EL Admin (Administrative Coordinator)

Organization Overview

Empowering Leaders, a global network of 100 Christian leaders, missionaries, and global disciple-makers, is looking for an Administrative Coordinator to join their team. Empowering Leaders (EL) staff Abide deeply in Christ, Flourish wholly, and Lead effectively—so that their lives and ministries reflect God’s love and multiply His Kingdom. Their vision is to see God form healthy disciples, leaders, churches, and Gospel movements around the world—reflecting His love and drawing people into the fullness of life in Christ. Empowering Leaders is a partner organization of Novo Mission, Inc.

To read more about Novo and our global mission, please visit www.Novo.org.

Position Summary

The EL Admin (Administrative Coordinator) provides administrative support to EL leadership, using their skills to adapt processes to complete projects and assignments in an efficient manner. The right candidate must be aligned with Novo's Christian beliefs and have a proven desire to serve in Christian ministry.
The work schedule is flexible, averaging 5-15 hours per week, with some periods of additional work requirements and domestic or international travel. 

Responsibilities 

• Manage EL communications (emails, lists, inquiries)
• Coordinate workflows (Google Drive, website, calendar)
• Assist with budgets, expense tracking, role descriptions, staff changes
• Support leadership meetings (notes, input)
• Help design and track projects, task lists and follow-through
• Organize staff gatherings (logistics, communications, finances)
• Maintain Admin Handbook describing Admin responsibilities/tasks
  

Requirements and Skills: 

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform each essential duty with a high degree of competence. 

• Administrative experience
• Ministry/non-profit experience
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills
• Project/database management and record keeping
• Organizational & time management
• Problem-solving & decision-making
• Initiative & adaptability
• Team collaboration
• Results-driven tenacity
• GSuite (Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Groups, Forms, etc)
• Zoom, MS Office (Word, Excel)
• Email platforms (MailChimp or similar
• Basic design tools for occasional projects (e.g., Canva)

Bonus skills:

• Video Editing
• Project management (e.g., Asana, Trello, Monday.com)

Work Ethic: High standards, professionalism

Conditions: Remote work with occasional travel

Key Accountabilities and Attributes

• Intentionally nurtures an ever-deepening and abiding relationship with God, cultivating spiritual disciplines and relationships that will produce spiritual fruitfulness for a lifetime. 
  • Has a heart for the Lord and for his people. 
  • Has a Christ-centered Biblical worldview.
  • Has made a commitment to maintaining healthy relationships and accountability.
• Affirms Novo statement of beliefs, mission, and values
• Adheres to Novo employment and organizational policies and biblical convictions
• Promotes Christian workplace virtues as described in Colossians 3:23-24.
  • A Jesus-centered, joyful attitude.
  • Faithfully fulfills organizational responsibilities and displays Christ-likeness in all personal and professional dealings, with staff, ministry partners, and external constituents in a manner consistent with Novo biblical values and convictions.
  • Works with honesty, integrity, and humility.
• High emotional intelligence
• Able to deliver results under time-sensitive and changing priorities.
• A tolerance for ambiguity in a complex ministry environment.
• Adheres to Novo policies and administrative processes.
• Maintains the highest level of confidentiality and ethics in connection with the handling of confidential information.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and hear.  This job is sedentary, requiring the ability to sit most of the time.  The ability to speak clearly and convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, and the ability to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information is necessary.  Repetitive motions requiring frequent movement using the wrists, hands, and fingers, and average and ordinary visual acuity is necessary to prepare or inspect documents or operate computers and office equipment. The position is a remote with occasion domestic travel for meetings to Novo headquarters in Anaheim California 3 - 4 times per year. 

Required Personal Qualifications

Besides the professional requirements outlined above, the right candidates are those of the Christian faith who are aligned with Novo’s beliefs and values, can demonstrate a desire to work with a Christian ministry that is international and cross-cultural in nature, and have a passion to see movements of the gospel of Christ occur among the nations. It is expected that all Novo employees have a desire to serve God and others and embrace a high biblical Christ-like standard of conduct, both publicly and personally, are personally devoted to their Christian faith and have a high degree of emotional intelligence. Please visit our website, www.novo.org to review Novo's beliefs, mission, and values.

Application Process

Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the U.S. and be able to adequately represent Novo by satisfying the standards and requirements of the position, as outlined in the role description. To ensure we find candidates who meet the personal qualification listed above, please answer the additional questions provided on the application. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. 

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Employment is contingent upon the receipt and verification of employment eligibility documents and a background screening.