Chief Operating Officer

Company: Gateway Church
Location: Bedford
Posted on: January 21, 2023

Job Description:

Reporting to Embrace Grace's President, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) is responsible for overseeing and managing the internal affairs of the organization, developing new programs, overseeing and managing existing programs, conducting policy analysis, and strongly supporting fundraising for the organization. Fundamentally, the COO manages day-to-day operations of the organization, grows EG's programs, ensures the quality of all EG's work, and ensures the staff and organization attain their goals. The ideal candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit and have experience managing many facets of an organization during a period of significant growth. The COO assists the President in addressing a range of strategic issues including enhancing organizational effectiveness and efficiencies, providing staff leadership, along with overall strategic planning for the organization as a whole and for individual programs and initiatives. The COO provides strong and effective leadership by defining operational expectations, monitoring progress in achieving those expectations, providing a work environment supportive of organizational accomplishments and individual growth, and evaluating the annual performance of all employees. The COO provides the President with strategic insight in critical areas of operations, including policy direction, integrated communications and outreach, and operational initiatives facing the organization. With the President, the COO prepares and monitors annual budgets with the assistance of the Finance Director. The COO maintains a high level of technical and operational accuracy and quality throughout all of Embrace Grace work including fiscal, operational, policy, and fundraising tasks. RESPONSIBILITIES: Overall

• Provide direction and leadership for department directors and program development.
• Establish internal structure and processes required to meet objectives and manage day-to-day operations including program tracking and program evaluation.
• Oversee all department directors and work with each of them consistently on each of their objectives and help them maximize effectiveness & efficiencies therein.
• -Identify opportunities for organizational and programmatic growth.
• Support and advise EG's development staff including providing structure for private, public, and individual fundraising.
• Play a strong role with the President in the oversight of all communications, marketing, and development.
• Monitor quality of external and internal communications. Internal Management
  • Manage long-term program milestones and strategic objectives including development of annual goals through a collaborative, staff-based process.
  • Establish benchmarks and metrics to evaluate staff and organizational performance.
  • Develop and track evaluation mechanisms for feedback and program assessment.
  • Work with the President to establish an annual budget and ensure programmatic activity adheres to the budget.
  • Create an environment of teamwork, appreciation and recognition.
  • Foster processes for strategic planning, simplicity & scalability.
  • Ensure internal control for subcontracting, grant reimbursement, and EG's internship program are in place and effective.
  • Run internal staff meetings including preparing agendas and troubleshooting internal management issues.
  • Work with Bookkeeper to manage human resources including establishing and determining employee benefits, internal policies, hiring, drafting of job descriptions, performance reviews, and payroll. Policy, Fundraising, and Communications
    • -Integrate EG's program strategy with community outreach and community organizing methods.
    • -Work with the President to develop outside partnerships to further the EG's mission.
    • Lead process with President and EG staff to develop policy content, structure, and strategies for EG's pro-life conferences, women conferences and other EG's events.
    • Support and assist in oversight of development and fundraising tasks including grant writing, corporate sponsorships, and major donor programs.
    • Assist with EG's grant writing.
    • Oversee organization's database, including content and structure. QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
      • A minimum of ten years of management experience in nonprofit, private, or public sectors preferred.
      • Outstanding writing skills with an ability to write effectively and persuasively in the areas of policy, project management, program execution, communications, and strategic planning.
      • Nonprofit leadership and experience in growing and leading projects and programs for and within nonprofits preferred.
      • Excellent research and writing skills; ability to quickly grasp technical understanding of upcoming economic issues; excellent organizational skills, with a high level of attention to team building; excellent oral communication skills and public speaking; strong computer skills.
      • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and sensitivity in working with confidential materials. Embrace Grace, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed for the purpose of providing emotional, practical and spiritual support for single, young women and their families who find themselves in an unintended pregnancy. The primary goal of Embrace Grace is to empower churches across the nation to be a safe and non-judging place for the girls to run to when they find out they are pregnant, instead of the last place they are welcomed because of shame and guilt. We provide curriculum and resources for the church to implement our programs and become a -Pro-Love -church. If the church, the Body of Christ, will join together to support these girls who choose life, young moms will be more open to not aborting their babies. Whether they keep their baby or choose adoption, Embrace Grace is a support system for them as they begin their journey of being a young mother or blessing another family with their baby. Emotionally and spiritually healthy mommies parent emotionally and spiritually healthy babies. Through the Embrace Grace programs, lives are saved and generations are being changed. God loves these babies and their mommies, and we do too. Embrace Grace is operating in over 650 churches across the nation in 47 states and 10 countries!
        • Address700 W. Bedford Euless Rd., Ste G, Hurst TX 76053 We're all about people because God is all about people. One of the ways we express our love for Him is through our love for people, and we do that by helping each person who comes to Gateway grow in their relationship with the Lord. It begins with our vision to see people saved, healed, set free, discipled, equipped, empowered, and serving. Everything we do revolves around those seven things. And it all starts with our weekend services. We meet in six locations across the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, and you can even join us online if you aren't in the area.
          • Gateway Church will not facilitate any part of the hiring process.
          • Gateway Church reserves the right to remove any job posting or resume at any time for any reason.
          • Gateway Church will not accept or post any network marketing opportunities.
          • Gateway Church will not facilitate any sort of dispute between employers and job seekers.

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