Mission Communications & Operations Director

The Antioch Partners; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Job summary

The Antioch Partners (TAP) equips, sends and supports long-term, cross-cultural missionaries (Partners). The role focuses on communications, administration, finance support, and coordinating events and fundraising efforts.

Reporting to the TAP Executive Director, the position involves collaboration with staff, donors, and Partners; managing office tasks, creating promotional materials, and maintaining digital content. Medical insurance is available.

Qualifications

• A personal commitment to Jesus Christ, a growing spiritual life, and an active faith
• A passion for God’s mission in the world
• Self-starter with good organizational and managerial skills
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Canva (MailChimp and Final Cut Pro would be beneficial)
• Good communication (oral and written) and listening skills
• Able to be flexible and anticipate needs
• Ability to work effectively while balancing a variety of tasks simultaneously
• Aptitude and desire to apply new tools and processes, as well as to explore newways of doing ministry
• Previous cross-cultural ministry experience preferred
• Sense of humor

Responsibilities

• Communications and Administrative Support: Provides communications andadministrative support to TAP staff and Partners. Works collaboratively with the TAP community to enhance and develop the mission and ministries of TAP.
• TAP Office: Manages the Financial & Administrative Specialist. Manages office functions such as greeting visitors, preparing documents and forms, answering the telephone, interacting with donors, and other office tasks
• Financial Records: Provides financial record keeping support in collaboration withthe Financial & Administrative Specialist and the Operations Director. Some of TAP’s finance and accounting support is “out-sourced” to Frontier Fellowship staff(FF), one of TAP’s partner organizations. Consequently, the CAD works with TAP and FF staff to provide support in finance and accounting. These tasks involve QuickBooks, eTapestry, Bloomerang (online giving platform), as well as other apps.The CAD also creates and follows an itemized budget for the annual fundraiser.
• Communications: In consultation with the Executive Director, creates and implements TAP’s communication strategy. This includes ministry communications (emails, letters, e-newsletters, etc.), as well as taking pictures and videos of TAP Partners, staff and events to create promotional materials (this will likely include at least one international trip per year). TAP is eager to utilize more video content, but we do not expect this person to be a professional videographer (post editing knowledge is a plus).
• Events and Meetings: Coordinates logistics for events (conferences, trainings, etc.)and meetings (board meetings, task force meetings, etc.). Plans, implements anddirects the annual fundraiser dinner (vendor relationship experience is a plus).
• Website and Social Media: Manages TAP’s website and creates content for socialmedia platforms (creating graphics, designs, pages on website, etc.)
• Other Duties: Performs other duties as directed by the Executive Director and otherTAP staff as requested.

Skills

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Canva

MailChimp

Final Cut Pro

communication

listening skills

teamwork

self-starter

organization

management

Tools

Canva

MailChimp

Final Cut Pro

Job description

The Antioch Partners (TAP) equips, sends and supports long-term, cross-cultural missionaries (Partners). The role focuses on communications, administration, finance support, and coordinating events and fundraising efforts.

Reporting to the TAP Executive Director, the position involves collaboration with staff, donors, and Partners; managing office tasks, creating promotional materials, and maintaining digital content. Medical insurance is available.