The Common Good

Current Job Openings

Advertising Sales Associate

Department: 
Marketing

Supervisor: Director of Advertising Sales

Sojourners’ publications, including our flagship Sojourners magazine and digital outlets, reach more than 1.5 million readers annually. The advertising team connects our audience--and the companies who want to reach them--with their interests and communities.

If you have a passion for social justice, enjoy discussing books, theological study, and activism, and have marketing savvy, a position as an Advertising Sales Associate might be right for you. You will engage with an exciting group of existing clients and reach out to new potential advertisers. Each member of the sales team works toward individual goals, while working in a team-based environment. The advertising sales team members are supported by our sales training, coaching, and first-class materials necessary for success.

RESPONSIBILITIES
The primary duty of the Advertising Sales Associate will be to call prospective advertisers in order to close ad sales contracts.

  • Maintain and enhance relationships with existing advertisers.
  • Reach out to prospective clients, in and out of present client categories.
  • Complete regular call and progress reports to update management on account activity.
  • Create, edit, and finalize compelling sales presentations, proposals, and contracts.
  • Frequent client outreach via phone, email, and social media networks.
  • Ability to work toward and meet monthly, quarterly, and yearly goals.
  • Maintain accurate records of client contacts, production materials, and contracts.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
  • Proven track record of meeting and exceeding goals.
  • Familiarity with church and progressive faith-based networks and perspective.
  • Positive attitude and enthusiasm.
  • Ability to think and plan strategically.
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Previous sales experience and design experience a plus (Photoshop, InDesign).

TO APPLY:

Please send a cover letter, resume, salary requirements, and three professional reference contacts to jobs@sojo.net or Advertising Sales Associate Search, Sojourners, 3333 14th St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20010. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Sojourners is an equal opportunity employer that continually seeks to diversify its staff. Women and persons of color are highly encouraged to apply. Excellent benefits package includes paid health insurance, 20 days paid vacation, 401(k) plan, and a positive, faith-based work environment.

Online Organizing Associate

Department: 
Messaging and Mobilizing

Supervisor: Director of Campaigns and Advocacy

Start Date: July 1, 2013

Job Function: The Online Organizing Associate develops and implements online/e-mail campaigns based on the organization’s issue priorities with direction from senior leadership, while working to grow and deepen the engagement of the Sojourners online community.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Identify opportunities for online/e-mail advocacy, under the supervision of the Director of Campaigns and Advocacy and in consultation with relevant staff.
  • Write compelling action alerts that highlight the links between religious beliefs and public policy and inspire community members to act.
  • Implement and monitor e-mail tests, especially focusing on list segmentation.
  • Build relationships with partners, using external platforms as appropriate.
  • Support the creative production of monthly e-newsletters.
  • Analyze e-mail and action alert metrics, providing regular updates on alert performance and overall health of Sojourners online community.
  • Increase internal awareness of best practices for online engagement and provide support to other departments in the drafting and sending of online communications as requested.
  • Generate quarterly lobbying reports.
  • Identify ways with organizational leadership to integrate all Sojourners’ e-mails, balancing priorities across departmental lines.
  • Work in a supportive capacity for e-mail needs for development and magazine circulation.
  • Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree and at least one year experience working in online organizing in a non-profit or political setting.
  • Ability to write clearly and effectively on short time lines. Writing sample will be requested as part of interview process.
  • Willingness to take initiative, think creatively, and adapt quickly to changing circumstances.
  • Knowledge of intersection between faith and politics, social justice issues, and relationship to public policy.
  • Comfort working in a faith-based environment with Christians from a variety of denominational backgrounds.

To Apply:

Please send a cover letter, resume, salary requirements, and three professional reference contacts to jobs@sojo.net or Online Organizer Associate Search, Sojourners, 3333 14th St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20010. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Sojourners is an equal opportunity employer that continually seeks to diversify its staff. Women and persons of color are highly encouraged to apply. Excellent benefits package includes fully paid health insurance, 20 days paid vacation, 401(k) plan, and a positive, faith-based work environment.

May 2013

Web Development and Design Associate

Department: 
Web Team

Supervisor: Web Editor and Director of Online Media
Start Date: July 1, 2013

Sojourners seeks a Web Development and Design Associate with experience in Drupal development, Web analytics tracking, Web design, and who has a willingness to explore new Web technologies to provide interactivity on an enterprise-level Web platform.

Job Function: The Web Development and Design Associate works with the Web team to provide new and expanded functionality on the flagship platform sojo.net.

RESPONSIBLITIES:

  • Work with the Director of Web and Digital Technology to troubleshoot Web functionality issues.
  • Provide Web support for the various Sojourners departments represented on sojo.net.
  • Provide Web support for Sojourners Web users (constituents) with login / access problems.
  • Create design mockups for Web pages as needed.
  • Create, implement, and compile statistics for analytics tracking codes for various modules / blocks on the website as needed.
  • Compile and analyze regular analytics data for website traffic using Google Analytics.
  • Work interdepartmentally with the Marketing Team on a project basis.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • At least 3 years’ experience in Drupal development.
  • Familiarity working with Drupal versions 6 and 7, and knowledge of the forthcoming Drupal 8.
  • Experience in custom Drupal theming and creating custom modules.
  • Experience working with Git version control.
  • Proficiency in HTML, CSS, MySQL, Linux, Apache.
  • Proficiency in Google Analytics and analytics-gathering methodology to monitor trends and ad tracking.
  • Experience with email marketing analytics, Convio preferred.
  • Great interpersonal skills in order to provide constituent customer service for Web troubleshooting issues.
  • Ability to design Web mockups; familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Marketing background preferred.
  • Commitment to the mission and vision of Sojourners and an understanding of its place in the progressive Christian church world.
     

To Apply:

Please send a cover letter, resume, salary requirements, and three professional reference contacts tojobs@sojo.net or Web Development and Design Associate Search, Sojourners, 3333 14th St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20010. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Sojourners is an equal opportunity employer that continually seeks to diversify its staff. Women and persons of color are highly encouraged to apply. Excellent benefits package includes fully paid health insurance, 20 days paid vacation, 401(k) plan, and a positive, faith-based work environment.

May 2013                  

Manager of Planned Giving and Research

Department: 
Development Team

Supervisor: Chief Advancement Officer
Start Date: July 17, 2013

Do you have a heart for social justice and a vocational call to fundraising? Sojourners has an opening for a Manager of Planned Giving and Research in our Washington, D.C. office.

Job Function: The Manager of Planned Giving and Research works closely with the Chief Advancement Officer and Director of Major Gifts to create a framework for effective planned giving cultivation and research for major donor prospects. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Planned Giving

  • Serve as Relationship Manager for a Planned Giving donor portfolio of current donors and prospects.
  • Meet with a minimum of 10 existing and prospective planned giving donors per month to reinforce and strengthen their philanthropic relationship with Sojourners and assist with their future financial and philanthropic planning.
  • Build awareness of existence and need for Sojourners’ Planned Giving program through informational materials to promote Planned Giving opportunities.
  • Develop and update a 5-year outreach/marketing plan for the Planned Giving Program that incorporates the use of direct mail, email, website, advertising, and printed materials as deemed appropriate to solicit more and better planned gifts; responsible for implementing same.
  • Serve as a resource regarding charitable tax laws and their implications for charitable gifts; ensure adherence to the Model Standards of Practice for the Charitable Gift Planner adopted by the National Committee on Planned Giving.
  • Monitor the administration of estates in which Sojourners is named as beneficiary, acknowledging gifts that come through the Planned Giving department; communicate with Trustees, management, consultants, outside legal counsel, and committees to ensure that assets are properly distributed and used in line with the testator’s wishes, federal and state law, and Sojourners’ gift acceptance policies.
  • Manage the Planned Giving “Legacy Circle,” and responsible for recruiting new members into the circle.
  • Work with the Chief Advancement Officer and Director of Major Gifts to establish annual planned giving budget and strategize the cultivation plan (outreach, planned giving seminars, events).

Research

  • Assume primary responsibility for meeting the prospect identification and research needs of development staff, enabling them to meet fundraising goals; conduct donor research on a regular basis to create donor biographies and update records with new information.
  • Regularly collaborate with development staff to develop prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation, and overall fundraising strategies.
  • Advise development staff about new prospect possibilities as appropriate or requested.
  • Maintain policies and procedures for the prospect research program; manage research information services and negotiate annual contracts.
  • Utilize central Development database (Raiser's Edge) to track/store profile data.
  • Safeguard the confidentiality of donor information at all times; adhere to ethical and confidentiality guidelines.
  • Maintain the professional and ethical standards set forth for the field by the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA).

Support

  • Manage recordkeeping for moves management of prospects and take a leadership role in monthly Development Team prospect meetings.
  • Assist with maintaining updated records on major donors in Sojourners’ donor database (Raiser’s Edge).
  • Assist with the creation of development-related marketing collateral targeted toward planned gift donors.
  • Run reports as requested for major donor and planned gift donor analysis.
  • Assist with writing acknowledgement letters for receipt of major donor gifts.
  • Assist with mailings to major donor segments.
  • Provide administrative support in planning for special events and conference calls for major donors. 
  • Attend weekly Development Team meetings.
  • Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree and two years’ development experience; major gifts, planned giving, and/or research experience in a faith-based nonprofit is a plus.
  • Self-starter with strong written and verbal communications skills, concern for detail, and organizational ability.
  • Demonstrate a collegial disposition with the ability to work positively in a flexible team environment.
  • Proficiency with Raiser’s Edge or other development database is preferred.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and mail merge functions of Microsoft Word.
  • A vocational understanding of fundraising as inviting others into the vision of Sojourners with the resources available to them.

TO APPLY:

Please send a cover letter, resume, salary requirements, and three professional reference contacts tojobs@sojo.net or Manager of Planned Giving and Research Search, Sojourners, 3333 14th St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20010. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Sojourners is an equal opportunity employer that continually seeks to diversify its staff. Women and persons of color are highly encouraged to apply. Excellent benefits package includes paid health insurance, 20 days paid vacation, 401(k) plan, and a positive, faith-based work environment.

May 2013

Director of Major Gifts

Department: 
Development Team

Supervisor: Chief Advancement Officer
Start Date: July 17, 2013

Do you have a heart for social justice and a vocational call to fundraising? Sojourners has an opening for a Director of Major Gifts in our Washington, D.C. office.

Job Function: The Director of Major Gifts contributes to the overall strategy and operations of fundraising from individuals with a capacity to give $5,000 and above, with emphasis on discovering and developing new donors.  She or he will also engage Sojourners’ individual donors in the work and impact of the organization while expanding the donor base to include new major donors.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Collaborate with colleagues on the Major Gifts team (especially the Chief Advancement Officer and Manager of Planned Giving and Research) in developing overall team strategy and goals, and track progress toward implementing them.
  • Conduct a minimum of 20 in-person meetings per month, including a minimum of 5 new prospects.
  • Assess the potential and capacity of existing and prospective donors.
  • Manage his/her own portfolio and identify, prioritize, cultivate, and solicit gifts of $5,000 and higher, with priority for identifying individuals capable of making transformational gifts.
  • Develop strategy for reaching high-level donors and use discretion to involve the CAO and CEO when appropriate.
  • Cultivate relationships with prospective and existing donors in all aspects of the gift cycle, including: identifying, qualifying, and initiating contact with potential leadership and major gift donors; developing appropriate cultivation strategies for them—involving the CAO when appropriate; moving potential donors toward solicitation and closure; making solicitations; and maintaining stewardship contacts with donors.
  • Organize small- and medium-scale events to deepen relationships with existing donors and/or to introduce Sojourners to new audiences and raise funds.
  • Work closely with Manager of Planned Giving and Research to research new prospective donors, analyze their giving history and potential, and write donor briefings.
  • Record summaries of his or her own donor and prospect meetings and post-meeting follow-up activities in Raiser’s Edge; conduct post-meeting follow-up.
  • Produce fundraising materials including, but not limited to, letters, emails, newsletters, proposals, PowerPoint presentations and reports. This includes drafting original copy and editing documents.
  • Track solicitation amounts, anticipated gifts, pledges, and income, and provide regular revenue and cash flow updates on projections vs. actuals.
  • Attend weekly Development Team meetings.
  • Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Knowledge of social and economic justice issues and scriptural tenets that undergird Sojourners’ involvement in them. Ability to speak from personal and institutional faith perspective. Understanding of and commitment to Sojourners’ faith-based mission.
  • Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 2-4 years of successful fundraising experience, ideally working for a faith-based and/or progressive nonprofit organization.
  • Proven experience building successful relationships with high-net-worth individuals and their representatives; proven track record of soliciting and securing five- and six-figure gifts from individual donors, or comparable experience.
  • Expert interpersonal skills; energetic.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Detail oriented with strong organizational skills.
  • Ability to prioritize, multitask, meet deadlines, and work collaboratively in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment.
  • Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
  • Ability to travel 50 percent of the time.
  • Familiarity with fundraising best practices, standards, and ethics.
  • Proficiency in Raiser’s Edge is a plus.

TO APPLY:

Please send a cover letter, resume, salary requirements, and three professional reference contacts to jobs@sojo.net or Director of Major Gifts Search, Sojourners, 3333 14th St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20010. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Sojourners is an equal opportunity employer that continually seeks to diversify its staff. Women and persons of color are highly encouraged to apply. Excellent benefits package includes fully paid health insurance, 20 days paid vacation, 401(k) plan, and a positive, faith-based work environment.

May 2013

Assistant to the President

Department: 
President’s Team

Supervisor:  Senior Executive Assistant
Start Date: August 26, 2013

Sojourners seeks an Assistant to the President, experienced in research of issues related to racial and social justice, life and peace, and environmental stewardship, to join the dedicated team of people providing support to Sojourners’ President; with availability for travel as needed.

Job Function: The Assistant to the President will provide Jim Wallis with assistance in research, writing, and editing for his books and other writing projects; support for classes, meetings, and other speaking events as needed; and travel support.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Provides research, writing, and editing support for Jim Wallis’ book projects and other writing and teaching events.
  • Prepares briefings and talking points for speaking events.
  • Ensures the President receives all briefings and agendas for internal and external meetings, as required.
  • Assists with ensuring that internal and external deadlines for print and online projects are met.
  • Provides research in response to external requests for sign-on to statements, letters, books, and campaigns.
  • Staffs and travels with the President, including coordinating with the Senior Executive Assistant, CEO, Director of Communications, and Chief Advancement Officer; cultivating press, donor, and partnership opportunities while traveling; and processing receipts for event host reporting and reimbursement upon return from travel.
  • Other projects as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree and minimum three years’ research and communications experience, including writing, editing, and policy analysis.
  • Executive travel assistance experience, including technology expertise, scheduling aptitude, discretion, and experience handling receipts and reimbursements.
  • Understanding of Sojourners’ mission, vision, and values; familiarity with the issues for which Sojourners and Jim Wallis are known; and ability to articulate the biblical basis for Sojourners’ work.
  • Strong self-starter who is comfortable taking initiative; resourceful problem-solver.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, and exceptional attention to detail.

TO APPLY:

Please send a cover letter, resume, and three professional reference contacts to jobs@sojo.net or Assistant to the President Search, Sojourners, 3333 14th St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20010. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Sojourners is an equal opportunity employer that continually seeks to diversify its staff. Persons of color are highly encouraged to apply. Excellent benefits package includes fully paid health insurance, 20 days paid vacation, 401(k) plan, and a positive, faith-based work environment.

May 2013