Grassroots Organizing Program Assistant, General Board of Church and Society, DC
The General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church is the presence of the church on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. GBCS is tasked with implementing the Social Principles, which contain stances taken on social and political issues by The United Methodist Church. The 2012 Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church states that GBCS “shall show the members of the Church and the society that the reconciliation that God effected through Christ involves personal, social, and civic righteousness….(and will) inform, motivate, train, organize, and build networks for action toward social justice throughout society, particularly on the specific issues prioritized by the board.”
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide administrative, financial and program support to the Grassroots Organizing team.
- Manage the flow of communications, respond to information requests, arrange conference calls and screen incoming calls.
- Prepare, file and maintain budget/expense forms, travel requests and check requests in the financially accepted format for GBCS’s travel reimbursements.
- Provide support to Grassroots Organizing team to create and update resources on organizing that can be disseminated to United Methodist teams across the connection. Candidate will also communicate with teams to find examples of how those resources are being utilized by United Methodist teams engaged in justice issues.
- Establish, maintain and update Grants and Contracts folders.
- Assist the Grassroots Organizing team in planning trainings, events or coordinated actions.
- Collect and write stories of United Methodist churches and ministries actively engaged in organizing and justice work.
- Maintain organizing program calendar items, track work in the field, and update information in the GBCS Salsa database.
- Other duties as assigned.
Accountability
The Grassroots Organizing Program Assistant is directly accountable to the Director of Organizing.
Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred or demonstrated work experience.
- 2-4 years experience with social justice, faith community or faith groups.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with persons at all levels and in diverse groups and communities.
- Effective listening skills with the ability to identify skills, gifts, passions in leaders, and build connections among persons in diverse settings and environments.
- Self-starter with a good understanding of systemic injustice and passion to engage faith communities in justice ministries.
- Applicant must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Access, Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)
- Excellent oral and written communication.
- Must be able to work effectively with a team, while demonstrating initiative.
- Must be able to work full-time in Washington, DC, no paid relocation.
Compensation
Annual salary of $45,000 factored level 9, pension benefits, 10 days of paid vacation, sick leave, comprehensive medical, dental and accidental-death insurance; other benefits as outlined in the Employee Personnel Manual. This is a full-time non-exempt position with 5-10% travel.
Hiring Policy
The General Board of Church and Society is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, age, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.
Procedure and Deadline:
To apply applicants must submit a cover letter, resume and a writing sample on the Church and Society issue you are most passionate about. www.umc-gbcs.org
Incomplete applicant information will not be considered.
Application review will start on Monday, December 8, 2014. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis and applications will be accepted until position is filled.
Send to: froberts@umc-gbcs.org
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The General Board of Church and Society
Attn: Ms. Frances J. Roberts, AGS Administration/Human Resources
100 Maryland Ave. NE #224
Washington, DC 20002-5625