Are you an online, tech savvy organizer who can write code, manage websites, while understanding political incentives and motives? Does your faith motivate you to do good in this world? If so, please read on!

ABOUT SOJOACTION

Our faith compels us to build a just future where every need is supplied, and no one is afraid.

SojoAction builds hope and creates change together with those who believe a more just world is possible.

Sojourners is an ecumenical Christian media and advocacy organization that works towards social and racial justice. Sojourners publishes an award-winning magazine, produces daily news and commentary on sojo.net, and mobilizes people of faith for social justice through its advocacy initiative SojoAction.

We seek to inspire hope and build a movement to transform individuals, communities, the church, and the world by articulating the biblical call to racial and social justice, life and peace, and environmental stewardship.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The digital education and outreach manager will provide support for the development and dissemination of digital learning resources created to engage congregants and faith leaders in efforts to address political and/or cultural polarization within congregations and their communities. In this role, the manager will work with the director of congregational education and outreach, consultants, and colleagues to support the development of Sojourners Congregations from Polarization to Unity (CPU) project and collaborate with Sojourners’ digital, marketing, and web teams to promote the project to congregants and faith leaders.

Responsibilities

- Foster equity and inclusion within the work environment and in every aspect of your work.
- Track, cultivate and build relationships with faith leaders, churches, and congregants across the country. Sojourners is an ecumenical organization and is committed to serving the wide array of congregations and denominations present in the U.S. Church.
- Collaborate with the Sojourners Mobilizing and Marketing Teams as well as cross- organization teams to implement the CPU communications and outreach plan, including speaking opportunities to engage congregants and faith leaders.
- Identify and recruit experts in the areas of political and cultural polarization and transformation to provide CPU program resources and present webinars for learning hub participants.
- Work closely with the Director of Congregational Education and Outreach, Director of Racial Justice, Senior Director of Campaigns and Mobilizing and web development consultants to map the digital learning experience and ways to engage congregants and faith leaders.
- Collect data and monitor site usage and engagement to create a data-informed digital engagement strategy for congregations.
- Support the learning hub through periodic website and CPU updates.
- Compile and provide analyses of learning hub user assessments and surveys.
- Represent Sojourners and the program at faith-based conferences, churches, and other venues.
- Contribute news and program updates to Sojourners social media as well as other internal communications teams.
- Promote effective and clear internal communication in collaboration with Sojourners mobilizing and cross-organization teams.
- Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum of two years employment in non-profits, issue campaigns, electoral campaigns and/or Congress focused on digital media and/or media relations
- Drupal CRM
- Proficiency in HTML and CSS and some combined proficiency in PHP, Python, or JavaScript.
- Demonstrated ability to create data structures and data tracking systems.
- Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure, and manage multiple priorities and projects effectively
- Attention to detail and accuracy

Starting annual salary for this position is $60-65,000 based on experience. Excellent benefits package includes paid health insurance, 20 days paid vacation, 12 days paid sick leave, 401(k) Plan, and a positive, faith-based work environment.

We are dedicated to creating a positive faith-based work environment that reflects a healthy work-life balance. All full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits.

These benefits include:

- Fully paid health insurance coverage for you and your family
- Optional dental coverage at an additional cost
- A fully paid life and disability insurance plan
- Generous PTO: 20 days of paid vacation and 12 days of paid sick/personal leave per year
- 12 weeks of parental leave
- 401k plan with employer match
- Sabbatical leave

To Apply:

Please send resume, an original cover letter addressing your interest in working for this organization, to:

Jobs@DemocracyPartners.com

As a separate document from those materials, please include three professional reference contacts, and let us know where you saw the job post, please.Thanks!

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. This position is a remote position within the US.

Sojourners is an equal opportunity employer that continually seeks to diversify its staff and create an inclusive and equitable culture.

https://sojo.net/about-us/careers

Digital Education and Outreach Specialist

Team: Mobilizing

Supervisor: Director of Congregational Education and Outreach

ABOUT SOJOACTION

Our faith compels us to build a just future where every need is supplied, and no one is afraid.

SojoAction builds hope and creates change together with those who believe a more just world is possible.

We seek to inspire hope and build a movement to transform individuals, communities, the church, and the world by…

Benefits

Excellent benefits package includes paid health insurance, 20 days paid vacation, 12 days paid sick leave, 401(k) Plan, and a positive, faith-based work environment.

We are dedicated to creating a positive faith-based work environment that reflects a healthy work-life balance. All full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits.

These benefits include:

- Fully paid health insurance coverage for you and your family
- Optional dental coverage at an additional cost
- A fully paid life and disability insurance plan
- Generous PTO: 20 days of paid vacation and 12 days of paid sick/personal leave per year
- 12 weeks of parental leave
- 401k plan with employer match

Excellent benefits package includes paid health insurance, 20 days paid vacation, 12 days paid sick leave, 401(k) Plan, and a positive, faith-based work environment.

We are dedicated to creating a positive faith-based work environment that reflects a healthy work-life balance. All full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits.

These benefits include:

- Fully paid health insurance coverage for you and your family
- Optional dental coverage at an additional cost
- A fully paid life and disability insurance plan
- Generous PTO: 20 days of paid vacation and 12 days of paid sick/personal leave per year
- 12 weeks of parental leave
- 401k plan with employer match

Location

Remote

Work must be performed anywhere in United States

Associated Location

Washington, DC, USA

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Instructions:

Instructions: Priority/Expediency: Please follow application instructions/address contained within the job post for faster consideration. We are passing candidates through to the Organization's hiring team, who are the ones contacting directly those candidates with whom they wish to proceed.

We do not pass references through unless/until you are interviewed, which is why we request them separately -- otherwise they go through with your application materials.