Positions with MissionNext
There are a number of volunteer positions open as MissionNext seeks to add to our Team. Those who serve with us typically raise support or are self-funded, but we do reimburse for approved ministry expenses. If you are interested in serving with MissionNext, please review the position descriptions below and complete the inquiry form for the desired position. Part-time and full-time positions are available. Let’s talk!
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Position: Chief Operations Officer
Location: USA
Purpose: Oversee all Partner Development, Support, Care, and Retention as well as Candidate Development Strategy.
Key Duties:
- Recruit, build and provide leadership for Operations Department
- Serve on the Stewardship Leadership Team
- Create and implement partner development strategies and tactics
- Analyze Partner statistics and interaction history in order to increase retention
- Working with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team, create Operational strategies
- Participate in onboarding and orientation of new Team Members
- Respond in a timely manner to emails, voicemails and texts
- Participate in meetings and conference calls when invited
- Complete all assignments given by the direct supervisor
- Take part in ascribed training and learning in order to better fulfill the requirements of the position
- Represent MissionNext in all interactions (internal and external) with integrity and respect
- Serve as unto the Lord – “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward.” (Colossians 2:23-24)
- Other duties as assigned and agreed upon
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 25-35 hours/week
Logistics: There is no office space for this position; work is done remotely and Member will work from home using his/her own computer and internet. There may be little in-person contact, and day-to-day contact is digital via tools such as email, telephone and video conferencing
Worker Status: Part-time, support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed
Supervision: Members of the Operations Team. This position reports to the CEO.
Educational / Experience / Skills Requirements for role:
- Prefer 1-3 years prior Missions experience
- Prefer someone with Leadership experience and understanding of statistical analysis as it pertains to metrics, KPIs, etc.
- Prefer experience with MS Office programs and virtual communication tools like Zoom
Requirements: Christ-follower, personable, excellent communication and people skills, comfortable and confident in abilities, dependent on prayer, spiritually mature. Agrees with MissionNext Statement of Faith and Spiritual Purpose.
Position: Chief Advancement Officer
Location: USA
Purpose: The Chief Advancement Officer will outline a prayer strategy that will identify how we will work towards covering individual needs and organization needs. Create an outlined strategy for engaging with God’s purpose and the world around us. Execute strategy through our team, our partners, our candidates and our donors. Aim is to have our team as a whole bond and connect with each other through prayer and that God’s purpose would be fulfilled.
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the Chief Advancement Officer will be to:
- Serve on the Executive Leadership Team
- Assess current prayer program
- Create / enhance prayer programs
- MissionNext teams
- Partners
- External organizations – churches, individuals
- Create / maintain prayer request list (and results / answers)
- MissionNext teams
- Partners
- External organizations
- Create / facilitate prayer teachings
- Create prayer information / guidelines for website
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 10-20 hours/week
Logistics: There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status: Part-time, support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education: College education preferred or equivalent experience.
Experience and skills: Prefer experience in creating and/or maintaining prayer programs or mobilization.
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statement of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Chief Development Officer
Location: USA
Purpose: Ensures the development and success of MissionNext by overseeing the financial stability, fundraising and growth of the organization.
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the Chief Development Officer will be to:
- Develop a donor base and produce a communications and execution strategy
- Manage the donor communications by inviting donors in MissionNext to utilize various communications tools
- Collect and manage donor information
- Create a donor webpage for potential donors to read quarterly updates, and find new ways to contribute to the MissionNext mobilization efforts. This also includes an End of the Year Giving summary and an Annual Report on Perspectives
- Collect, request, and/or write alumni stories, agency submissions, announcements, or other content.
- Work with CEO to determine development priorities
- Proficiently utilize organization technologies (ex. ConstantContact, HubSpot, etc.)
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 3-8 hours per week (hours are negotiable).
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time, support-based, or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education / Experience / Skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business or equivalent experience
- Master’s degree preferred but not required
- Minimum of 5 years professional experience managing and leading projects
- Proven track record of success in fundraising
- Strong interpersonal, decision-making, and leadership skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Analytical thinking and ability to analyze data
- Experience with MS Office programs and virtual communication tools like Zoom
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose.
Position: PHP Software Developer – Programmer (Part-Time Volunteer)
Location: USA
Purpose: Learn to apply programmatic, robust solutions to support and maintain the optimal functionality of MissionNext’s premier job matching website. Support, optimize, and maintain various algorithms to meet customer requirements in PHP backend and other programming languages and databases as they evolve.
Key duties:
- PHP – Learn the functionality, logic, documentation, and operation of our complex PHP application for the MissionNext website backend.
- Make recommendations for functional fixes, enhancements, and other functional and performance improvements.
- Meet with customer service and web developers regularly to discuss functionality, performance, and issues and propose potential solutions.
- Familiarity with GitLab, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases and able to construct PHP queries for these databases.
- Able to set priorities and work independently to resolve complex program issues.
- Coordinate with MissionNext web development team to keep leadership informed of the status of programming and problem resolution.
- Participate in online MissionNext onboarding, orientation, all-hands and regular meetings whenever possible.
- Respond promptly to emails, voicemails, and text messages.
- Represent MissionNext in all interactions (both internal and external) with integrity and respect.
- Other duties as assigned and agreed upon.
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, volunteer position requiring 5-10 hours per week.
Organization:
There is no office space for this position; the candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be through email, telephone, and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time volunteer; support-based or self-supported. Pre-approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education:
BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or similar relevant field degree or related discipline from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience.
Experience and Skills:
- PHP programming expertise with latest PHP release (8.2.19) also with experience upgrading older versions of PHP (5.4.16) to newer versions.
- In-depth knowledge and experience with Laravel PHP Web framework, MySQL, and PostgreSQL and query scripts to access database data.
- Able to work independently, with positive, “can-do” attitude. Creative and efficient analytical person.
- Good record of successful software development and execution with measurable results.
- Excellent people skills, creative, self-starter, and the ability to quickly assess software development needs and establish and execute plans to move forward.
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, excellent communication, and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: National Director of Mobilization
Location: USA
Purpose: Develop and lead MissionNext Regional Mobilization Teams
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the National Director of Mobilization will be to:
- Create and implement recruiting and retention strategies for Regional Directors
- Train and develop all Regional Directors, including onboarding and offboarding
- Represent MissionNext at mission conferences, church activities and other events to recruit and promote the
Regional Director program - Work with Regional Directors to increase awareness of MN in each region
- Gather and analyze information and statistics in each region to determine outreach opportunities and possible partnerships
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 15-20 hours per week (hours are negotiable).
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time, support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education / Experience / Skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications or Public Relations and 5+ years in a ministerial, missions or pastoral role or equivalent education and experience.
- Experience with MS Office programs and virtual communication tools like Zoom required
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Director, Strategic Partnerships
Location: USA
Purpose: Building relationships with synergistic organizations in order to advance the MissionNext mission and vision while mobilizing workers to connect to Kingdom service opportunities.
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the Director, Strategic Partnerships will be to:
- Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for building relationships with “like-minded” organizations for the purpose of building momentum and synergistic opportunities
- Contact organizations and schools and develop ongoing beneficial relationships
- Mobilize organizations through all pathways
- Care for, pray with and develop other means of support activities
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 5-10 hours per week
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time, support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education / Experience / Skills:
- College graduate in Communications, Business or related field or equivalent experience
- Good track record of successful development planning and execution with measurable results
- Excellent interpersonal skills, creative, self-starter and the ability to quickly assess needs and establish and execute plans to move forward
- Prefer experience with MS Office programs and virtual communication tools like Zoom or ability to learn
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: SEO Specialist
Location: USA
Purpose: Provide SEO, Digital Marketing, and technical support for the MissionNext Website.
Key duties: The responsibilities of the SEO Specialist include:
- Develop optimization strategies that increase MissionNext search engine results rankings.
- Perform research and data mining to maximize MissionNext keywords on the MissionNext website and marketing materials.
- Set measurable goals that demonstrate improvement in digital marketing efforts.
- Monitor daily performance metrics to understand SEO performance against goals using SEMRUSH, Google Analytics, MOZ and, other online sites and tools.
- Efficiently communicate and collaborate with the communications team to align goals and manage SEO strategy.
- Write, and or, edit compelling and high-quality website content, including blog posts and page content consistent with SEO strategy.
- Update content and website links to optimize search engine rankings as required.
- Ensure SEO strategy is fully consistent with MissionNext Vision, Mission Goals, Objectives, and Values.
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, volunteer position requiring 10-15 hours per week.
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; the candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone, and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time volunteer; support-based or self-supported. Pre-approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, Digital Marketing, Marketing, Communications or related discipline from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience.
Experience and Skills:
- Two to three years of experience in successfully developing and executing SEO campaigns.
- Understanding of search engine algorithms and ranking methods.
- Experience with SEO industry analytical tools such as Google Analytics, etc.
- Knowledge of keyword research and data mining tools.
- Comfortable with reviewing and analyzing large amounts of data routinely.
- Able to develop a competitive analysis of other like companies and organizations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and respond to calls, emails, or other requests for support promptly.
- Maintain complete integrity and biblical standards in all aspects of development.
- Maintains a Christ-like interactive relationship with other MissionNext team members.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Preferences:
Experience with aspects of marketing, such as customer growth and development particularly for non-profit organizations.
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose.
Position: Virtual Store Manager
Location: USA
Purpose: Launch and run an online store for MissionNext
Key duties: The store manager will work closely with members of the MissionNext team to:
- Execute e-marketing strategies
- Implement online store business plans
- Process orders and be responsible for the sales of the e-store
- Provide exceptional customer service
- Resolve customer problems or complaints by determining optimal solutions
- Communicate, execute, and manage e-marketing plans in cooperation with other team members
- Use different e-marketing channels such as social media (Facebook/Twitter) and search engine optimization
- Manage store budget
- Manage all store operational issues, including store housekeeping, store administrative duties, physical inventories, price changes, etc.
- Manage speed of service results, control inventory that is used for service orders, and be responsible for the overall organization and appearance of the service
- Ensure all orders are properly documented and released for shipping
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position requiring 10-20 hours per week.
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Full-time preferred, part-time minimum; support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Staff Interaction: Maintains a Christ-like interactive relationship with other MN staff members.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the Web development team to ensure integration with the MissionNext websites.
- Work closely with Marketing and graphic design to insure consistent integration with the MissionNext brand.
Education: College degree or equivalent experience preferred but must be skilled in the online technology needed, including the internet and SEO.
Experience and skills:
- At least 1-year work experience
- Excellent communication skills and proficiency in English
- Strong experience in store operation management and customer service
- Demonstrated understanding of online marketing
- Experience in retail a plus
Requirements:
- Must be organized and self-directed
- Have a strong customer orientation
- Must have strong computer and SEO skills.
- Be results-oriented with a good eye for details
- Agree with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Preferences: Experience in retail a plus.
Position: Donor Development Specialist
Location: USA
Purpose: The Donor Development Specialist will generate external sources of donor revenue and gifting to ensure financial stability and continued growth of MissionNext.
Key duties: The responsibilities of the Donor Development Specialist will be to:
- Serve on the Executive Leadership Team.
- Generate a comprehensive list of donor prospects.
- Design and implement a systematic approach for contacting that list of donor prospects.
- Help establish content for presentations to potential donors.
- Help motivate and educate Board and Team Members to participate in donor development.
- Cultivate relationships with potential donors.
- Provide estate planning options to donors.
- Implement methods to sustain and increase donor giving.
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 10-20 hours per week.
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Full-time preferred, part-time minimum; support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimburse
Education:
College graduate in Finance, Marketing, Business or related field or equivalent experience.
Experience and skills:
Good track record of successful Donor Development and/or fundraising with measurable results. Excellent interpersonal skills, creative, self-starter and the ability to quickly assess the donor development needs and establish and execute plans to move forward.
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Journey Guide
Location: USA
Purpose: Helping others to be successful as they seek to serve the Lord in missions.
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Key Duties:
- Contact candidates who post profiles on the MissionNext website to encourage them to use their passion, gifts and abilities for the Kingdom.
- Help candidates to understand their strengths/weaknesses, gifts and abilities through various assessments.
- Review with the candidates their score on the Qualified Candidate Scale and encourage them with steps to improve their score if needed.
- Assist the candidates in navigating the MissionNext resources for optimum results in the matching process with the mission agency partners.
- Document all communication in designated MissionNext systems.
- Maintain complete integrity and biblical standards in all aspects of mentoring. Work with and report to the Journey Guides Director.
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position requiring 5-10 hours per week.
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Full-time preferred, part-time minimum; support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Staff Interaction:
Maintains a Christ-like interactive relationship with other MN staff members.
Education:
College Education Preferred
Experience:
Background in mentoring, encouraging, and assisting others in life stages and circumstances; a proven networker. Experience in staffing, either secular or ministry, a plus.
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, excellent communication and people skills, comfortable and confident in abilities, dependent on prayer, spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Preferences:
- Experience with, or willingness to learn basic use of various software platforms as appropriate. For example, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Office 365, virtual communications tools.
- Due to virtual teamwork nature, must be a self-starter, willing to stay on task without regular face-to-face interaction.
- Missions experience (ie short term, long term, church missions involvement)
- Good communicator with solid knowledge and practice of email ethics (responding quickly, etc.).
- Good team member skills.
- Understanding of biblical principles regarding relationships, conflict resolution, etc.
- Knowledge of missions and MissionNext resources, Forums and Journey Deepens events.
Position: Education Journey Guide
Location: USA
Purpose: Coach and guide MissionNext Education candidates as they seek to serve the Lord in missions
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the Education Journey Guide will be to:
- Contact candidates who post profiles on the MissionNext Education website to encourage them to use their passion, gifts and abilities for the Kingdom
- Help candidates to understand their strengths/weaknesses, gifts and abilities through various assessments
- Review with the candidates their score on the Qualified Candidate Scale and encourage them with steps to improve their score if needed
- Assist the candidates in navigating the MissionNext resources for optimum results in the matching process with the mission agency partners
- Document all communication in designated MissionNext systems
- Maintain complete confidentiality and Biblical standards in all aspects of mentoring
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 5-10 hours per week (hours are negotiable).
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time, support-based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Staff Interaction:
Maintains a Christ-like interactive relationship with other MissionNext staff members.
Education / Experience / Skills:
- College education preferred and 2-3 years experience in coaching, counseling, and/or mentoring others
- Prefer missions experience/overseas education experience – short-term or long-term
- Prefer experience with MS Office programs and virtual communication tools like Zoom or the ability to learn
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Regional Mobilizer
Location: USA
Purpose: The Regional Mobilizer will work to increase awareness of MissionNext within his/her region.
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the Regional Mobilizer will be to:
- Establish relationships with local churches, agencies, schools, organizations and businesses to introduce them to MissionNext
- Increase the number of agencies, schools and candidates for all MissionNext Pathways
- Develop strategies to broaden awareness of MissionNext within the region
- Speak at key gatherings, schools, colleges and other organizations to attract more partners and more workers for the harvest
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 10-20 hours per week.
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone, and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Regions:
- PACIFIC NORTHWEST – WA, OR, ID, MT
- PACIFIC – Northern CA, Northern NV
- SOUTHWEST – AZ, Southern CA, Southern NV
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN – WY, UT, CO, NM
- NORTH CENTRAL – ND, SD, MN, WI
- CENTRAL – NE, KS, IA, MD
- TEXAS
- SOUTH CENTRAL – OK, AR, LA, MS
- GREAT LAKES – IL, IN, MI, OH
- MID SOUTH – KY, TN, WV, VA
- NORTHEAST – PA, NY, NJ, DE
- NEW ENGLAND – ME, NH, VT, CT, RI, MA
- MID ATLANTIC – DC, MD, DE
- SOUTHEAST – FL, GA, NC, SC, AL
Education: College graduate in Public Relations, Communications or related field or equivalent experience.
Experience and skills: Good track record of successful planning and execution of responsibilities with measurable results. Excellent interpersonal skills, creative, self-starter and the ability to quickly assess the Regional needs and establish and execute plans to move forward. Knowledge of and experience with global missions is desired.
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Partner Care Team Rep (Part-time Volunteer)
Location: USA
Purpose: To support and encourage our Mission Agency partners through prayer, phone calls and written notes.
Key duties: The responsibilities of the Partner Care Team Rep will be to develop a personal relationship with ten to twelve MissionNext partner agencies, become familiar with the agencies’ web sites, their ministry and their history with MissionNext. Rep will use a variety of software tools; for example, Microsoft Office 365, virtual communications tools, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools (will train). Assist with planning and measuring the effectiveness of our MissionNext partner support.
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, volunteer position involving 10 or less hours per week.
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time volunteer position requiring 8-10 hours/week. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education:
Informal or formal education in missions is helpful; looking for someone who is a prayer warrior and has a heart for mobilizing and sending out workers into the harvest.
Experience and skills:
Good track record of successful Customer Support planning and execution with measurable results. Excellent interpersonal skills, creative, self-starter and the ability to quickly assess the Partners needs and establish and execute plans to move forward.
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Education Analyst
Location: USA
Purpose: Analyzing stats for candidates and partners
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the Education Analyst will be to:
- Identify key stats to be studied from MissionNext Education
- Collect and analyze these stats with the goal to improve our practices
- Make recommendations to continue what is good and those needed for improvement
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 5-7 hours per week (hours are negotiable).
Logistics: There is no office space for this position; the candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status: Part-time, support-based, or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education / Experience / Skills:
- Experience with schools and educators
- Experience in Missions and/or the international Christian education community preferred
- Prefer experience with MS Office programs and virtual communication tools like Zoom or the ability to learn
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Education Development Coordinator
Location: USA
Purpose: Attracting candidates through university, church, and program relationships
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the Education Development Coordinator will be to:
- Identify key groups that may have quality education candidates
- Devise a strategy for attracting candidates from these groups to sign up on MissionNext Education
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 5-7 hours per week (hours are negotiable).
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; the candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time, support-based, or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education / Experience / Skills:
- Experience with schools and educators
- Experience in Missions and/or the international Christian education community preferred
- Prefer experience with MS Office programs and virtual communication tools like Zoom or the ability to learn
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position:School Recruiter – MissionNext Education
Location: USA
Purpose: To recruit Christian schools for partnership with MissionNext Education
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the School Recruiter will be to:
- Identify key schools outside the U.S. and Canada that could benefit from partnership with MissionNext Education
- Devise a strategy to recruit these schools for MissionNext Education partnership
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 5-7 hours per week (hours are negotiable).
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; the candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time, support-based, or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education / Experience / Skills:
- Experience with schools and educators
- Experience in Missions and/or the international Christian education community preferred
- Prefer experience with MS Office programs and virtual communication tools like Zoom or the ability to learn
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Website Software QA Engineer
Location: USA
Purpose: Develop test plans and perform tests for next-generation website development at MissionNext. Evaluate UI environment using analytical tools to improve user experience. This is an existing, emerging, and evolving need. Make an eternal impact with this position.
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the Website Software QA Engineer are to:
- Lead the testing activities for web projects and provide status on those activities
- Design and perform testing of Website UI and backend matching and job search capabilities
- Design and review test plans, test cases, and results.
- Execute and maintain test plans and test cases to verify the website meets the specified requirements
- Identify and communicate risk in the software development and work cross-functionally to mitigate risk
- Collaborate with software developers and website designers to improve website experience, performance, and functionality.
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position requiring 5-10 hours per week.
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; team members work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, text, telephone, and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time position; support-based or self-supported. Pre-approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience.
Experience and Skills:
- 3-5 years of experience testing software, websites
- Strong engineering competence, including the ability to learn new technical concepts quickly
- Experience with WordPress, analytical tools such as Google Analytics.
- Experience working with Linux OS file system
- Experience testing web UI and web services.
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Software Developer
Location: USA
Purpose: Develop and implement a JavaScript backend for MissionNext’s next-generation Website.
Key duties:
- Support, develop, record, and maintain web-based JavaScript applications for the MissionNext website.
- Make recommendations for functional and performance improvements.
- Meet with management and customer service players regularly to discuss current and future functionality
- Familiarity with GitLab, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch.
- Coordinate development tasks with the WordPress Development team on technical and process issues
- Document the development process, architecture, and standard components.
- Coordinate with co-developers and keep project manager well informed of the status of the development effort.
- Participate in onboarding and orientation
- Respond promptly to emails, voicemails, and texts.
- Participate in meetings and conference calls as needed.
- Complete all assignments given by the direct supervisor.
- Take part in assigned training to fulfill the requirements of the position.
- Represent MissionNext in all interactions (internal and external) with integrity and respect
- Other duties as assigned and agreed upon.
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, volunteer position requiring 5-10 hours per week.
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; the candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone, and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time volunteer; support-based or self-supported. Pre-approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education:
BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or similar relevant field degree or related discipline from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience.
Experience and Skills:
- In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, Angular, ElasticSearch, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. li>Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform, Apache, Plesk, and SSH on a self-managed server
- Positive, can-do attitude; creative and efficient problem solver
- Christ-follower, personable, excellent communication and people skills
- Good track record of successful software development and execution with measurable results.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, creative, self-starter, and the ability to quickly assess software development needs and establish and execute plans to move forward.
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: HR Coordinator
Location: USA
Purpose: Assist Chief HR Officer with various aspects of the HR department – recruiting, database management, and onboarding / offboarding.
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the HR Coordinator:
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- Take the lead in recruiting for all MissionNext open positions
- Analyze current recruiting activities to determine best practices
- Utilize all social media and other recruiting methods in order to find and place the best candidates
- Maintain applicant tracking for all MN positions
- Assist with creating and maintaining procedures and best practices for all positions
- Participate in onboarding and orientation
- Respond in a timely manner to emails, voicemails and texts
- Participate in meetings and conference calls when invited
- Complete all assignments given by the direct supervisor
- Take part in ascribed training and learning in order to better fulfill the requirements of the position
- Represent MissionNext in all interactions (internal and external) with integrity and respect
- Serve as unto the Lord – “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward.” (Colossians 2:23-24)
- Other duties as assigned and agreed upon
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, volunteer position 10-15 hours/week
Logistics: There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status: Part-time, support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education: Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in HR and 2-3 years experience in a Generalist HR role or equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience and skills: Basic computer knowledge required; must have experience with MS Office programs and virtual communication tools like Zoom
Requirements:
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- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statement of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Chief of Staff
Location: USA
Purpose: The Chief of Staff will handle day-to-day coordination of the team to allow the CEO to focus on strategic planning and growing the ministry.
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the Chief of Staff will be to:
- Carry and represent the voice of the CEO
- Assist the CEO in identifying priorities and assessing progress
- Align your time with CEO priorities and help complete them
- Assist the CEO in facilitating effective decision-making as a key thought partner and advisor
- Assure necessary support for the CEO with respect to calendar, travel, meeting management, budget, and strategic planning
- Assess inquiries directed to the CEO, determine the proper course of action and delegate to the appropriate individual to manage
- Oversee meeting preparation and planning for Board of Directors; support CEO in managing interactions with Board Chair and Members
Key Responsibilities with Executive Leadership Team (ELT)
- Oversee ELT meeting preparation, planning, execution, and follow up; may lead the meetings with or in place of CEO
- Assist the CEO in managing the strategic integration of MissionNext functions according to our organizational matrix structure
- Provide communications support on behalf of CEO and ELT
- Manage quarterly and annual goal/review processes for the ELT
- Participate in regular, individual and group meetings with various Members to foster a supportive, positive working environment and identify needs to help the team succeed
- Ensure all issues are addressed properly, efficiently, and judiciously, and keep track of progress until resolved
- Plan leadership team retreats, developing objectives and agenda with CEO
Key General Responsibilities:
• Drive MissionNext projects to completion: Assemble cross-functional teams and collaborate with project managers and creative teams to execute work
• Maintain bird’s-eye view across teams and departments, allowing them to connect the dots in ways that others cannot
• Build strong relationships with team members across the organization to influence outcomes and maintain momentum.
• Maintain a positive voice and relationship with all MissionNext team members and volunteers as a servant leader
• Recruit and supervise support team members as needed to fulfill Chief of Staff duties
• Oversee planning of “All-Hands” meetings, offsite events, and other key cultural and team-building initiatives. Example: Annual MissionNext National Gathering
• Identify areas of improvement for team and organizational culture
Time Commitment: This is a full-time, self-supporting position 30-40 hours per week (hours are negotiable).
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Full-time, support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education / Experience / Skills:
Organizational:
- Completed Perspectives course at a certificate level
- Passionate and knowledgeable about MissionNext Vision, Mission and Values, and the broader mobilization of World Christians
- In agreement with MissionNext’s Statement of Faith
Professional and Educational:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred in a relevant field (ex. Business Administration, Operational Management, etc.) (Preferred) or 5 years of work experience, preferably in direct connection with senior
- management
- Experience in project management
- Dedication to excellence and a strong work ethic
- Creative problem-solver
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Able to work both independently and on a team
- Ability to maintain schedules and meet deadlines independently – a self-starter
- Experience utilizing various software programs (e.g. Microsoft Office, Google applications, project management software, etc.) and adaptable to new technology platforms
- Able to adapt to models and techniques unique to the mission/non-profit context
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written. Listens well and can easily learn to communicate in someone else’s “written voice”
Personal:
- Christ-like character, integrity, and passion to honor Jesus in personal life and family
- Commitment and passion for mission mobilization
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative management style
- A demonstrated commitment to high professional ethical standards
- Able to work in a diverse workplace including multi-denominational backgrounds, and alongside women leaders
- Able to lead from “behind the stage” and committed to the success of other leaders
- Ability to challenge and debate issues of importance to the organization while avoiding a combative demeanor
- Delegates responsibilities effectively
- Wide-ranging experience in cross-functional areas helpful with an eagerness to learn new skills
- Strategic thinker, data-driven and analytical in approach to solving problems
- Excels at building relationships and networks; influences others to achieve outcomes
- Systems and process-thinker; enjoys creating order out of chaos
- Must use serious discretion and protect confidentiality and sensitivity of information
- A positive “can do” attitude and able to follow through with perseverance & grit
- A proactive thinker who is self-aware and has a strong sense of empathy
- An outgoing person who enjoys engaging with people and joining a community-oriented team
Requirements:
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- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: VP of IT Operations
Location: USA
Purpose: Give leadership and support to the IT and production website and overall operational environment at MissionNext. Collaborate with CTO to ensure all aspects of the MissionNext computing environment are functional, secure, maintained, and supported. The IT environment at MissionNext is particularly important as it is the foundation for connecting individual believers interested in serving in God’s kingdom and with our MissionNext partners and schools. This is an existing, emerging, and evolving need. Make an eternal impact with this position.
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the VP for IT Operations are to collaborate with CTO, CEO, and other MissionNext staff and team members to:
- Ensure the website production and development web environments and infrastructure is available, regularly and securely backed up, and secure from unauthorized access or intrusion.
- Ensure the desktop computing environment, specifically Microsoft Office 365 and SharePoint online storage environment is maintained with effective processes to support MissionNext growth including, training, secure access, managed updates, and has appropriate permissions for MissionNext staff members, board members, and specified external users as appropriate.
- Ensure the Software Application environment is supported. Including software required for day-to-day business at MissionNext in finance, marketing, donation management, and CRM databases relative to security, and budgeting.
- Ensure computing and operational processes and procedures are organized and effectively maintained.
- Research and recommend cost-effective solutions as technology continues to change and evolve.
- Learn and assess the overall computing environment within MissionNext to help improve efficiency, security, and manageability of MissionNext IT computing environment.
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position requiring 5-10 hours per week.
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; team members work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, text, telephone, and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time position; support-based or self-supported. Pre-approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience.
Experience and Skills:
- 5+ years of experience in Information Technology management.
- Good track record of successful program development, planning, and execution with measurable results.
- Abilities include interpersonal skills, creativity, be a self-starter, and the ability to assess the IT and Technology needs to establish and execute plans to deliver results.
- Experience in IT operations, computing system management in a business and development environment, and overall IT administration.
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Director of Short-Term Pathway
Location: USA
Overview: Short-Term missions continues to be a significant part of the Global Missions movement. Many organizations use short-term trips to give people the opportunity to explore long-term missions overseas. You can make an eternal impact by serving in this position.
Purpose: Provide leadership to and management of the MissionNext Short-Term Pathway: https://short-term.missionnext.org
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the Short-Term Pathway Director will be to:
- Increase awareness of the MissionNext Short-Term Pathway among our partners and other mission agencies.
- Use web-based technology and develop relationships with Partners to identify their Short-Term mission needs.
- Provide creative, effective and forward-thinking leadership.
- Use desktop tools for planning and organizing multiple activities.
- Establish a process to assess the user profile and experience.
- Assist in creating, editing and managing print, broadcast, and online content for a customer-centric MissionNext Short-Term Pathway.
- Assist with the budgetary process.
- Identify and develop opportunities and strategies to improve the Short-Term Pathway visibility in the greater missions community while ensuring financial sustainability.
- Provide thoughtful and experience-based leadership in evaluation of trends and opportunities to improve the impact of the Short-Term Pathway.
- Develop, measure, and monitor performance, quality and revenue metrics of https://short-term.missionnext.org
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position requiring 10-20 hours per week on-going. (Initial on-ramp time may be greater.)
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Full-time preferred, part-time minimum; support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree, marketing preferred, (or equivalent experience); master’s degree is a plus
- Evidence of continuing education, such as certifications, is a plus
Experience and Skills:
Good track record of successful experience with Short-Term missions. Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills required, with a strong command of the English language. Demonstrated track record as a creative, effective and forward-thinking leader.
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Chief Communications Officer
Location: USA
Purpose: The Chief Communications Officer will help recruit and lead a team of experts in the area of public relations, communications (internal and external), and marketing.
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the Chief Communications Officer will be to:
- Serve on the Executive Leadership Team.
- Assist with setting Strategy and defining objectives for MissionNext Communications.
- Provide oversight of all communications with partners, donors, candidates and the overall missions community.
- Ensure consistency in brand management and increase brand awareness of MissionNext.
- Monitor and measure the effectiveness of communications in order to increase the number of candidates and agency partners.
- Utilize social media and respond quickly to changing trends.
- Increase participation in The Journey Deepens Retreats, Journey Deepens International, and Journey Deepens Ventures through targeted communications.
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 10-20 hours per week.
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Full-time preferred, part-time minimum; support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education:
College graduate in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations or related field or equivalent experience.
Experience and skills:
Good track record of successful Communications planning and execution with measurable results. Excellent interpersonal skills, creative, self-starter and the ability to quickly assess the communication needs and establish and execute plans to move forward.
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Education Strategist
Location: USA
Purpose: Create and lead an online recruiting strategy for MissionNext Education.
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the Education Strategist will be to:
• Identify and develop opportunities and strategies to recruit for and promote the Education Pathway to online candidates.
• Implement digital recruiting and digital promotion strategies to enhance the MissionNext Education Pathway
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 5-10 hours per week (hours are negotiable).
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time, support-based, or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education / Experience / Skills:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education and 5+ years in a leadership role or equivalent education and experience
• Experience in Missions and/or the international Christian education community preferred
• Experience with MS Office programs and virtual communication tools like Zoom or ability to learn
• Experience with tools such as Handshake and LinkedIn
Requirements:
• Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
• Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Job Title: Education Specialist
Organization: MissionNext
Location: Remote
Position Type: Part-Time Volunteer
About MissionNext:
MissionNext is a Christian organization dedicated to partnering with Christian schools outside of the U.S. and Canada. We strive to advance Christian education globally, empowering educators and students alike to thrive in their faith-based learning environments.
Role Overview:
MissionNext is seeking an Education Specialist to join our team. This role is pivotal in
supporting our mission by attracting talented individuals from the education and
missions communities to join MissionNext Education. The ideal candidate will have
experience working with schools and educators, as well as a passion for Christian
missions and international education.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Devise a comprehensive strategy for attracting candidates from schools, educators, and missions organizations to sign up on MissionNext Education platform.
2. Identify key statistics to be studied from MissionNext Education platform, including user demographics, engagement metrics, and recruitment sources.
3. Collect and analyze data to gain insights into user behavior and platform performance.
4. Make data-driven recommendations to improve recruitment strategies and platform usability.
5. Collaborate with the MissionNext team to implement recommended improvements and track their impact over time.
Qualifications:
● Experience working with schools and educators, preferably in a recruitment or outreach capacity.
● Familiarity with Christian missions and the international Christian education community.
● Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, interpret, and present data effectively.
● Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders.
● Self-motivated and able to work independently in a virtual environment.
● Passionate about the mission and values of MissionNext.
Benefits:
● Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the field of Christian education and missions.
● Flexible schedule with the ability to work remotely from home.
● Professional development and networking opportunities within the global Christian education community.
● Joining a dedicated team of like-minded individuals committed to making a difference in the world.
How to Apply:
If you possess the skills and experience listed above and are eager to contribute to our mission, we invite you to join us at MissionNext. To apply, please submit your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your interest and qualifications for the role. We look forward to hearing from you!
Position: Journey Guide Director
Location: USA
Purpose: Direct and lead the Journey Guide program
Key Duties:
- Create and implement recruiting and retention strategies for Journey Guides
- Train and develop all Journey Guides, including onboarding and offboarding
- Maintain and analyze all Candidate / Journey Guide statistics in order to enhance and promote the Journey Guide program internally and externally
- Represent MissionNext at mission conferences, church activities and other events to promote the Journey Guide program
- Ensure integrity and confidentiality of information in the Journey Guide program and with all candidates
- Participate in onboarding and orientation
- Respond in a timely manner to emails, voicemails and texts.
- Participate in meetings and conference calls when invited.
- Complete all assignments given by the direct supervisor.
- Take part in ascribed training and learning in order to better fulfill the requirements of the position.
- Represent MissionNext in all interactions (internal and external) with integrity and respect
- Serve as unto the Lord – “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward.” (Colossians 2:23-24)
- Other duties as assigned and agreed upon.
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supported position – 15-20 hours/week
Logistics: There is no office space for this position; work is done remotely and member will work from home using his/her own computer and internet. There may be little in-person contact, and day-to-day contact is digital via tools such as email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status: Part-time, support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Supervision: All Journey Guides report to this position. This position reports to the CEO.
Educational / Experience / Skills Requirements for role:
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field and 5+ years experience in missions or pastoral positions
- Experience in coaching / mentoring / leading individuals is required
- Prefer experience with MS Office programs and virtual communication tools like Zoom
Requirements: Christ-follower, personable, excellent communication and people skills, comfortable and confident in abilities, dependent on prayer, spiritually mature. Agrees with MissionNext Statement of Faith and Spiritual Purpose.
Position: Chief Program Officer
Location: USA
Purpose: The Chief Program Officer will be responsible for developing strategies and operations of all MissionNext programs.
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the Chief Program Officer will be to:
- Serve on the Executive Leadership Team.
- Develop and execute strategies and operations for all MissionNext programs, such as:
- The Journey Deepens Ventures
- The Journey Deepens International
- The Journey Deepens Mobile Mobilization Center
- Create new effective programming in addition to enhancing existing programs
- Monitor and measure the effectiveness of MissionNext programs to recruit additional Mission Agencies and Christian Schools, as well candidates for the harvest.
- Increase MissionNext programs brand awareness across the mission community.
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 10-20 hours per week.
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Full-time preferred, part-time minimum; support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education:
College graduate in Business, Marketing, or related field or equivalent experience.
Experience and skills:
Good track record of successful program planning and execution with measurable results. Excellent interpersonal skills, creative, self-starter and the ability to quickly assess the program needs and establish and execute plans to move forward.
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: MemberCare Leader
Location: USA
Purpose: To give emotional, spiritual and mental support to assigned Members of MissionNext.
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the MemberCare Leader will be to:
- Have regular, meaningful and purposeful contact with assigned Members utilizing FaceTime and/or phone calls
- Send appropriate texts, emails, and snail mail correspondence to support and encourage Member
- Pray with, have Scriptural devotions and regular discussions about Member’s spiritual growth
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 1-3 hours per week (hours are negotiable).
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time, support based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education / Experience / Skills:
- Experience in a missions, ministerial or pastoral role
- Experience in Biblical counseling
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Microsoft 365 Technical Support Administrator
Location: USA
Purpose: Provide overall technical and administrative support for Microsoft 365 at MissionNext
Key duties: The responsibilities of Microsoft 365 Support and Administration are to:
- Support the Microsoft 365 environment at MissionNext (about 40-50 team members)
- Set up MissionNext Email and Microsoft 365 Accounts for new team members as required.
Ensure new team members are added to appropriate distribution lists, the Prayer Request list, and appropriate SharePoint cloud storage. - Provide training for MissionNext staff as needed to fully utilize the capabilities of Microsoft Office products and make team members aware of security issues that arise.
Troubleshoot and support desktop handling issues of low to medium complexity while working remotely. - Provide support for local desktop nationwide for both PC (XP to Windows 11) and Mac (macOS)
- Respond to calls, emails, or other requests for support.
- Maintain complete integrity and biblical standards.
- Maintains a Christ-like interactive relationship with other MissionNext team members.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, volunteer position requiring up to 3-5 hours per week.
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; the candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone, and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time volunteer; support-based or self-supported. Pre-approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education:
Two-year technical degree (Bachelor’s preferred), in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Information Technology related discipline from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience.
Experience and Skills:
Familiar with Microsoft Office products and Microsoft 365 support. Personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, spiritually mature, good analytical and technical skills.
Preferences:
Demonstrated experience in Microsoft Office products, Microsoft 365 administration, good analytical skills, strong customer orientation, familiarity with remote tools (Teams, Zoom, Skype, Microsoft 365, etc.).
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Webmaster
Location: USA
Purpose: To provide overall web leadership, management, and support for MissionNext websites and the hosting environment.
Job Description:
Overview: IT has become an increasingly important discipline in world missions. This is an existing, emerging, and evolving need. Make an eternal impact with this position.
Key Duties: Provides technical expertise and support of MissionNext websites and Linux hosting environment. Maintains website functionality and operation, makes recommendations for functional and performance improvements, and implement approved enhancements.
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position requiring 10-15 hours per week ongoing. (Initial on-ramp time may be greater.)
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; the candidate will work from home using his/her computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time position; support-based or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Responsibilities:
- Meet with management regularly to discuss current and future functionality
- Monitor security and perform all necessary updates
- Monitor and report all web traffic
- Make all necessary updates to the ministry site, minimizing downtime
- Update content to reflect current SEO trends and make or recommend adjustments to improve SEO.
- Repair any broken links and fix any reported bugs
- Maintain hosting environment, virtual servers, optimizing speeds, and cost tradeoff.
- Contribute to discussions on ways to improve functionality and usability.
- Collaborate with other teams to meet needs, improve efficiency.
- Reply to user comments and queries in a timely fashion.
- Manage backups, security.
- Gather and analyze requirements for recommended improvements and enhancements.
- Monitor the MissionNext family of WordPress websites missionnext.org home and associated Pathways: Journey.missionnext.org, IT-Technology.missionnext.org, education.missionnext.org, short-term.missionnext.org and future websites.
- Familiarity with the functionality, monitoring, and support of administrative MissionNext WordPress subsites, and non-WordPress subdomains, such as api.*, ad.*, info.*, crm.*, partner.* and others as implemented is also within scope of the Webmaster.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field (or equivalent experience); master’s degree is a plus
- Evidence of continuing education, such as certifications, is a plus
Experience and Skills:
- 5+ years of experience in WordPress (WP), and WP compatible themes (such as GeneratePress, Elementor, Divi), plugins and overall website management and hosting.
- Leadership and/or management experience is a plus
- Strategic thinker with positive, can-do attitude and problem-solving skills
- Able to manage multiple websites
- Strong working knowledge of all relevant coding languages (PHP, CSS, Javascript, HTML)
- Excellent communicator, especially regarding abstract concepts
- Familiarity with HTML, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Apache, and Plesk will be helpful.
Requirements:
- Responsible for the MissionNext website and Pathways; responsible for managing the MissionNext web presence, ensuring that the site is user-friendly and up-to-date at all times.
- Works within the Technology and Program Development team(s) to expand our presence through the design and implementation of new web-based functionality that will positively impact our customers’ experience.
- Requires knowledge in server management and online security, content management and solid coding skills.
- Working knowledge of Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and tracking pageviews, transactions and events.
Position: Digital Marketing Manager
Location: USA
Purpose: Provide leadership in application deployment and implementation of MissionNext website marketing tools in support of web development, MissionNext Marketing, Email, Social Media Marketing, and SEO.
Key Duties: The Digital Marketing Manager’s responsibilities include:
- Manage technical aspects of key marketing tools, marketing automation, integration with CRM (HubSpot), email marketing, and lead management processes across these systems.
- Establish and maintain scalable processes that ensure best practices in digital marketing campaigns, and lead generation.
- Create and maintain reports of metrics on marketing and lead generation that detail their effectiveness and organization performance impact.
- Analyze marketing and website performance data to develop insights and make recommendations for optimal integration of Website, social media, and email marketing tools.
- Monitor and maintain data quality within various marketing tools.
- Evaluate new technologies and add-on applications to improve and optimize website marketing performance and efficiency.
- Work closely with Chief Communications Officer to fully integrate market strategies with the MissionNext Website and MissionNext overall.
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position requiring 6-10 hours per week.
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; the candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone, and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time volunteer; support-based or self-supported. Pre-approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Demonstrated skills in Google TAG Manager, Google Analytics, SEMRush, Google Ads, Google Data Studio, Yoast, and other Digital Marketing tools.
- Strong analytical skills and experience with reporting and data analysis, mastery of Excel.
- Proficient in marketing automation systems (i.e., Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and integrating these with other marketing tools and technologies (HubSpot, Constant Contact, etc.)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and respond to calls, emails, or other requests for support promptly.
- Maintain complete integrity and biblical standards in all aspects of development.
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
Agrees with MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Software Developer
Location: USA
Purpose: Develop and implement a JavaScript backend for MissionNext’s next-generation Website.
Key duties:
- Support, develop, record, and maintain web-based JavaScript applications for the MissionNext website.
- Make recommendations for functional and performance improvements.
- Meet with management and customer service players regularly to discuss current and future functionality
- Familiarity with GitLab, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch.
- Coordinate development tasks with the WordPress Development team on technical and process issues
- Document the development process, architecture, and standard components.
- Coordinate with co-developers and keep project manager well informed of the status of the development effort.
- Participate in onboarding and orientation
- Respond promptly to emails, voicemails, and texts.
- Participate in meetings and conference calls as needed.
- Complete all assignments given by the direct supervisor.
- Take part in assigned training to fulfill the requirements of the position.
- Represent MissionNext in all interactions (internal and external) with integrity and respect
- Other duties as assigned and agreed upon.
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, volunteer position requiring 3-5 hours per week.
Logistics:
There is no office space for this position; the candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone, and video conferencing.
Worker Status:
Part-time volunteer; support-based or self-supported. Pre-approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education:
BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or similar relevant field degree or related discipline from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience.
Experience and Skills:
- In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, Angular, ElasticSearch, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
- Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform, Apache, Plesk, and SSH on a self-managed server
- Positive, can-do attitude; creative and efficient problem solver
- Christ-follower, personable, excellent communication and people skills
- Good track record of successful software development and execution with measurable results.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, creative, self-starter, and the ability to quickly assess software development needs and establish and execute plans to move forward.
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with the MissionNext Statements of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
Position: Grant Writer
Location: USA
Purpose: The Grant Writer will research and apply for external grants to fund special projects and operating costs to ensure financial stability and continued growth of MissionNext.
Key Duties: The responsibilities of the Grant Writer:
- Prepares proposals by determining concepts, gathering and formatting information, writing drafts, and obtaining approvals.
- Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs, studying requests for proposals, and attending strategy meetings.
- Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, approval, and transmittal.
- Enters and monitors tracking data.
- Coordinates requirements with contributors and contributes proposal status information to review meetings.
- Develops proposal by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation.
- Writes, revises, and edits drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
- Prepares presentation by evaluating text, graphics, and binding and coordinating printing.
- Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.
- Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; maintaining personal networks.
Time Commitment: This is a part-time, self-supporting position 5-10 hours/week
Logistics: There is no office space for this position; candidate will work from home using his/her own computer and high-speed internet. Day-to-day interactions will be conducted via email, telephone and video conferencing.
Worker Status: Part-time, support-based, or self-supported. Approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Education: College graduate in Finance, Marketing, Business or related field or equivalent experience.
Experience and skills: Knowledge of the grant-seeking process and good track record of successful grant applications
Requirements:
- Christ-follower, personable, good communication and people skills, dependent on prayer, and spiritually mature.
- Agrees with MissionNext Statement of Faith and Spiritual Purpose
