Advocacy Administrative Associate - 2025328

Job Description

Job Description

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten?  Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?

If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.

If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.

Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.

This position is reliant upon funding and may be subject to modification or termination based on resource availability.

POSITION SUMMARY :

The Administrative Associate is responsible for providing administrative and operational support for World Relief’s Home Office Advocacy team. This position plays a critical role in ensuring the effectiveness of the team by managing schedules, coordinating meetings and events, preparing materials, maintaining records, and supporting internal and external communications. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Audience Engagement
• Serve as the first point of contact for emails and general inquiries.
• Maintain internal resource pages and regularly update content on the department's public website, ensuring accuracy and alignment with branding and legislative priorities
• Maintain up-to-date contact lists of partner organizations, coalitions, and key stakeholders for campaign outreach.
• Assist with data entry and contact management in CRM software.
• Legislative and External Advocacy Support
• Support logistics for advocacy events such as rallies, hearings, lobby days, and press conferences
• Help coordinate meetings with legislators, coalition partners, and community allies.
• Support advocacy staff in tracking deadlines for grants and legislative actions.
• Assist in coordinating organizational and individual sign-on letters in support of legislative or policy initiatives.
• Provide logistical support for press conferences, congressional meetings, Border Immersions, and other events.
• Maintain and manage an internal calendar of lobby reporting deadlines and assist in preparation of quarterly reports
• Assist in planning and executing virtual and in-person advocacy events, including managing invitations, RSVPs, technical setup, and post-event communications.
• Assist with coordination of travel and event logistics for Border Immersions, DC fly-ins and church-focused events
• Internal Collaboration
• Assist in budget tracking and preparation of grant documents
• Coordinate with the development team to manage grant proposal deadlines and reporting requirements
• Collaborate with Marketing or Knowledge Managment teams to ensure visual and functional consistency across external and internal webpages.
• Support advocacy staff in tracking deadlines for grants and legislative actions and basic project management.
• Perform other administrative tasks as assigned to support the team.
• Support advocacy team staff in scheduling appointments and booking travel

JOB REQUIREMENTS :

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time, Regular, and part-time (25+ hours per week) employees

World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are proud to be an EEO / AA employer M / F / D / V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.