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Administrative Assistant (Part-time, Volunteer)

by Brad Benson in Careers
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Position: Administrative Assistant / Document Specialist
Location: USA

Purpose: Possess strong design and technical skills providing comprehensive administrative support to MissionExcellence (a ministry of MissionWorks) while leveraging expertise to streamline operations and enhance efficiency. This role requires a highly organized and detail-oriented individual with strong communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to design and create professional eye-catching documents and presentations.

Essential Duties and Accountabilities (with or without reasonable accommodation):

  • Provide administrative support for Director and other MissionExcellence Staff
  • Handle inquiries and provide information as needed.
  • Manage appointment and calendars for Director and other MissionExcellence staff
  • Assist with preparing meeting agendas
  • Design eye-catching and effective presentations using Microsoft Powerpoint, Google Slides, Canva, or other tools.
  • Collaborate with team members to produce high-quality documents and presentations
  • Ensure that all documents meet branding and style guidelines.
  • Create, format, and edit documents, reports, and manuals to ensure a professional and polished appearance
  • Create and maintain databases and records
  • Assist with the promotion of MissionExcellence introductory workshops and track metrics and data from these workshops
  • Perform other administrative duties as assigned

Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 15-19 hours per week

Logistics:
Possibly a remote position – candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.

Worker Status:

Part-time, support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: How you will more effectively accomplish your essential  accountabilities listed above.  These are not easily measurable but are important in fulfilling your role. They are as follows:

  • Possess strong organizational skills with the ability to ensure and maintain accurate and timely information.
  • Self-motivated, takes the initiative, anticipates needs and is willing to work on unexpected projects.
  • Must be able to work effectively with a wide range of people.
  • Interacts well in team settings and exhibits a positive, enthusiastic outlook.
  • Committed to an excellent flow of information with strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Able to meet deadlines, adjust timelines, manage conflicting priorities while multi-tasking and prioritizing top needs.
  • Ability to communicate direction, goals, and steps to future growth while simultaneously supporting a cohesive team.
  • Knowledge and experience in the area of missions.
  • Demonstrates willingness to continue learning
  • Committed to an excellent flow of information with strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Able to meet deadlines, adjust timelines, manage conflicting priorities while multi-tasking and prioritizing top needs.
  • Ability to communicate direction, goals, and steps to future growth while simultaneously supporting a cohesive team.

Requirements:

  • Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
  • Agrees with MissionWorks Statement of Faith
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Regional Mobilizer (Part-time Volunteer)

by Luljeta Guri in Careers

Position:  Regional Mobilizer

Location: USA

Key Duties: The responsibilities of the Regional Mobilizer will be to:

  • The Regional Mobilizer will work to increase awareness of MissionNext within his/her region.
  • Establish relationships with local churches, agencies, schools, organizations and businesses to introduce them to MissionNext
  • Increase the number of agencies, schools and candidates for all MissionNext Pathways
  • Develop strategies to broaden awareness of MissionNext within the region
  • Speak at key gatherings, schools, colleges and other organizations to attract more partners and more workers for the harvest

Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 10-20 hours per week.

Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone, and video conferencing.

Worker Status:
Support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.

Regions:

  • PACIFIC NORTHWEST – WA, OR, ID, MT
  • PACIFIC – Northern CA, Northern NV
  • SOUTHWEST – AZ, Southern CA, Southern NV
  • ROCKY MOUNTAIN – WY, UT, CO, NM
  • NORTH CENTRAL – ND, SD, MN, WI
  • CENTRAL – NE, KS, IA, MD
  • TEXAS
  • SOUTH CENTRAL – OK, AR, LA, MS
  • GREAT LAKES – IL, IN, MI, OH
  • MID SOUTH – KY, TN, WV, VA
  • NORTHEAST – PA, NY, NJ, DE
  • NEW ENGLAND – ME, NH, VT, CT, RI, MA
  • MID ATLANTIC – DC, MD, DE
  • SOUTHEAST – FL, GA, NC, SC, AL

Education: College graduate in Public Relations, Communications or related field or equivalent experience.

Experience and skills: Good track record of successful planning and execution of responsibilities with measurable results.  Excellent interpersonal skills, creative, self-starter and the ability to quickly assess the Regional needs and establish and execute plans to move forward. Knowledge of and experience with global missions is desired.

Requirements:

  • Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
  • Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose

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National Director of Mobilization (Part-time, Volunteer)

by Luljeta Guri in Careers

Position: National Director of Mobilization (Part-time, Volunteer)
Location: USA

Essential duties and expectations of the role:

  • Develop and lead MissionNext Regional Mobilization Teams
  • Create and implement recruiting and retention strategies for Regional Directors
  • Train and develop all Regional Directors, including onboarding and offboarding
  • Represent MissionNext at mission conferences, church activities and other events to recruit and promote the Regional Director program
  • Work with Regional Directors to increase awareness of MN in each region
  • Gather and analyze information and statistics in each region to determine outreach opportunities and possible partnerships
  • Participate in onboarding and orientation
  • Respond in a timely manner to emails, voicemails and texts.
  • Participate in meetings and conference calls when invited.
  • Complete all assignments given by the direct supervisor.
  • Take part in ascribed training and learning in order to better fulfill the requirements of the position.
  • Represent MissionNext in all interactions (internal and external) with integrity and respect
  • Serve as unto the Lord – “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward.” (Colossians 2:23-24)
  • Other duties as assigned and agreed upon.

Educational / Experience / Skills Requirements for role:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications or Public Relations and 5+ years in a ministerial, missions or pastoral role or equivalent education and experience.
  • Experience with MS Office programs and virtual communication tools like Zoom required
  • Christ-follower, personable, excellent communication and people skills, comfortable and confident in abilities, dependent on prayer, spiritually mature

Supervision: All Regional Mobilizers report to this position. This position reports to the CEO.

Working conditions / physical requirements: Preferred average hours per week 15-20. Work is done remotely, and Member will work from home using his/her own computer and internet. There will be much face-to-face contact with Regional Directors as well as contacts throughout the US Regions. Day-to-day contact is typically digital via tools such as email, telephone and video conferencing.

Travel requirements: Travel to all US Regions as well as regional or national MissionNext meetings or gatherings is required. Travel expenses will be reimbursed.

 

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MemberCare Leader (Part-Time, Volunteer)

by Luljeta Guri in Careers
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Position:   MemberCare Leader (Part-Time, Volunteer)
Location: USA

Essential duties and expectations of the role:

  • To give emotional, spiritual, and mental support to assigned Members of MissionNext
  • Have regular, meaningful, and purposeful contact with assigned Members utilizing FaceTime and/or phone calls.
  • Send appropriate texts, emails, and snail mail correspondence to support and encourage Member.
  • Pray with, have Scriptural devotions and regular discussions about Member’s spiritual growth.
  • Ensure integrity and confidentiality of information in the MemberCare program and with all candidates
  • Participate in onboarding and orientation.
  • Respond in a timely manner to emails, voicemails, and texts.
  • Participate in meetings and conference calls when invited.
  • Complete all assignments given by the direct supervisor.
  • Take part in ascribed training and learning to better fulfill the requirements of the position.
  • Represent MissionNext in all interactions (internal and external) with integrity and respect.
  • Serve as unto the Lord – “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward.” (Colossians 2:23-24)
  • Other duties as assigned and agreed upon.

Educational / Experience / Skills Requirements for role:

  • Experience in a missions, ministerial, or pastoral role
  • Experience in Biblical counseling.
  • Prefer experience with MS Office programs and virtual communication tools like Zoom.
  • Christ-follower, personable, excellent communication and people skills, comfortable and confident in abilities, dependent on prayer, spiritually mature.

Supervision: This position does not supervise other positions. This position reports to the Chief HR Officer.

Working conditions / physical requirements: Preferred average hours per week 1-3. Work is done remotely, and Member will work from home using his/her own computer and internet. There may be little in-person contact, and day-to-day contact is digital via tools such as email, telephone, and video conferencing.

Travel requirements: Travel to regional or national MissionNext meetings or gatherings is optional. Travel expenses may be reimbursed.

 

 

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Web Developer, (Part-Time, Volunteer)

by Luljeta Guri in Careers

To provide Web Development support for MissionNext and MissionWorks websites and the hosting environment.

Position:   Web Developer
Location:  USA

 Job Description   

 Overview IT has become an increasingly important discipline in world missions. This is an existing, emerging, and evolving need. Make an eternal impact with this position.

Key Duties  Provides technical expertise and support of MissionNext and MissionWorks websites and Linux hosting environment. Helps maintain website functionality and operation, makes recommendations for functional and performance improvements, and implement enhancements.

Time Commitment This is a part-time, self-supporting position requiring 10-15 hours per week ongoing. (Initial on-ramp time may be greater.)

Logistics

There is no office space for this position; the candidate will work from home using his/her computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone, and video conferencing.

Worker Status

Part-time position; support-based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.

Responsibilities

  • Meet with leadership and co-workers regularly to discuss current and future website improvements, issues, and priorities.
  • Attend web development meetings to collaborate and support required changes and improvements.
  • Monitor security and perform all necessary updates.
  • Help monitor and report web traffic.
  • Make requested updates to various websites, minimizing downtime.
  • Update content to reflect current SEO trends and make or recommend adjustments to improve SEO.
  • Repair any broken links and fix any reported bugs.
  • Maintain hosting environment, virtual servers, optimizing speeds, and cost tradeoff.
  • Contribute to discussions on ways to improve functionality and usability.
  • Collaborate with other teams to meet needs, improve efficiency.
  • Must respond to correspondence by email, text messaging, phone calls, and other queries in a timely fashion.
  • Monitor the MissionNext, MissionWorks family of WordPress websites including: MissionNext.org, TheMissionApp.com, MissionWorks.global and the MissionWorks Ministry Websites; MissionConnexion, MissionGuide, MissionLinked, MissionArmor, and MissionExcellence.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field (or equivalent experience); master’s degree is a plus.
  • Evidence of continuing education, such as certifications, is a plus.
  • Familiarity with WordPress subsites, Elementor, and various themes is a plus.

Experience and Skills

  • 5+ years of experience in WordPress (WP), and WP compatible themes (such as GeneratePress, Levelup, and Astra), various plugins and overall website management.
  • Be initiative-taker, who has a positive, can-do attitude, good problem-solving skills and a team player is critical.
  • Familiarity with HTML, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Apache, and Plesk will be helpful.
  • Excellent communicator, especially regarding abstract concepts

Requirements:

  • Responsible for the MissionNext and MissionWorks family of websites.
  • Works within the Technology and Web Development team(s) to improve our internet presence through the design and implementation of new web-based functionality that will positively impact on our customers’ experience.
  • Working knowledge of Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and tracking pageviews, transactions and events.
  • A Christ-follower, personable, good communications and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
  • Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose

 

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PHP/JavaScript Programmer (Part-Time Volunteer)

by Luljeta Guri in Careers

Apply robust solutions to develop, support, and maintain functionality of MissionNext’s premier job matching website programs. Learn and understand the full functionality of the website and propose solutions to enhance, optimize, and maintain programs to meet customer requirements using PHP, JavaScript and other programming languages and databases as needed.

Position:     PHP/JavaScript Website Software Engineer/Programmer (Part-Time Volunteer) Location:    USA

Key duties: 

  • PHP/ JavaScript – Learn the functionality, logic, documentation, and operation of our complex PHP/JavaScript programs for the MissionNext website.
  • Make recommendations for functional fixes, enhancements, and other functional and performance improvements.
  • Meet with customer service and web developers regularly to discuss functionality, performance, and issues and propose potential solutions.
  • Familiarity with GitLab, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases and able to construct PHP queries for these databases.
  • Able to set priorities and work independently to resolve complex program issues.
  • Coordinate with MissionNext web development team to keep leadership informed of the status of programming and problem resolution.
  • Must be able to participate in online regular Web development and “Knowledge Transfer” meetings.
  • Participate in online MissionNext onboarding, orientation, all-hands, Prayer meetings when possible.
  • Respond regularly and promptly to emails, voicemails, and text messages.
  • Represent MissionNext in all interactions (both internal and external) with integrity and respect.
  • Other duties as assigned and agreed upon.

Time Commitment:  This is a part-time, volunteer position requiring 5-10 hours per week.

Organization:

There is no office space for this position; the candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be through email, telephone, and video conferencing.

Worker Status:

Part-time volunteer; support-based or self-supported. Pre-approved expenses may be reimbursed.

Education:

BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or similar relevant field degree or related discipline from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience.

Experience and Skills:

  • PHP, JavaScript programming expertise with various versions of PHP and JavaScript.
  • In-depth knowledge and experience with Laravel PHP Web framework, MySQL, and PostgreSQL and query scripts to access database data.
  • Must be able to work independently, be a self-starter with positive, “can-do” attitude.
  • Good record of successful software development and execution with measurable results.
  • Excellent people skills, creative, and able to quickly assess software development needs and establish and execute plans to bring them to completion.

 Requirements: 

 

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