources for our guests and students
• Follow up on all church partner inquiries and target new potential partnerships
• Invite churches for tours, give partner presentations and follow up with customized proposals and financial asks

Support Departmental Events and Marketing Efforts

• Create marketing materials (banners, brochures, flyers, social media posts, template newsletters, HTML emails) for the CP Team 
• Represent the Mission at local church events such as VBS and ministry fairs 
• Assist the events team in event preparation, set-up, and tear-down 
• Create short promotional training and highlight videos as needed 

To maintain our vision for SDRM’s twice-weekly chapel services, upholding our primary goal for every student to encounter God   

• Maintain our vision for SDRM’s twice-weekly chapel services, upholding our primary goal for every student to encounter God
• Provide clear framework, guidelines/boundaries, procedures and ongoing communication for chapel hosts and chaplains, including necessary training materials
• Ensure the chapel schedule is managed well from an administrative standpoint
• Read all chapel reports to praise/discipline chapel hosts as appropriate   
• Increase the level of engagement/investment in the Mission from longstanding chapel service hosts (giving financially, running donation drives, bringing groups to serve, etc.) 

To assist churches with the launch of upcoming program initiatives and the Overnight Immersion Program, along with accompanying outreach and volunteer events    

• Assist Churches with OneName and related outreach events    
• Assist partner churches with OneName outreaches, Overnight Immersion, and additional seasonal or program-based ministry initiatives.
• Support year-round outreach and relational events, including:
  • Alternative Gift Markets & Missions Fairs
  • Student trip coordination to church events
  • Holiday Outreach Meals (Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas)
  • Church Serving Days at SDRM
  • Worship Nights
  • Development & Community Engagement celebrations (graduations, benefits, open houses)

Oversee the Church Partnership Database  

• Understand and utilize all the features of the software   
• Create standards and processes for data entry and management  
• Run queries, analyze data and produce meaningful reports and presentations. Use data to design strategies to improve business initiatives  
• Troubleshoot all issues, so that data is clean and useable    
• Organize documentation for easy access and maximum efficiency across department  
• Create and monitor a weekly dashboard to measure against departmental goals  
• Stay abreast of software updates and lead/train team   
• Produce mailing lists based on segmentation profiles  
• Regularly run the church giving report, looking for trends and drop-offs. Prepare thank you notes for high givers. 
• Upkeep the annual goals spreadsheet and regularly reporting trends to the Church Partnership team 

Collaborate cross-functionally to uphold trauma-informed practices and ensure client dignity. 

Qualifications

Education

• Minimum: Bachelor’s in Ministry, Business, Non-Profit Management, or related field 

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years working in a nonprofit, ministry, or human services environment 
• Experience working with individuals facing homelessness, trauma, or addiction preferred 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Mailchimp 
• Church ministry and volunteer coordination experience 
• Outgoing, organized, creative, detail-oriented, fast learner, confident presenter, creative problem solver, strong writing skills, internet-savvy.  
• Basic graphic design experience (Canva preferred)  

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to function effectively in a dynamic, faith-based environment 
• Strong communication and administrative skills 
• Working knowledge of general business operations in a nonprofit, social services environment 
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook) 
• Typing (min 35 wpm) 
• Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills 
• Strong relationship skills and ability to motivate others 
• Coordinate and/or direct a variety of complex tasks and assignments simultaneously and successfully 
• Exercise good judgment and make sensible decisions 
• Attentive to detail 
• Prioritize effectively 
• Effective oral and written communication skills 
• Eagerness to learn and be trained 
• Work both independently and as part of a team 
• Provide information to public by answering questions and requests 
• Regular, timely attendance. 
• Capable of maintaining emotional resilience in challenging client situations 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The San Diego Rescue Mission (SDRM) Is both an equal opportunity employer and a Christian Ministry. We conduct hiring without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex (which included breastfeeding, or a medical condition related to breastfeeding), marital status, parental status, military status, veteran's status, pregnancy, medication condition, genetic characteristics, genetic information, disability or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

However, as a registered non- profit religious organization, SDRM does reserve the right to discriminate in hiring persons whose lifestyle is contradictory to Biblical principles.

Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 942 U.S.C 2000e (a)), SDRM has the right to, and does hire only candidates who agree with SDRM's Statement of Faith and conduct themselves in accordance with our religious beliefs.

Background Check Disclaimer

SDRM conducts background checks in compliance with applicable federal and state laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act, and the California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act. If you accept a position with SDRM, as part of your conditional offer of employment, you will be asked to submit to a virtual background check AND a California Livescan Fingerprint.

You will be provided the following notifications as an example:

1. You will be provided with appropriate written notice of the company's intention to obtain information by way of a background check and will give applicants and employees the opportunity to obtain a free copy of any report obtained.

2. Applicants and employees will be asked to authorize a background check before such check is performed.

Drug Screen Disclaimer

SDRM is a Nonprofit Religious Organization and as such, we require all employees to submit to our drug screen as a condition of employment once they have accepted a position with SDRM. Because of our religious affiliation, we do not allow employees to use or consume recreational or medicinal marijuana, along with all other federally recognized substances. You will be notified prior to any employment decisions if your drug screen is returned with negative findings. Refusal to submit to testing will result in disqualification of further employment consideration.

E-Verify Statement

San Diego Rescue Mission participates in E-Verify. We will provide the Social Security Administration, and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security, with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Please note that we do not use this information to pre-screen job applicants.