What are the responsibilities and job description for the Generosity Specialist position at The Chalmers Center?
POSITION SUMMARY: Reporting directly to the VP of Generosity, the Generosity Specialist serves as a key member of the Generosity Team. The Generosity Specialist is vital to the success of the Generosity Team, by providing support that ensures the team fulfills its mission, vision, and goals. The position will broadly assist in aligning administrative, operational, and stewardship tasks that help the team maintain integrity to the team’s biblically-based plans.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Stewardship:
- Manage aspects of the year-round gift-related communications and reporting, such as tax receipting, thank you notes, gift tracking, stewardship reporting, etc.
- Assist, as needed, with the internal and external communications of the Generosity Team to make sure they are completed in a timely manner and that it communicates their vision for Chalmers’ partners.
- Conduct regular contact with our gift partners, displaying biblical stewardship methodologies and practices.
Operational:
- Engage in light project management to keep the team’s focus on priorities.
- Maintain tools for management to forecast revenue, manage expenses, and other financial information.
- Assist in the construction and sustaining of an annual fund for the ministry to grow the base of support for Chalmers.
Administrative:
- Conduct meeting management, including preparing agendas, printing financial reports, taking notes, distributing and following up on action items, and arranging catering.
- Maintain Raiser’s Edge and Salesforce database, such as entering donor and prospect meeting recaps, personal information, and generating reports.
- Manage personal and professional administrative tasks for the team, including, but not limited to, booking appointments, research projects, coordinating travel, ordering gifts, etc.
- Assist Generosity team members with prospect identification, research, and portfolio management, including individuals, foundations, and corporations.
General:
- Commit to praying and advocating for the poor and the church in light of the mission of the Chalmers Center.
- Other responsibilities as assigned that help the Generosity Team to fulfill its calling to biblical generosity, stewardship, and walking with gift partners on a journey of generosity.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Commitment to the Vision & Mission of the Chalmers Center.
- Adherence to the Lausanne Covenant, a statement of Christian belief.
- Understand that, at minimum, generosity is: an act of worship, a spiritual discipline, and that Generosity is a Person we follow, the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Meets strict deadlines, handles tasks across multiple workflows, creates exigencies relevant to requirements and can see tasks completed to the end.
- Uses a humble listening approach when working with partners.
- Thinks innovatively and is not fearful of mistakes or circumstances, yet learns from them.
- Acts courageously to overcome obstacles and remains hopeful for people in poverty
- A deep commitment to integrity and transparency in all communications
- Demonstrable ability to engage in active listening in conversation
- Enjoy working in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment.
- Travel: Limited.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Spiritual Maturity:
- A growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ and a lifestyle consistent with biblical principles.
- Ability to lead prayer, share the Gospel, and integrate faith into professional practices.
- Exhibits a generous and gracious lifestyle.
- Is involved in a local church.
- Experience:
- Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to craft compelling and persuasive content.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and prioritize tasks effectively.
- Familiarity with donor databases or CRM systems (e.g., Raiser’s Edge) is a plus.
- Passion for Chalmers' mission and a heart for serving churches and communities working to alleviate poverty.
- Some experience with a CRM and various software packages with competence to learn new types.
- Experience in a similar setting and field is preferred but not required.
- Skills and Attributes:
- Deep understanding of biblical stewardship and generosity principles.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to balance relationship building with measurable outcomes.
- Ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information or situations.
- Demonstrate initiative. Handles a broad variety of projects simultaneously. Can work with deadlines with minimal supervision (once learned)
- Possess advanced oral and written communication skills and high attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to produce professional work without grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors.
- Selfless and humble but assertive when need be.
- Is innovative and curious, willing to learn.
- Hopeful and fun.
What We Offer
- A Christ-centered organizational culture focused on Kingdom impact.
- Opportunities for spiritual growth and professional development.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- The privilege of partnering with believers to advance God’s mission.
