Congregational Engagement Coordinator Full Time

The Congregational Engagement Coordinator will spearhead and organize tasks related to the Cultivating Communities initiative, working with faith communities (and their partners) across Marion County that are developing place-based collective impact strategies for comprehensive community development and economic mobility of neighborhood residents.

Responsibilities and Duties

● Assist in coordinating and cultivating engagement with faith communities across a diversity of religious traditions.

● Assist in data collection and management.

● Coordinate and engage with project partners.

● Attend and participate in a variety of team and partner meetings.

● Organize and participate in the facilitation of webinar series aimed at congregations.

● Organize and participate in the facilitation of city-wide Learning Cohorts.

● Work with faith communities in the implementation of community economic development initiatives.

● Assist in duties related to grant management, including reporting and evaluation.

Qualifications

● Experience with or knowledge of asset-based community development

● Working knowledge of Indianapolis neighborhood geography

● Excellent and professional communication skills

● Ability to collaborate and negotiate with others to implement and accomplish shared objectives

● Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and the organizational skills to

coordinate events and processes

● Ability to communicate and work with people from a variety of socio-economic, racial,

ethnic, religious and political backgrounds, beliefs, and practices

● Preference will be given and primarily sought for persons with experience serving in

African-American congregational contexts

● Conversational Spanish is helpful, but not required