Welfare and Self Reliance Manager

November 11

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Non-profit • Social Impact

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a global religious organization that not only offers spiritual guidance to its members but also provides diverse employment opportunities across various industries. With a workforce spread over more than 100 countries, the Church values its employees by offering fair compensation and benefits designed to support family care and dignified retirement. Employment roles range widely, encompassing fields such as IT, facilities management, and more, each with the unique incorporation of spiritual insights and values in the workplace. The Church offers opportunities for both permanent employees and contract workers, emphasizing innovation in sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ and supporting the Church's mission worldwide.

10,000+ employees

Founded 1830

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• Counsel with leaders on their needs and priorities. Assist in identifying and sharing Church and community resources to respond to needs. • Act as point of contact for Church resources such as Self-Reliance, Humanitarian Aid, Family Services, BYU Pathway, Perpetual Education Funds, JustServe, and Emergency Preparedness. Support and implement Area Presidency initiatives. • Maintain general subject matter expertise on Welfare and Self-Reliance supported services and products. • Provide general and specialized welfare and self-reliance training to members of stake councils and other leaders. • Build expertise on local market trends and provide practical support in employment, education, humanitarian, entrepreneurship, commodities, emotional/behavioral health, and emergency response and other welfare and self-reliance services and products. • Oversee and provide strategic direction and loving support to full-time senior and service missionaries. • Work with local leaders to call church-service missionaries and assign volunteers.

🎯 Requirements

• Strong commitment to the mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-days Saints. • Masters’ degree (preferred) or equivalent work experience in business, project management, international relations, or related discipline. • Seasoned professional with a minimum demonstrated experience of 8 years, including 4 years of direct management, and demonstrated success working with upper-level management. • Native or advanced in both **Spanish **and **English** proficiency with the ability to communicate complex ideas verbally and in written form is critical. Additional language skills may also be beneficial. • Experienced project manager, capable of following multiple subject matter projects simultaneously with a high level of analytical and creative skills, and strong personal computer skills. • Ability to establish strong interpersonal relationships of trust with NGOs, as well as senior church, business, and community leaders, and to represent the Church with professionalism. • Church leadership experience, including understanding the correct application of welfare and self-reliance principles and the ability to interact with large and small groups in different settings. • Must be able and willing to travel extensively and work in a mobile office, outside regular working hours and occasionally on weekends.

🏖️ Benefits

• Please note that this job posting may close at any time without prior notice. Find out more about the many benefits of Church Employment at https://careers.churchofjesuschrist.org.