Director of Communications & Operations

North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church; Southern Pines (NC); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Southern Pine United Methodist Church in Southern Pines, NC seeks a Director of Communications & Operations to manage weekly church communications, office operations, and facility coordination.

You will publish worship bulletins, maintain calendars, coordinate with staff, volunteers, and community groups, and support the pastor and committees with organized records. This 20-hour per week role requires strong interpersonal skills and proficiency with Google Suite, MailChimp, and planning tools.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
• Highly organized with attention to detail and filing systems.
• Ability to publish bulletins and manage church content.
• Experience with cloud storage and calendar tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a consistent weekly office presence and office hours.
• Publish weekly worship bulletins and update church media channels.
• Coordinate content for the weekly e-newsletter and website updates.
• Manage the church-wide calendar and facility-use coordination.
• Assist the pastor and committees with annual conference preparation.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Administrative skills

Organizational skills

Tools

Google Suite

Canva

MailChimp

Planning Center Online

GoDaddy Airo

Job description

Southern Pine United Methodist Church 175 Midland Rd., Southern Pines, NC 28387
Title: Director of Communications & Operations
Reports to: Pastor and Staff Parish Relations (Personnel) Committee
Weekly time commitment: 20hours
Start Date: January 2027

Main Duties and Responsibilities of this Position:

Office Presence

• Maintaining a consistent weekly office hours (with flexibility for personal and family needs), ideally 9am-2pm Monday thru Thursday (or 9am-12pm Mon-Thurs with additional flex hours)
• Providing a kind and welcoming office presence during stated office hours, particularly including hours that the preschool is in operation (9am-12pm).
• Answering phone calls, voicemails, and emails in a prompt and timely manner, and directing special inquiries (weddings, funerals, facilities usage, etc.) appropriately.
• Participating in weekly staff meetings

Communication

• Publishing a weekly worship bulletin, with content provided by ministry staff and lay members.
• Coordinating with staff and lay leadership to post/advertise relevant content on church media channels
• Receiving and distributing information from the pastor, staff, and church leaders for our weekly e-newsletter (via MailChimp).
• Updating content on programs, events, etc. on the church website

Planning/Organizing

• Communicating and coordinating with different approved groups that use our facility.
• Managing the church-wide calendar to ensure current content and to prevent overlapping events with SPUMC and various community groups.
• Maintaining an effective filing/organizational system for church documents.
• Assisting the pastor in preparing for annual “Charge Conference” business meeting (usually October).

Managing Information

• Maintaining and updating church databases and records, including updating membership records and new guest information, working with the pastor, staff, and SPUMC members as needed.
• Managing shared staff files (via Google Drive and Planning Center).
• Checking and distributing mail during stated office hours.

Maintenance

• Coordinating facility maintenance appointments, as needed, in consultation with the Trustees.
• Ordering office/church equipment and supplies, via the most cost-effective methods, in consultation with the Trustees as needed.
• Coordinating key distribution/control with the Trustees.

Personal & Interpersonal Skills Needed

• A love of God and neighbor
• A desire to be a part of a delightful, energetic, collaborative team of leaders in a growing church community

Professional Skills for this Position:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong administrative and organizational skills, with a keen attention to detail, and an ability to prioritize work flow around the essential weekly communication needs of the church.
• Word processing skills, and ability to use Google Suite (Google Calendar/Google Drive)
• Preference for proficiency in, or ability to learn, Canva (basic graphic design), MailChimp (e-newsletter), Planning Center Online (church membership database and worship planning) and GoDaddy Airo (basic web content updates)