Sponsorship Coordinator

Lahash International

Job: Sponsorship Coordinator

Mission Statement: Lahash partners with African churches and ministries to holistically care for vulnerable children.

Vision Statement: Our vision is that all children in Africa know Jesus and thrive as they are loved by a flourishing global church.

Work Location: Portland, Oregon

Effective Date: Immediately

Reports to: Sponsorship Director

Employment Status: Full Time (40 hrs.)

Income: Salary Raised through Support

General Job Description:

The Sponsorship Coordinator assists the Sponsorship Director in coordinating the smooth functioning of the program, providing excellent and attentive care for the children in East Africa, ensuring prompt and professional communication with Sponsors, and expanding the program to increase the number of children served each year. This role will also involve some administrative, outreach, and financial tasks to provide a full set of exposure to ministry operations and support several Lahash teams in their work.

Essential Functions:

Maintain a Partnership Team - 15%

• Establish and maintain a personal team of financial donors and prayer partners to support your ministry work.
• Write physical quarterly update letters to your team, and thank-you notes to those who support you.
• Give at least 2 personal presentations to your community each year (church, small group, other communities, etc.).
• Reach 100% support and maintain that during employment.

Help manage US Sponsorship Operations - 50%

• Communicate with the Sponsor Community (Email, phone, writing).
• Ensure that the Sponsorship database is maintained.
• Facilitate the exchange of letters between kids and sponsors.
• Compile regular sponsorship mailings with updates, child letters, and response envelopes, and ensure these go out in a timely manner.
• Work to ensure the success of the annual Bible camps at our ministry partnerships.

Outreach - 10%

• Present about Lahash to groups, schools, and churches (5-10 per year).
• Help to host 1-2 larger events for Lahash each year.
• Work with sponsors and donors in hosting events in their towns.

Lahash community participation - 25%

• Attend the monthly evening meal with the Lahash Portland community (held on a Monday).
• Travel to East Africa once a year.
• Attend the Lahash East Africa Conference every two years and assist with event planning.
• Participate and assist with planning the annual staff retreat.
• Attend and help coordinate the monthly solitude days and various other spiritual and educational growth events for the Lahash team.
• Read spiritual development books alongside the team.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Cross-cultural experience strongly desired.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to the mission and vision of Lahash International.
• Ability to multitask, flexibility, and resourcefulness.
• Proactive in starting, maintaining, and completing tasks.
• Prompt and thorough job performance.
• Team player.

Personal Attributes & Values

• A maturing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Adheres to the Lahash Statement of Faith and the ethics and morality of the Lahash Staff Handbook.
• A passion for holistically caring about vulnerable kids and a desire to advocate on their behalf.
• A kind and gracious attitude toward others.
• Filled with integrity and pursues spiritual disciplines.

To connect with Lahash about this job opening, please email us at: info@lahash.org