Church Engagement Manager

Employment status:        Full-Time, Exempt
Hours per week:              40
Reports to:                        Director of Communications

Our Mission

Siloam Health’s mission is to share the love of Christ by serving those in need through health care. Our patients come from more than 80 countries and speak over 70 languages. Siloam’s approach to medical care provides a unique, interdisciplinary model of whole-person health care that addresses the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual determinants of health. Our staff is anchored by a multicultural primary care team that serves alongside roughly 300 volunteer interpreters, doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical specialists each year to provide comprehensive health care to Nashville’s most vulnerable.

What You'll Do

As part of the development team, the Church Engagement Manager furthers Siloam's mission by cultivating and strengthening partnerships with local churches. The role will implement new initiatives to increase engagement from new and existing church partners and individuals. The Church Engagement Manager is also responsible for ensuring Siloam volunteers and students are provided with opportunities for generosity. A key component of this role is building relationships and collaborating with the development department to increase church engagement.

Church Partnerships

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all current and prospective church partners.
• Create an annual church engagement plan including cultivation, stewardship, and initiatives with timelines and goals.
• Forecast and fundraise an annual church giving budget through current and new partners.
• Cultivate new church partners through connecting with staff, volunteers, donors, and board members.
• Represent Siloam at church services and events, including Sunday school/small group, missions fairs, etc. to deepen or form church partnerships and mobilize church congregants. Equip and schedule volunteers or additional staff to do the same.
• Facilitate opportunities for churches and individual church members to get involved with Siloam through serving, praying, and giving.
• Seek opportunities for Siloam to connect with the broader Nashville church community.
• Complete and submit church grant applications and reports; gather all necessary information from the Grants Manager and other departments as needed.
• Lead recruitment efforts at churches for volunteers to serve in the clinic and for Nashville Neighbors volunteer teams.
• Other duties as assigned.

Donor Cultivation

• Oversee Siloam’s efforts in converting volunteers, students, and church partner congregants to donors, with an emphasis on acquiring GLOCAL Partners.
• Coordinate cultivation efforts with the Director of Donor Relations and the Nashville Neighbors Program Manager.
• Attend all clinic volunteer team trainings to build relationships with volunteers and present opportunities to give.
• In collaboration with the Volunteer Coordinator, plan and execute an annual volunteer appreciation event.
• Cultivate relationships with students through regular clinic presence and on-site lunch events.
• With the Director of Communications, create and execute an annual staff giving ask.

Who We Are Looking For

We value having an experienced development team to provide support to our mission of providing whole-person care for our patients, so our neighbors from all nations are empowered to lead physically, emotionally, and spiritually healthy lives and to feel at home in our community. We are looking for someone who:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or minimum of 4 years in a professional setting
• Preferred: experience in a people-facing role such as Christian ministry, client relations, sales.

Qualifications

• Passionate about Christian ministry to the underserved and in full agreement with Siloam’s mission and core values
• Comfortable working with and on behalf of persons from different cultures and faith backgrounds
• Passion for engaging and activating churches and people toward Siloam’s mission
• Strong communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
• Energized by building and maintaining relationships
• Proven ability to work effectively with a team
• Computer literacy and familiarity with MS Office suite
• Adherence to OSHA and confidentiality requirements
• Schedule flexibility with the ability to work occasional nights and weekends