For nearly 200 years, American Baptist Home Mission Societies has answered God’s call to meet the needs of those living on the margins. We develop programs, publications and resources that encourage, equip and strengthen Christian leaders to make a positive impact in people’s lives. We promote the Christian faith across the United States and Puerto Rico by cultivating Christ-centered leaders and disciples who heal and transform communities in partnership with American Baptists and others.

ABHMS is a great place to work! We offer an excellent compensation package: salary and benefits (health insurance, paid vacation and paid sick time, participation in a fully vested 403b, paid maternity/paternity leave, continuing education grant, plus many others). ABHMS provides support to continue to develop staff knowledge, skills and abilities.

About the Role - Communications Coordinator will be a proactive, creative and organized administrative support person for our marketing and communications team. The Communications Coordinator must be someone with great attention to detail who is organized, able to prioritize tasks, and follows through efficiently, accurately, and in a timely manner. Project management skills and a strong, positive, customer-focused attitude are essential. An ability to adapt to change with a desire for continuous learning are essential for success.

Responsibilities -

• Oversees the day-to-day operations for unit projects.
• In consultation with unit director, review and approve new project requests properly informing team members of assignments and keeping requested informed of progress. Job requests are managed in Asana software.
• Follow up with the team members to ensure projects are on track for completion.
• Update internal mailing lists and customer relations management portal.
• Coordinate shipment of communications/marketing resources, promotional items, pop-up banners to events.
• Track inventory of all resources and promotional materials and order additional items as directed.
• Ensure timely response to all general requests coming through social media/website; forward to appropriate ABHMS staff for response.
• Monitor budget and process vouchers for payment of writers, vendors, freelancers etc. Reconcile monthly expense reports as directed.
• Participate in regular meetings of unit; occasionally attend other meetings to represent unit. Record notes as directed

Required Skills & Experiences

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, project management or other relevant studies.
• Minimum of 2 years administrative experience in a corporate context, a religious nonprofit, or an advocacy organization.
• Experience with content management systems and project management tools essential.
• Strong writing, editing and verbal communication skills.
• Creative and critical thinker with problem-solving skills.
• Project management skills.
• Able to manage multiple projects at the same time with diverse deadlines.
• Intellectual curiosity and commitment to lifelong learning.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and other relevant technologies (Outlook, Excel, PPT, Word, SharePoint, Teams, Smartsheet, Zoom, Cvent) with the ability to learn new technologies.
• Able to work collaboratively in teams, take instruction, and follow through with assigned tasks, while also having the confidence and self-motivation to contribute to team goals and take responsibility for one’s own scope of work with limited direct supervision.
• Accurate and detail-oriented with a strong professional ethic and sensitivity to confidentiality.
• Professional customer service mindset for effective engagement with constituents.

Equal Opportunity Statement We do not discriminate and take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.