Senior Philanthropy Advisor

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USA - Florida - Orlando - Wycliffe USA Headquarters

Job Description Summary

At Wycliffe Bible Translators, your work is more than just a job. As a Senior Philanthropy Advisor, you'll be responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships with mid-level donors who support Wycliffe's work. Through personalized engagement, prayer and thoughtful follow-up, you will represent Wycliffe in ways that encourage continued partnership in Bible translation while helping donors connect their passions and interests to opportunities that advance the organization's mission.

Your contributions will play a pivotal role in strengthening the financial and prayer support needed to accelerate Bible translation worldwide. By building meaningful relationships and trusted partnerships, you will help increase awareness, advocacy and engagement for Bible translation while creating opportunities for donors to experience the impact of their generosity in helping make God's Word accessible to all people.

You’ll partner with Advancement leadership and other team members to:
- Strengthen cross-departmental relationships to focus on the mission, vision and core values of Wycliffe Bible Translators.
- Support donor relationship engagement efforts to involve interested individuals in the work of Bible translation.
- Innovate technology use, enhance business processes and optimize system performance.
- Financially resource Bible translation in 2,800+ languages and achieve All-Access Goals.
- Accelerate progress and increase impact through a strong focus on ministry to donors.

Job Description

Overview of Advancement

Wycliffe USA's Advancement department helps provide needed resources for Bible translation by connecting financial partners with where God is at work around the world. We emphasize ministry to donors, which focuses on caring for donors by building relationships, presenting meaningful partnership opportunities and providing robust reporting on the impact of their investments. Additionally, we position Wycliffe USA to be “all in” to accelerate Bible translation through increased project and field engagement in service to the global Church.

You’ll make an impact as you:

Faithfully and regularly pray for the ongoing work of Bible translation and for people from around the world to experience transformation.
Act as an organizational representative presenting the global ministry of Wycliffe and encouraging interested individuals, organizations and churches to participate in the work of Bible translation.
Work alongside the Director, team leads, and other team members to:

Genuinely care for and minister to our donors.
Encourage our donors to advocate for Bible translation and invite others in.
Acknowledge and celebrate each other's contributions and successes.
Set goals and action plans for daily work, events and vision trips.

Contact individuals by telephone, mail or email to thank them for gifts received, send periodic project reports, share the vision of Wycliffe, build relationships, pray with them and solicit funds.
Establish and maintain a ministry of personalized relationships with individual donors assigned to the caseload.
Oversee caseload of around 700 mid-level donors within the designated area, involving relationship development and execution of moves-management strategy and planning.
Identify areas of interest and present project proposals to caseload donors, inviting them to participate ﬁnancially with Wycliffe.
Work in partnership with the Senior Philanthropy Advisor for major gifts in the same geographic region to identify donors with greater giving potential, share contact information and offer assistance as needed.
Maintain accurate contact records in the Customer Relations Database.
Keep abreast of project funding needs and progress.
Assist with events such as small-donor gatherings, as requested, and travel to attend other functions, including donor visits, Vision trips, the President’s Forum and biannual Philanthropy Advisors Team meetings, in order to represent the mid-level donor base well.
Assist with special requests and functions as needed, including participating in calling campaigns for lapsed or new donors, supporting requests from the contact center or finance, and engaging with prospective donors interested in learning more about our work.

Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Philanthropy Advisory Team.

Other Requirements:
- Some travel may be expected for this position.

Minimum Skill Sets

The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill and/or ability necessary to perform each duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions:

Spiritual Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ): Demonstrates desire and ability to support corporate biblical and religious goals and participate in regular work-related spiritual activities without reservation as evidenced by your active participation and willingness to pray with and for others; be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintaining a courteous, Christ-like attitude in all verbal and written, internal and external professional communications.
Humility: Works well within a team by demonstrating Christ-like maturity and humility that gives appropriate credit to others where it is due. Willing to take ownership of shortcomings and faults, admit and own mistakes, receive correction or exhortation and remain teachable with a willingness to learn and grow.
Serving Others: Works well with people, focusing on solving conflict using biblical principles, listening well to others, using emotional intelligence and developing God-honoring relationships. Accepts feedback and responsibility for own actions and follows through on commitments. Promotes positive people skills and service focus among staff by establishing customer service standards, training staff, monitoring customer satisfaction and maintaining healthy working relationships.
Creativity and Innovation: Willing to adapt to changing policies and procedures and to recommend better ways of accomplishing the task when appropriate. Shows initiative to complete tasks and creatively problem-solve with a second-mile attitude.
Adaptability: Adapts to changes in the work environment, including working with diverse individuals or groups. Modifies approach or methods to fit the situation. Remains flexible and composed when facing frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
Confidentiality: Understands the importance of confidentiality and works in a manner that maintains the highest level of trust with customers, staff and colleagues.
Customer Focus: Enthusiastic about providing high-quality customer service. Committed to high-quality work and prompt attention to the delivery of results.
Interpersonal Communication: Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate ideas and win favor. Strong interpersonal skills in relating to people at all levels of positions and diverse backgrounds. Ability to relate well to others personally and professionally, easily building and maintaining relationships within the team and other departments. Possess tact and diplomacy, working joyfully and with humility. Must be comfortable talking about money with people.
Relationship Building: Effective at relationship-building with the ability to partner effectively within the department and with other directors and global teams. Works comfortably in both mono- or cross-cultural situations, winning cooperation through awareness and sensitivity to people's needs.
Results-Driven: Able to work autonomously and make independent decisions. High-energy self-starter, driven to achieve results. Seizes opportunities to enhance organizational performance.
Organizational Awareness: Understands the Wycliffe family of organizations and the Wycliffe culture and works well within it.
Technical Skills:
- Proficient in programs such as Google Workspace (Mail, Calendar, Sheets, Docs, Drive, Slides, etc.), Microsoft Office Suite, video conferencing software such as Zoom; familiar with Workday HCM and Salesforce CRM.

Education & Experience

Three to five years of experience in fundraising, relationship management, consultative sales, business development, customer engagement or a related field; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Demonstrated success building and managing relationships with individuals or a proven track record in relational fundraising, consultative sales, business development or similar relationship-driven roles.
Strong ability to cultivate trust, influence outcomes and engage individuals in meaningful opportunities aligned with organizational goals.
Customer service or nonprofit/ministry experience preferred.

Spiritual and Personal Commitments:

As a religious organization and employer, Wycliffe is permitted to and does make employment decisions on the basis of religion, biblical standards and our religious beliefs. You’ll be asked to:

Demonstrate a personal commitment to Jesus Christ, as evidenced by your personal testimony.
Identify with and participate in a church and proactively seek to grow your faith in Christ.
Establish and maintain a team of prayer partners who will support you in your season of ministry at Wycliffe (minimum 3-5 partners).
Actively participate in corporate prayer and devotional times.
Maintain an exemplary standard of biblical ethics, behavior and conduct within Wycliffe and in your public and private life outside of Wycliffe.
Agree to abide by Wycliffe’s ethics, behavior and conduct standards at all times.
Demonstrate Christ-like maturity in all interactions as displayed by good judgment based on biblical values and principles.
Actively incorporate your faith in Christ, as well as Wycliffe’s beliefs and core values, in all aspects of your daily work.
Guided by your faith in Christ, demonstrate these core competencies in daily work and interactions:
- Faithful in following Christ. (See John 8:31-32, Prov. 3:5-6.) Follow Christ faithfully, allowing Scripture to guide decisions, and continually grow in relationship with God and His people.
- Intentional in collaboration with humility. (See 1 Cor. 3:5-9, Col. 3:12.) Collaborate intentionally to accomplish work goals, demonstrating a commitment to cross-departmental, inter-organizational and cross-cultural teamwork.
- Agile in learning. (See Prov. 1:5, Phil. 1:9-10.) Demonstrate a dedication to personal and professional growth within a culture that values continuous learning, individually and collectively.
- Excellent in stewardship. (See 1 Cor. 4:2, 1 Peter. 4:10.) Participate in God’s work, stewarding His resources responsibly with urgency and excellence.
- Proactive in discernment. (See John 5:17, 19; Matt. 6:33.) Seek to discern where and how God is at work. Align our efforts with His purposes.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance options for employees and their eligible dependents.
Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
403b retirement savings account with matching.
Paid time off with up to a max of 10 vacation days in the first year of employment (based on hours worked).
Paid sick time off up to 8 hours per month (based on hours worked).

10+ paid holidays.
Short-term disability pay.

We also offer regular spiritual development, worship, prayer, community gatherings and connection opportunities for all staff in all locations. Detailed information per position is available upon request.

Compensation

The pay range for this position is $26.21 - $37.72. The range for this position is based upon and considers Wycliffe’s non-profit ministry environment. Actual pay rate may be higher based on various factors such as qualifications, skills and experience, required training, licensure and/or certifications, budget and allocation, if applicable.

About Wycliffe Bible Translators

For over 80 years, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. has been committed to ensuring that people “from every nation, tribe, people and language” (Revelation 7:9) have access to God’s Word in a language and format they can clearly understand. We believe that accurate, clear and natural translations of the Bible in accessible formats lead to people entering into life-transforming relationships with God.

Wycliffe is a catalyst in the global Bible translation movement, engaging with thousands of partners around the world to collaboratively carry out this work.

Wycliffe’s vision is that people from every language will understand the Bible and be transformed. Our mission is to serve with the global body of Christ to advance Bible translation so people can encounter God through His Word.

Wycliffe is a distinctly Christian community where you can flourish by using your God-given talents and abilities to serve and support the ministry of Bible translation. Your employment with Wycliffe is not merely a vocation; it is responding and making a commitment to actively participate in what He’s doing around the world. Your faith, prayers, skills and experiences are foundational to contributing and witnessing God’s Word impacting people around the world. This is a once-in-eternity opportunity!

We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God and is completely trustworthy, speaking with supreme authority in all matters of belief and practice. Wycliffe’s beliefs and core values can be found here. An exemplary standard of ethics, behavior and conduct that reflects biblical principles are lived-out by all staff. As an active partner in fulfilling the Great Commission, Wycliffe staff embrace and adhere to Wycliffe’s beliefs and core values, all of which are essential to Wycliffe fulfilling its Bible translation mission.

Prayer undergirds Bible translation and is foundational to Wycliffe’s work culture. Our work atmosphere provides numerous opportunities, individually and corporately, to actively live out your faith in Jesus Christ as you work heartily as to the Lord.

Come use your God-given gifts and contribute to what God is doing around the world through Bible translation!