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Careers at CCEF

Are you passionate about biblical counseling?

CCEF is a community of people who are passionate about the vision to restore Christ to counseling and counseling to the church. Our staff represent a broad range of experience, skills, and responsibilities that together work toward our mission year after year. Are you interested in joining our team? Check out our open positions below.

Open Positions

hours

Full-time, Exempt (40 hours/week)

department

Advancement

reports to

Alumni & Donor Relations Manager

Location

Onsite preferred

summary

CCEF’s mission of restoring Christ to counseling and counseling to the church is made possible by our generous and committed ministry partners, and it’s a joy to partner with God’s people to serve his church. The Donor Relations Specialist is responsible for maintaining and cultivating relationships with 150 major donors, providing them with giving opportunities that further CCEF’s mission and align with their interests and passions, and reporting back to our donors about the impact they’re making.

responsibilities

  • Maintain a portfolio of approximately 150 donors who have an interest in maintaining a relationship with the ministry.
  • Develop relationships with these donors and learn about their passions and interests. Create thoughtful, strategic goals and communication plans that engage donors and take into account their ministry interests. Communication methods include phone, email, mail, video calls, in-person meetings, and development of print and digital resources.
  • Have a deep understanding of CCEF’s history, current status, and vision for the future.  Translate this understanding into a compelling message that inspires donors to participate in the ministry. Identify ways for donors to give that are tailored to their specific passion for restoring Christ to counseling and counseling to the church.
  • Report back to donors about the impact they’ve made and offer valuable insight into ministry happenings and the fruit of their partnership. Maintain ongoing relationships with donors in a way that affirms their valued partnership with the organization. 
  • Involve other donor relations staff and other departments as opportunities arise.
  • Travel 2–5 times a year to represent the ministry at donor events, in-person meetings, the national conference, and exhibiting trips.
  • Support institutional fundraising efforts with insights from donor relationships and with other fundraising initiatives as they arise.

qualifications

  • Agreement and support of CCEF’s mission and core beliefs; experience with CCEF’s materials preferred
  • Ability to passionately and persuasively articulate CCEF’s mission to restore Christ to counseling and counseling to the church
  • Relevant experience in cultivating relationships with colleagues; adept at contributing to a supportive, team-oriented work environment
  • Ability to maintain flexibility and discipline, with strong planning, organizational, and self-management skills
  • Willingness to engage in candid and constructive conversations about performance evaluation and identify opportunities for growth
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrates tact, discretion, and care in all communications; possesses a high comfort level with maintaining confidential information
  • Demonstrated success in major gift cultivation and solicitation preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree required

Please send your resume and cover letter to Jill Butler, Director of Operations, jbutler@ccef.org.

hours

Part-time (15–20 hours/week), Non-exempt

reports to

Executive Director

Location

Onsite preferred; Travel: <5%

core responsibilities

Help CCEF care well for its employees by ensuring legal compliance with HR best practices and by managing employee benefits.

general responsibilities

  • Run payroll bimonthly
  • Oversee the budgeting of salaries and benefits with the collaboration of the Leadership Team
  • Manage employee health insurance, retirement plans, and any required maternity leave, short-term disability situations, etc.
  • Legal compliance
    • Make sure we are rightly treating employees and contractors according to the law
    • Conduct an annual safety training
    • Set up CCEF as an employer in new states when we hire employees from those states and coordinate with finance to ensure we are paying appropriate taxes
    • Other specifics as appropriate
    Make sure we are rightly treating employees and contractors according to the lawConduct an annual safety trainingSet up CCEF as an employer in new states when we hire employees from those states and coordinate with finance to ensure we are paying appropriate taxesOther specifics as appropriate
  • Other administrative tasks as assigned by the Executive Director

qualifications

  • Agreement and enthusiastic support of CCEF’s mission and core beliefs; experience with CCEF’s materials
  • Significant experience in employee benefits; experience in Pennsylvania preferred
  • Attention to detail
  • Able and happy to function with significant independence
  • Ability to maintain flexibility and discipline, with strong planning, organizational, and self-management skills
  • Willingness to engage in candid and constructive conversations about performance evaluation and identify opportunities for growth
  • Demonstrates tact, discretion, and care in all communications; possesses a high comfort level with maintaining confidential information
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Bachelor’s degree required

Please send your resume and cover letter to Jill Butler, Director of Operations, jbutler@ccef.org.

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