Job Openings

Part-Time Program Associate for the Interreligious Communities Project

Location: USA, Remote position

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Background:

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Sharing Sacred Spaces, Inc. is an award-winning non-profit with a strong track record of success in increasing religious and interreligious literacy, depolarizing on tough issues, undoing bias, and creating caring and trusting relationships across religious and other aspects of difference.

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The success of our hallmark program- The Interreligious Communities Project (or "ICP")-- has led us to design a scaled model which allows us to run multiple iterations of the program across the country at once. The primary role of the ICP Associate is to support the success of the growing network of ICP communities. This includes providing them with important materials, training, coaching, promotional, and networking opportunities.

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The ICP Program Associate should be someone who is, at their core, deeply passionate about interreligious understanding and interfaith relations, and is truly able to build community across differences, establishing a context of warmth and trust. The Associate must also be highly organized, meticulous in fact, about dates, schedules, and keeping in communication.

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Sharing Sacred Spaces is a true beacon of light, optimism, and hope that all people can live with dignity, and in harmony and peace. We make it happen everyday, and you will find working for us a rewarding experience. We hope you will join our good work and apply!

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Roles and Responsibilities

 

Support for ICP Communities

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• With guidance and support from ICP Director, develop content for toolkits for each phase of an ICP, including but not limited to:

  • Overview of steps for each phase

  • ICP Core Leadership Training schedule

  • Coordinator training and group coaching schedule

  • Participating congregation agreements

  • Board packet for participating congregations

  • Photo/video waivers

  • Leadership team agreements

  • Forms for gathering text and images for flyers and customizable promotional text for promoting sacred space visits

  • Online information and registration for sacred space visits

  • Evaluation forms for sacred space visits

• Distribute registered guest lists to local coordinators when registration is closed

• Provide 1:1 coaching support for local coordinators as needed - with support from ICP Director until ready to handle independently

• Join local coordinators in Zoom meetings with local congregations or partners when needed

 

Training

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• Provide facilitation and other support for live ICP Core Leadership Training sessions

• Maintain current and accurate materials for each session on Thinkific

• Provide facilitation and other support for ICP coordinator trainings

• Support monthly group coaching sessions for local coordinators until ready to lead them

• Remind all training participants about upcoming trainings and other important information as appropriate

 

Virtual Network Development and Support

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• Create sub-communities for each new ICP iteration and provide needed resources and information to local coordinators to help them manage and stay engaged with their participating congregations/ and other groups

• Engage the full network to encourage and support a lively, well-connected network of people interested in healthy interreligious relations

 

Evaluation and Communications Support

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• Work with local coordinators to make sure program surveys are completed by leadership team members and sacred space visit evaluations are administered in a timely manner for each visit

• Conduct leadership team member interviews at the end of each program year

• Identify great stories to share on social media and produce content as needed

 

Other

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• Special projects as needed

 

 

Required Experience and Skills

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• Strong critical thinker

• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to new challenges and situations

• ​Experience working with a variety of technology/software platforms and adept at learning new technology, e.g. Zoom, Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, Thinkific, WhatsApp, etc.

• Demonstrated ability to work with and build relationships among diverse populations

• Strong, clear written and verbal communication skills

• Superior ability to relate respectfully and effectively to people of diverse religions, ethnicities, races, and cultures both orally and in writing

• Attention to detail

• Some experience facilitating group discussion

• Basic materials development using Google Docs

• Basic project management experience with demonstrated ability to be organized and persistent in helping teams to complete tasks on time

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field, or commensurate professional experience

• Passion for peace building initiatives, interfaith relations, and a loving inclusive humanity

 

Desired Experience and Skills

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• Bachelor's degree or higher in religious, theological studies, or similar discipline

• Interfaith/interreligious knowledge and experience

• Community engagement experience, especially in a virtual environment

• Experience providing training and group facilitation on Zoom or in a similar virtual environment

• Basic data analysis

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This will be a demanding but rewarding opportunity as we work with communities across the continent to grow and expand our initiatives and our educational content. 

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Evening and weekend hours will be required as needed for events or trainings, approximately 3 to 4 times monthly.​

 

This is a remote, part-time, hourly position to begin as soon as the right candidate is found.  Estimated hours per week will be between 15 and 25 hours.  Pay is semi-monthly at $25/hour. 

 

The deadline for applications is April 18th.

 

To Apply: Send a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact information for two references, to the Executive Director, Dr. Vanessa Avery, at vanessa@sharingsacredspaces.org.

 

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