Area Welfare and Self-Reliance Manager
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Date: 5 days ago
City: Calgary, AB
Contract type: Full time
Job Description
- Reports to the Director of Temporal Affairs. Receives strategic and operational guidance from the Director of Self-Reliance Centers.
- Oversees all Self-Reliance activities for the Area consistent with local priesthood direction, ensuring that thousands of members per year achieve self-reliance through education, job placement, and/or self-employment opportunites. Particular emphasis is given to returned missionaries and Church leaders.
- Hires, trains, and directly supervises Self-Reliance Center Managers.
- Oversees and provides strategic direction and support to all Self-Reliance Centers in the Area, ensuring proper staffing of Self-Reliance Centers with approved FTEs, full-time missionaries, Church-service missionaries, and volunteers.
- Hires, trains, and directly supervises Perpetual Education Fund Coordinators.
- Oversees the administration of the Perpetual Education Fund and other educational resources in the Area.
- Serves as Executive Secretary to the Area Self-Reliance Committee and coordinates the work of self-reliance with Area priesthood leaders (Area Presidency, Area Seventies, Coordinating Councils).
- Cultivates relationships with senior business, educational, financial, government, and community leaders; coordinates with vocational/technical training and educational institutions; works with banks, micro credit, NGOs, and other financial institutions, all for the purpose of linking un/underemployed members to vetted resources.
- Develop and cultivate contacts and relationships of influence with employers, educational, self-employment and other community resources throughout the Area. Organize and maintain effective Advisory councils (50% of time).
- Supervise Self-Reliance Center Managers and PEF Coordinators, ensuring the ongoing and successful integration of and coordination between all Self-Reliance operations in the Area, including Self-Reliance Centers, the Perpetual Education Fund, and Seminaries and Institutes (35% of time)
- Consult with and receive direction from the Area Presidency, Area Seventies, and Area Coordinating Councils on self-reliance issues relating to education, employment, and self-employment (15% of time).
- Regularly report progress to the Director of Temporal Affairs, the Area Presidency, and the Director of Self-Reliance Centers on stated objectives to reach 50% of target market of un/underemployed members in Area and place 25% of target market into jobs.
- Maintain subject matter expertise on all relevent market needs and trends in order to reach stated objectives and results.
- Bachelors degree (MBA or relevent Master's degree preferred) in business, sales, marketing or related discipline.
- At least ten years of professional experience, including demonstrated success working with mid- to upper-level management and with entrepreneurial start-ups, sales, marketing or other business development roles.
- Demonstrated abilities to train large groups of people and to develop others.
- Church leadership experience including application and understanding of welfare principles and the ability to work effectively with priesthood and Relief Society leaders.
- Knowledge of laws and government regulations pertaining to employment and labor standards.
- Must have a high level of analytical and creative skills, the ability to communicate complex ideas verbally and in writing and strong personal computer skills.
- Fluent in English.
- Willingness to travel extensively throughout Area.
- French language capability a plus
- Must be legally authorized to work in Canada without sponsorship
- Must be able to reside in Calgary, Alberta, while employed in this role
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