Assistant I – Short-Term Summer Hire, Leadership Giving

Job Title: Short-Term Summer Hire, Leadership Giving
Department/Location: Remote
FLSA: Non-Exempt, full time, 35 hours/week
Reports To: Donor Engagement and Recognition Officer
Duration: June – August, 2022

About CRS:
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.

As an organization that celebrates and promotes diversity and inclusion, and which is committed to the ongoing work of racial equity and anti-racism, we welcome applicants of all backgrounds. CRS strongly encourages students from HSIs (Hispanic-Serving Institutions) and HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) as well as all students who identify as Latinx and/or BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) to apply.

Lastly, we welcome as a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.

Departmental Background:
Leadership Giving is a department in the Charitable Giving Division which builds relationships with donors and donor prospects that have the ability to generate private revenue of $25,000 or more to meet the agency’s immediate and future needs. The goal of the department is to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward these private donors in the most effective and efficient way possible. We do this through a variety of methods – but most often through direct engagement. The end goal is to provide new and existing CRS donors a deep sense of accomplishment and emotional gratification.

Now in the mid-point of the Go FAR Campaign for Catholic Relief Services (www.gofar.crs.org), Leadership Giving, and agency broadly, seeks to raise revenue and drive our impact with high-level private donors like never before. This vision depends on the entire Leadership Giving team working together with donors, colleagues, partners and the people we serve to create transformational change.

Purpose:
Working within the Donor Relations Unit of the Leadership Giving Department and managed by the Donor Engagement and Recognition Officer, the Summer Hire will assist with a variety of tasks including providing good stewardship to supporters, preparing content libraries and ensuring excellence in virtual travel and events. Through this fulltime all-remote position, the Summer Hire will have an opportunity to get to know the agency, explore various responsibilities, and assist in critical campaign related tasks performed by the Donor Relations team.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Webinars

• Participate in brainstorming for fall webinar series.
• Prepare template invitations and follow up emails to be used in fall webinar execution.
• Create informational packet for donors interested in hosting living room conversations; “How to host a webinar.”
• Assist in timestamped editing of webinar videos and/or highlight reels.

Virtual Journey of Hope Trips

• Participate in brainstorming and/or country team planning meetings.
• Assist in gathering of materials for and creation of briefing book for fall Virtual Journey of Hope.

Libraries of Content

• Create a comprehensive library of maps.
• Work with the Marketing and Communications Department or country Regional Information Officers to collect and organize high quality maps of every country where CRS works.
• Create a library of biodata and headshots of potential speakers, using the Speakers List maintained by Donor Relations; create uniform and polished bios with headshots to use in event materials in fall 2022.

Multimedia/Media Trainings

• Support the creation of a new Board of Director “sizzle reels” commemorating the first 6 months of 2022.
• Assist on Donor Profiles website page project, tasks pending approval.
• Use transcripts of interviews to create one-page stories about specific donors, gather and upload photos, maintain website, etc..
• Attend a CRS media training.

Stewardship

• Support the creation, tracking and disbursement CRS stewardship touches such as photo books, videos, holiday cards or other items.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Ability to work remotely 35 hours per week
• Demonstrated interest in one-on-one fundraising, donor engagement, communications/public relations and/or relevant social sciences
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills
• Motivated self-starter
• Excellent research and writing skills
• Some video and multimedia skills
• Proven Microsoft Office skills and expert use of various web-based applications, and an eagerness to learn new software applications
• Adobe and Creative Cloud competencies a plus.
• Commitment to the mission of Catholic Relief Services.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree program enrollment, preferred
• Ability to work remotely 35 hours per week
• Demonstrated interest in one-on-one fundraising, donor engagement, communications/public relations and/or relevant social sciences
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills
• Motivated self-starter
• Excellent research and writing skills
• Some video and multimedia skills
• Proven Microsoft Office skills and expert use of various web-based applications, and an eagerness to learn new software applications
• Adobe and Creative Cloud competencies a plus.
• Commitment to the mission of Catholic Relief Services.

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

• Integrity
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Builds Relationships
• Develops Talent
• Strategic Mindset
• Accountability & Stewardship

What we offer

CRS offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, generous retirement savings plan and the opportunity to work in a collaborative, mission-driven culture that is committed to improving the lives of the poor throughout the world.

*Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

Note: All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside their home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical examination.

CRS’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding the rights and dignity of all people – especially children and vulnerable adults – to live free from abuse and harm.

EOE/M/F/D/V – CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. (For all US and International positions)