Stewardship Ambassador

Westminster Theological Seminary; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected theological institution seeks a Stewardship Ambassador to cultivate donor relationships and represent the seminary in a designated U.S. region. This regional remote role emphasizes relationship building with alumni, donors, and students, requiring strong interpersonal and communication skills. Proficiency in Salesforce and Microsoft Office is essential, alongside a passion for the seminary's mission. The position may be part-time or full-time, averaging 20-40 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Deep passion for the mission of Westminster Theological Seminary.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and written communication skills.
• Ability to build trust across diverse constituencies (alumni, donors, students, partners).
• Professional representation of the institution with warmth and conviction.
• Strong judgment, tact, and diplomacy in all interactions.
• Highly organized, methodical, and detail-oriented.
• Ability to work remotely as regional representative while collaborating with a centralized team.
• Willingness to travel regularly within the region and occasional evenings/weekends for events.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary ambassador and relational representative.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with alumni and donors.
• Plan and execute relational cultivation events.
• Represent Westminster at regional events, conferences, churches, and gatherings by attending, speaking, or hosting small-group cultivation events.
• Plan and execute relational cultivation activities and prospect identification events in the assigned territory, in collaboration with central events and stewardship teams.
• Make regular face-to-face or virtual visits with alumni, donors, prospects, and partners to deepen engagement with the seminary's mission.
• Participate in weekly Stewardship Leadership meetings and other team collaboration calls.
• Work closely with fellow stewards and stewardship operations team to align regional activities with institutional goals and strategies.
• Consistently update the CRM with relevant interactions, notes, opportunities, and profile information.
• Assist in identifying and facilitating connections between the seminary and potential strategic institutional partners.
• Maintain strict confidentiality regarding donor, alumni, and seminary information.
• Rigorously use Salesforce for prescriptive engagement and data entry.
• Execute other duties as assigned by Senior Director or VP of Stewardship.
• Position may be hired as part-time or full-time (non-exempt), averaging 20-40 hours per week.
• More than one hire may be made to cover different regions.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Professional representation

Judgement & diplomacy

Organization

Remote work capability

Positive attitude

MS Office & CRM

Travel willingness

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Westminster Stewardship Ambassador serves as a visible and relational representative of Westminster Theological Seminary in a designated region. The primary role is to build and strengthen meaningful connections with alumni, current and prospective donors, prospective students, and potential institutional strategic partners. Acting as an ambassador, this position focuses on cultivating a portfolio of donor relationships based on goodwill, advancing the seminary’s mission, and fostering long-term relationships that support the growth and impact of Westminster Theological Seminary. This is a regional, remote position that emphasizes presence, networking, and relational development within an assigned geographic territory while collaborating closely with the central Stewardship operations.

Duties and responsibilities

• Serve as the primary ambassador and relational representative for Westminster Theological Seminary within an assigned region.
• Cultivate and maintain strong, ongoing relationships with alumni, donors, prospective students, and potential strategic partners.
• Identify, qualify, and engage new prospects (donors, students, and partners) through relational networking, personal outreach, and community presence.
• Represent Westminster at regional events, conferences, churches, and gatherings by attending, speaking, or hosting small-group cultivation events as appropriate.
• Plan and execute relational cultivation activities and prospect identification events in the assigned territory, in collaboration with the central events and stewardship teams.
• Make regular face-to-face or virtual visits with alumni, donors, prospects, and partners to deepen engagement and connection with the seminary's mission.
• Participate in weekly Stewardship Leadership meetings and other team collaboration calls.
• Work closely with the fellow stewards and stewardship operations team to align regional activities with institutional goals and strategies.
• Consistently update the constituent relationship management (CRM) platform with relevant interactions, notes, opportunities, and profile information.
• Assist in identifying and facilitating connections between the seminary and potential strategic institutional partners.
• Maintain strict confidentiality regarding donor, alumni, and seminary information.
• Rigorously use Salesforce for prescriptive engagement and data entry.
• Execute other duties as assigned by the Senior Director of Stewardship or VP of Stewardship.
• This position may be hired as part-time or full-time (non-exempt), averaging 20-40 hours per week.
• More than one hire may be made to cover different regions.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Deep passion for and personal belief in the mission of Westminster Theological Seminary.
• Self-starter with strong motivation to set and achieve relational and engagement goals.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills (verbal and written), especially to articulate and educate constituents on Westminster Theological Seminary’s theological distinctives.
• Ability to build trust and develop meaningful relationships across diverse constituencies (alumni, donors, prospective students, church leaders, and institutional partners).
• Demonstrated ability to represent an institution with professionalism, warmth, and theological conviction.
• Sound judgment, tact, and diplomacy in all interactions.
• Highly organized, methodical, accurate, and detail-oriented.
• Ability to work both independently as a remote regional representative and collaboratively as a member of a centralized team.
• Positive, energetic, driven, and goal-oriented attitude.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and equivalent software; experience with CRM platforms is a plus.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly within the assigned region, and occasionally outside it; availability for some evenings and weekends as needed for events and meetings.

Physical requirements

• Must be able to carry 40lb boxes.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to sit, stand, walk, and reach.

Westminster Theological Seminary hires only personnel who belong to a Protestant evangelical church and subscribe to Biblical orthodoxy (belief) and orthopraxy (practice). Employees shall affirm their agreement with the historic, trinitarian Christian faith as expressed in the Apostles’ Creed. Otherwise, Westminster Theological Seminary is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, except as specifically allowed by federal and state law, and basing employment decisions on merit, qualifications and training. Westminster Theological Seminary does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion (except as religion is a bona fide occupational qualification), sex, national origin, age, disability or any other classification protected by law.

In accordance with the above paragraph, all employees are required to sign Westminster Theological Seminary's Community Life Policy affirming their commitment to Christian belief and practice as described in the policy.