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Project Manager, U.S. Advancement - 2025938

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$75K–$90K
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United States
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Remote
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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.

POSITION SUMMARY:
World Relief seeks a Project Manager to become a part of the U.S. Advancement Department. This role serves as the central project and operations lead for the U.S. Advancement team, partnering with marketing, communications, fundraising, church engagement and offices across the U.S. to ensure strategic initiatives are planned, prioritized, and executed effectively. The position manages a portfolio of projects which support 14 U.S. offices and drives organizational alignment, process improvement, resource coordination, and project delivery. Success in this role will be demonstrated through the seamless execution of strategic initiatives across the U.S. Advancement portfolio, ensuring resources are aligned to organizational priorities and workloads are balanced effectively. Key outcomes include a reduction in project bottlenecks, successful delivery of integrated campaigns and initiatives, and stronger partnerships with the 14 U.S. offices, evidenced by enhanced collaboration, increased operational efficiency, and improved satisfaction with the support and services provided by the U.S. Advancement team.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Portfolio Management
  • Manage and oversee all U.S. Advancement projects across marketing, communications, donor engagement, church engagement, fundraising campaigns, events, and strategic initiatives.
  • Establish project management standards, tools, and best practices.
  • Maintain a comprehensive project portfolio and annual roadmap.
  • Monitor project scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, and deliverables.
  • Facilitate prioritization of competing projects and resource allocation for the team.
  • Strategic Planning & Coordination
  • Partner with U.S. Advancement leadership to translate strategic priorities into actionable project plans.
  • Lead annual and quarterly planning processes.
  • Ensure alignment between national initiatives and the needs of 14 U.S. offices.
  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, collaboration, and execution.
  • Operational Excellence
  • Create and maintain systems for project tracking, reporting, and performance measurement.
  • Document workflows, processes, and standard operating procedures.
  • Recommend and implement process improvements.
  • Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Management
  • Coordinate efforts across World Relief’s Advancement Division and U.S offices.
  • Facilitate project kickoff meetings, stakeholder updates, and post-project evaluations.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for project-related communication and issue resolution.
  • Ensure stakeholders remain informed of project status, risks, and key decisions.
  • Drive accountability for project deliverables.
  • JOB REQUIREMENTS:

  • 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 Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of The Nation document
  • Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of project management, operations, marketing operations, advancement operations, or related experience.
  • Experience managing multiple simultaneous projects and competing priorities.
  • Strong organizational and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams without direct authority.
  • Proficiency with Asana project management platform.
  • Requires travel at divisional meetings twice annually.
  • PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience in nonprofit, philanthropy, fundraising, or mission-driven organizations.
  • PMP certification or equivalent project management training.
  • Experience supporting marketing and fundraising campaigns.
  • Experience with Raisers Edge NXT.
  • Experience with HubSpot.
  • Ability to use with fluency all Microsoft programs such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.
  • World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-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.

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