Partner Ministry Associate

Partner Care Associate - Job Description

Favor International is seeking a US-based partner care associate to help grow a culture of prayer and giving among US partners to support our indigenous missionary movement overseas. This Partner Associate will help advance Favor’s mission through the hands-on, ground-up, and relationship-focused partner care strategy. As part of a US-based office, the Partner Care Associate will report to the US Partner Care Manager and Administrator.

This role requires regular thanking, praying with, reporting, and asking among existing and new partners. Experience in both capital campaigns and personal relationship development are helpful. Helping implement both short-term and long-term advancement strategies will be expected.

The Partner Care Associate will spend 100% of work time in partner care (thanking, reporting, praying with, and asking) and in fundraising administrative support (all behind-the-desk work necessary for relationship cultivation).

About Favor International:

Favor was birthed by prayer in 2002 by Ugandans and founder Carole Ward in the midst of civil war with Joseph Kony and the LRA to see God’s transformation of leaders and the region. Through God’s miraculous proliferation of the Gospel, discipleship, and mobilized public prayer movements, the previously-unconquerable child soldier armies of the LRA self-evacuated and led to an uneasy peace by 2006. The LRA’s highest general, who converted to Christianity and attended Favor’s Bible school, credited one of Favor’s specific prayer gatherings for ending the war. 

In the midst of post-war development in northern Uganda and 50+ years of civil in South Sudan, Favor facilitates sustainable national transformation in both countries in five main ways:

1. Discipling individuals and communities through radio, education, and leadership training.
2. Bringing portable theological training and aid to rural areas.
3. Facilitating physical church construction projects that reflect the “building up” of healthy congregations centered on the Word and prayer.
4. Caring for orphans, widows, and prisoners, who God is using to raise future generations on Kingdom values.
5. Setting up houses of prayer, prayer altars, and regional prayer events.

Responsibilities of the Partner Care Associate and the team include, but are not limited to:

• Praying the Word of God over the partners and ministering to their spiritual needs
• Fully understand and implement with team members the partner care strategies of the ministry
• Understand and articulate the value the ministry provides in exchange for financial partnership.
• Identify specific relationship lists for specific relationship-building actions within specific timeframes.
• Consistently share plans for overseas projects and budgets with current and prospective partners.
• Ensures that the Favor Partner Care plan is being executed with excellence and meeting deadlines
• Follow up with new leads. Walk people through the steps of becoming long-term partners.
• Plan relationship cultivation strategy and implement its details, from determining the use of collateral materials to communication calendars to email templates and use of websites.
• Begin the first draft writing of needed marketing materials.
• Troubleshoot situations where partners may be dissatisfied or have complaints
• Customer service oriented to make sure partners are valued
• Set goals with the partner care team and ensure that assignments and goals are met

This position meets the daily functioning needs of a small-staff, large-visioned ministry, so the role necessarily includes off-hours emergency requests for information or action and balancing a large number of different tasks and situations with a variety of skills.

Qualifications:

• A good, strong, motivated work ethic. Be reliable and consistent, confidential & a person of integrity.
• Residence located in the Tampa area for in-office work schedule
• Superb written and verbal interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with donors, business owners, and church leaders.
• Vigorous, passionate work ethic that completes projects and inspires others to do the same.
• Flexibility to take up sudden responsibilities and complete them well at short notice.
•  A spiritual calling and design to run in this particular role with this ministry at this time.
•  Fruit of the Holy Spirit and characteristics of a mature follower of Christ, including being comfortable praying with our partners and ministering as needed.

Real Expectations:

Favor expects the successful applicant for this position to have direct communicator with our partners regarding their giving and participation in Favor’s vision. This person should have an aptitude and calling for partner care, praying for partners and fundraising in the Christian international missions space.

Compensation:

Compensation will be fairly based on experience. Compensation may increase as the organization grows.