Program Associate - Search and Call

Position Title: Program Associate – Search and Call

Reports to: Executive Minister, Area Conference Ministry

Department: Area Conference Ministry Team

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Location: Hybrid (CT/MA)

Program Associate positions with the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ (SNE) assists with the day-to-day operations of their assigned Conference team. Program Associates provide administrative and clerical support for various team activities, such as event coordination, communication(s) to participants of events, and accounts receivable for specific events and groups.

Position Summary

The Program Associate for Search and Call manages all the processes related to Search and Call, the way that local churches and clergy discern mutual ministry in the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ. The ideal candidate is both highly organized and highly relational.

The Area Conference Ministry Team provides care and connection to the almost 600 churches, 25 Associations and 1,400 clergy of the Southern New England Conference. Serving at the crossroads of what has been, what is, and what will be, the ACM Team facilitates adaptive change while maintaining covenantal processes that already exist. Search and Call is the process by which local churches and clergy discern mutual ministry.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages databases related to Search and Call (ex: Brick River, UCC Profile Portal), ensuring that information is entered, processed and updated consistently and in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with other ACM team members, National UCC staff, other UCC Conferences and Non-UCC denominational leaders to ensure Search & Call processes are working in covenant.
• Communicates regularly with local church search committees via phone and email to provide resources, answer questions and coach them in navigating the Search & Call process.
• In collaboration with Area Conference Ministers, plans, promotes and facilitates training opportunities for local church leaders and clergy.
• Manages the Temporary Ministerial Coverage List and the Non-UCC Clergy Application, providing instructions to, collecting applications from and running back background checks on clergy.

Conference-Sponsored Events

• The Program Associate – Search and Call will be required to participate in Conference- Sponsored events throughout the year.  

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance; 14% employer contribution to pension plan; generous paid time off. 

Qualifications

• Minimum of high school diploma or GED equivalent required; some higher education preferred.
• Strong organizational and database skills required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.

Physical Requirements

Data Utilization - Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data, and/or information. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.  

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization - Requires the ability to use computer hardware and software and database systems in regular performance of job duties.  

Verbal Aptitude - Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data, and information.  

Mathematical Aptitude - Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may require ability to utilize principles of fractions and/or interpret graphs. 

Functional Reasoning - Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as: motivation, incentive, and leadership. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution. 

Situational Reasoning - Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness, and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable. 

Application Submissions: 

Interested internal/external applicants may submit a cover letter and resume to search@sneucc.org or submit directly to the Southern New England Conference, UCC website at www.sneucc.org/classifieds by no later than, April 18, 2025.

EEOC Policy

The Conference provides equal employment opportunities and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion (except insofar as ordination or religious background may be a qualification for a position), sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or preference, gender, gender identity or gender expression, pregnancy, genetic information, military status, or any other class or status protected by law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Framingham, MA 01702

Salary : $25