Advocacy Volunteer Specialist

Prison Fellowship • Leesburg, VA

1d • Remote

About The Position

Prison Fellowship® is the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit equipping the Church to serve currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families, and to advocate for justice and human dignity. Prison Fellowship and its church partners encounter Jesus with those behind bars, breaking cycles of crime and prayerfully anticipating a revival of justice, mercy, and hope in our culture. Prison Fellowship® is an organization committed to the highest standards of conduct, ethics and Christian values. Our conduct is guided by and grounded in the Bible, as reflected in our Statement of Faith. We are looking for a driven and mission focused Advocacy Volunteer (Justice Ambassador) Specialist to recruit and vet volunteer applicants to become Justice Ambassadors to advance justice that restores.

Requirements

• Maintain an active relationship with Jesus Christ and support the ministry through prayer and actions
• 1-2 years of experience in program management
• Experience coaching volunteers, interacting with the legislative process, engaging the faith community and working on multiple projects simultaneously
• Outstanding relationship building skills and sound discretion a must
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and social network platforms
• Demonstrated ability to work in a remote/virtual professional role
• A bachelor's degree in social science or related major
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% within the US
• Driving aspect of this role is subject to certain driving record and insurance requirements

Nice To Haves

• Experience with grassroots organizing a plus
• use of Phone2Action and Salesforce a plus

Responsibilities

• Build individual rapport with high-impact Justice Ambassador volunteers
• Identify strategic collaboration points to leverage church and community connections
• Facilitate engagement with Prison Fellowship's national initiatives and legislative campaigns

Benefits

• health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• retirement account funding
• flexible spending accounts
• paid maternity and parental leave benefits
• paid leave starting at 39 days (14 holidays, 15 vacation days, 10 sick days) after one year of employment
• team-oriented, mission-driven, supportive environment with cutting-edge technology solutions and tremendous opportunity for growth and and development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees