What are the responsibilities and job description for the COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR position at Youth For Christ USA Inc.?
Position Summary
Position Summary
The Community Engagement Coordinator is responsible for managing and growing the community presence of Youth for Christ Houston. This role involves curating and creating content, fostering community engagement across social platforms, and building relationships with local churches and businesses to support YFC's mission. The ideal candidate is a master communicator creative, organized, and passionate about engaging others in a faith-based movement.
This is a part-time position requiring 15-20 hours per week, with flexibility for occasional evenings and weekends for events.
Key Responsibilities
Content Creation and Management
Qualifications
YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, Youth For Christ incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry.
We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation.
We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.
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Position Summary
The Community Engagement Coordinator is responsible for managing and growing the community presence of Youth for Christ Houston. This role involves curating and creating content, fostering community engagement across social platforms, and building relationships with local churches and businesses to support YFC's mission. The ideal candidate is a master communicator creative, organized, and passionate about engaging others in a faith-based movement.
This is a part-time position requiring 15-20 hours per week, with flexibility for occasional evenings and weekends for events.
Key Responsibilities
Content Creation and Management
- Gather information from Ministry Site Directors and the YFC Houston team to keep the website and other online platforms up to date.
- Create and schedule content for all YFC Houston social media platforms, ensuring consistent messaging and branding.
- Design and distribute a monthly email newsletter and a quarterly magazine to communicate updates, stories, and events to supporters and partners.
- Actively engage with the community on social media, responding to comments, messages, and inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
- Create marketing resources to explain and to promote YFC Houston.
- Attend the monthly staff member meeting on the first Tuesday of every month to align communication strategies with organizational goals.
- Assist in the planning, promotion, and execution of YFC Houston events as needed.
- Post regularly on all YFC Houston social media platforms, maintaining an active and engaging presence.
- Create and distribute a monthly email newsletter and a quarterly magazine with compelling content and updates.
- Help foster new partnerships with churches and local businesses, developing relationships through promoting resources.
- Ensure the YFC Houston website and other online platforms are updated with relevant information regularly.
- Attend monthly staff meetings and actively contribute to organizational planning and vision.
- Assist in event planning and execution, contributing to their success.
- Post daily on all social media platforms
- Attend 1 Campus Life club per month
- Create YFC Houston Branding materials
- 1 mentee mentorship (weekly)
- Attend 1 partnership meeting per month
- One on One meeting with Executive Director monthly
Qualifications
- A personal commitment to Jesus Christ and alignment with Youth for Christ’s mission and values.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience managing social media platforms and creating content.
- Graphic design skills (Canva, Adobe, or equivalent).
- Proficiency in email marketing tools (Sharp Spring) and website management platforms.
- Self-motivated and organized, with the ability to meet deadlines and juggle multiple responsibilities.
- Willingness to collaborate with a team and engage with the community.
YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, Youth For Christ incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry.
We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation.
We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.
Apply
