VP of Community Engagement

Overview

At the San Diego Rescue Mission, we are driven by a profound belief in compassion, service, and the transformative power of Jesus' love. Our mission goes beyond charity; it is a calling to love our neighbors and provide hope and healing to those experiencing homelessness. We are committed to creating a holistic approach to recovery and rehabilitation, ensuring that our programs serve as safe havens for men, women, and children in need.

Position Summary

The Vice President of Community Engagement oversees how the Mission engages the broader community of businesses, churches, foundations and individuals in our work to heal our region from homelessness. The primary objective is to deepen relationships across all audiences to reach higher levels of awareness, serving, giving, participating and advocacy. The ultimate goal is to change the narrative and activate the community to play an active role in our regional approach to alleviate homelessness immediately through Outreach and our Lighthouses, and permanently through Mission Academy.

This position works closely with the VP of Development and the Director of Marketing to ensure alignment in how we communicate our message and impact out to the community, mobilize people around the most pressing and meaningful needs, acquire, retain and grow our donor commitments most effectively, and lead, guide and empower the Development and Community Engagement team. It also works closely with Programs and Operations to ensure our efforts align with the needs of Mission Academy, Lighthouses, Hope Supply Warehouse and Outreach. The VP of Community Engagement leads with spiritual maturity and integrity, reflecting our values in every interaction with staff, students / guests, our partners and the general public. This role is responsible for an annual revenue goal of $3.474MM (from corporate, churches, grants, and volunteers).

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the Leadership Team and assist in the evaluation, planning and execution of the strategic plan.
• Support Volunteer Program Manager, Director of Church Partnerships, Corporate Partnerships Manager and Grant Writers to strengthen existing partnerships and pursue new partners.
• Work alongside Development and Donor Services to create a system for tracking and reporting on the pathway from acquisition to full engagement (for churches, businesses, foundations and volunteers).
• Provide a clear and accessible process / pathway for DRO's to engage their donors in service opportunities.
• Work with the Corporate Partnerships Manager and Director of Church Partnerships on an aligned strategy for acquiring, retaining and cultivating our community partners.
• Cultivate relationships with foundations to increase the breadth and depth of our grant requests / applications.
• Grow both Corporate and Grants revenue channels, including working with Programs on new government contracts.
• Work with Volunteer Program Manager on developing large scale event(s) that attract widespread attention / participation.
• Ensure simple and well-communicated ways for volunteers and community partners to start giving.
• Look for new ways to support the Golf Challenge and increase our net revenue.

Staff Expectations

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EEO Statement

The San Diego Rescue Mission (SDRM) is both an equal opportunity employer and a Christian ministry. We conduct hiring without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, parental status, military status, veteran's status, pregnancy, disability or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. However, as a registered non-profit religious organization, SDRM does reserve the right to discriminate in hiring persons whose lifestyle is contradictory to Biblical principles. Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e (a)), SDRM has the right to, and does hire only candidates who agree with SDRM's Statement of Faith and conduct themselves in accordance with our religious beliefs.

Background Check Disclaimer

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Drug Screen Disclaimer

SDRM is a Nonprofit Religious Organization and as such, we require all employees to submit to our drug screen as a condition of employment once they have accepted a position with SDRM. Because of our religious affiliation, we do not allow employees to use or consume recreational or medicinal marijuana, along with all other federally recognized substances. You will be notified prior to any employment decisions if your drug screen is returned with negative findings. Refusal to submit to testing will result in disqualification of further employment consideration.

E-VERIFY Statement

San Diego Rescue Mission participates in E-Verify. We will provide the Social Security Administration, and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security, with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Please note that we do not use this information to pre-screen job applicants.

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