Kids Alive International

Kids Alive International is a Christian organization serving vulnerable at-risk children in multiple countries across the globe. 

We are seeking a Donor Communications Manager to provide leadership in the implementation of our donor communication strategy. Of crucial importance is the candidate’s ability to craft compelling stories of Kids Alive program impact through progressive and interactive engagement avenues. Through this narrative, they will uphold the dignity of the children we serve, while helping move the readers’ hearts and minds to the urgent opportunities to participate. They will also be versatile enough to tailor content for impacting a diverse range of partners and stakeholders from different generations, Christian traditions, cultures, and worldviews. 

The Donor Communications Manager will be an experienced writer who develops material for a variety of products, both digital and print, both external and internal. They will promote message consistency by providing strategic input, direction, guidelines, coaching, and feedback to the communications efforts of various teams in the US and in our program countries. The successful director will inspire individuals and organizations to step forward and invest in Kids Alive. 

As our Donor Communications Manager, you will: 

• Create and/or provide support on digital and print collateral, templates, and presentations  
• Provide layout and graphic design direction 
• Effectively interview staff in our countries of service to elicit the stories, logic, and rhetorical approach to be used in products that will help accomplish the country team’s goals 
• Collaborate with coworkers on grant proposals, program impact narratives and grant reports 
• Support our executive team by ghostwriting for external communications and assisting with strategic global internal communications 

• Collaborate with, and sometimes oversee, the work of external fundraising consultants and writers 

A successful Donor Communications Manager will also bring: 

• A bachelor’s degree, preferably in applicable field 
• 5+ years of experience writing for diverse Christian cultures, worldviews, generations, and traditions 

• Extensive travel and volunteer experiences 
• Writing for successful resource development campaigns and grants 
• Project management experience  
• Demonstrated professional development in the sector and role 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 

• High interpersonal awareness and emotional intelligence 
• High degree of accuracy, organization, and critical thinking 
• Innovation, self-motivation, tact, and ability to keep confidentiality when appropriate 
• Willingness and ability to travel (up to 6 weeks each year) 
• Full vaccination against COVID-19 

• Some of these preferred skills and experience: 
  • Spanish and/or French language skills 
  • Experience with adjacent areas of expertise as utilized in non-profit resource development, such as digital, print, or social media production, photography, or videography  

At Kids Alive International, it is important to have a committed personal Christian faith in Jesus Christ and a heart for serving children and families. We seek candidates with alignment to the Bible, Christian theology, faith, and practice, as well as our organization’s mission, vision, and core values. Read more about our core beliefs here: www.kidsalive.org/meet-kids-alive/about/what-we-believe/. 

Kids Alive offers competitive pay and benefits including 403B with employer contribution, great health and dental insurance from day one, and an FSA. If you have the skills and experience described here and are looking for a challenging but rewarding work experience, we want to hear from you.

For more information, please see our website: www.kidsalive.org/about. 

Have questions? Reach out to Bill Dean, Mobilization Coordinator: Bill.Dean@kidsalive.org.