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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America · 2 months ago

Program Manager, ELCA World Hunger- International

United States

Full-time, Contract

Remote

Mid Level

$59K/yr - $73K/yr

3+ years exp

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, emphasizing service and justice in the world. The Program Manager for ELCA World Hunger-International is responsible for managing active grants, ensuring quality and accountability, and collaborating with various teams to support sustainable development initiatives.

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Responsibilities

Manage the active WH-international grants for quality and accountability with acumen in EGM. This includes reviewing narrative and financial reports to ensure project activities are conducted as planned. This includes developing project summaries to track grants. Follow up with the area desks and ecumenical partners for inquiries related to reports and recommend the next tranche of payment (if applicable) or grant close out

Assist the ELCA World Hunger Director in promoting Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning (PMERL) and narrative analysis focused on outcomes, changes, and results through case studies, production of quotes, anecdotes, testimonies, storytelling, and stories of transformation. Ability to build capacities for grant recipients to report on project outcomes and impacts

Lead research and analysis on quantitative and qualitative meta data / trends identified within World Hunger grants, accompaniment, and programs. Draft and guide pipeline development of research findings to publish and utilize across S&J teams and to inform WH programs, Global Mission coordination, and DevComm

Assist the ELCA World Hunger Director in accompanying area desks in supporting diaconal and sustainable development initiatives. This includes using accompaniment methodology to identify opportunities for strategic engagement in the work of companion churches and local faith-based partners toward addressing root causes, overturning injustice, and long-term transformation

Provide content information to Networking and Education, Development Communications and Philanthropy teams for publication, reports, and related story sharing. Build processes for successful coordination with Development Communications (DevComm) for stories for publications, situation reports and collaborate across S&J teams on special reports to donors

Perform other duties as required

Qualification

Grants managementResearchAnalysisPMERL methodologyNon-profit managementIntercultural competenciesSpanish languageTeam collaborationCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsEmotional intelligenceFlexibilityDetail orientedSelf-starter

Required

3-5 years of experience in grants management, non-profit management and/or social work

Experience in research and analysis on understanding the underlying causes of hunger and sustainable development

Familiarity with concepts of program Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning (PMERL) and narrative analysis focused on outcomes, changes, and results through case studies, production of quotes, anecdotes, testimonies, storytelling, and stories of transformation

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and in a team-oriented environment; advanced interpersonal relationship skills and ability to build consensus

Demonstrated intercultural competencies and emotional intelligence

Outstanding organizational skills, detail oriented, agile, flexible, and disciplined, able to meet deadlines, self-starter, able to work under pressure of demanding priorities and deadlines

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Expertise with word processing software, use of databases for reference and merging

Familiarity with Fluxx grants management system or willingness to learn

Understanding of and commitment to the vision, spirit and mission of the ELCA, ability to articulate and operate within the accompaniment theology for mission

Preferred

Experience with a denominational global mission with diverse constituents preferred

Ability to speak, read and write Spanish a plus

Benefits

Employer paid health premiums for employees

Health and dependent care FSA’s

A health savings account (HSA) with an employer contribution

Life insurance

A substantial employer contribution to 403b retirement plan (no match required)

Generous paid time-off policy including 17 paid holidays

Company

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The ELCA is a community of faith that has a vision of a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ makes for all people and creation.

Founded in 1992

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

201-500 employees