Director of Marketing Vacancy at United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) in New York,USA

Post:Director of Marketing
Organization: United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
Location:New York,USA
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING-GLOBAL MINISTRIES directs marketing communications efforts
for Global Ministries across all platforms with emphasis on the mission priorities of Global Ministries: missionaries, young adults, and mission initiatives. The Director of Marketing provides strategic short and long-term vision for those initiatives and provides leadership, management oversight, and technical direction to staff focused on these areas. He/she serves as the primary representative for marketing communications projects and acts as key liaison to staff overseeing Global Ministries’ international, regional, and national mission work. Qualified candidates must have knowledge of best practices in marketing communications. The ability to partner with units within the Board and key external stakeholders is required.

The Position • Ensure the overall quality and execution of assigned marketing communications projects to strengthen the Board’s identity and to engage United Methodists in the Board’s work at the local, regional, national, and international levels.
 • Oversee Global Ministries’ event presence in consultation with relevant staff and units.
 • Develop, execute and evaluate marketing communications plans with an emphasis on reaching local United Methodist churches and annual (regional) conferences.
• Provide strategic leadership and technical direction for assigned communications and marketing products.
• Provide overall direction, coordination, and management to communication staff through technical leadership, supportive supervision, mentoring, and coaching. Ensure efficient and high quality practices, including compliance with protocols.
 • Communicate all relevant protocols regarding brand identity of Global Ministries and educate staff regarding adherence to standards of the brand.

• By participating in the unit’s leadership team, ensure that the Global Ministries marketing and web strategy is in line with the efforts of UMCOR, the content team, development team and creative team in order to help prioritize content for editorial calendar, help prioritize fundraising needs for Global Ministries and ensure that print and other media production deadlines are able to support content and development priorities.
 • Participate in organizational development and internal technical working groups to develop thematic content and marketing priorities. Disseminate up-to-date communications and marketing policies, procedures and practices.
 • Direct the marketing efforts of Global Ministries-related Special Sundays
 • Oversee, directly and/or through subordinate staff, Global Ministries’ relationship with annual (regional) conferences and conference mission personnel
 • Direct efforts to equip United Methodist missionaries with communications resources; lead communications trainings upon request in collaboration with communications staff
• Monitor annual Global Ministries promotional budget(s) and provide budget recommendations
 • Human Resources Management. Conduct performance reviews, participate in the hiring process of team members, and provide other human resources management as related to the team. Facilitate corrective action if needed.
 • Monitoring and Evaluation. Draft high quality internal and external results-focused reports. Oversee the timely gathering of data for reporting regarding impact of marketing and communications efforts.

Requirements
 • Bachelor’s degree required with emphasis in communications or marketing desired; minimum of five years of experience in marketing, communications or journalism;
 • At least two years’ direct supervisory experience required with preference for experience leading multidisciplinary, multicultural teams. -Strong project and budget management skills required.
 • Excellent team leadership, team working and relationship building skills with the ability to develop positive working relations across functions and cultures.
 • Ability to use appropriate management tools to ensure effective running of programs, staff management and development.
 • Fluency in English required, with excellent written and oral communication skills.
 • Strong communication and representation and negotiation skills with excellent spoken and written English.
• Knowledge of data collection methods and data analysis skills.
 • Fundraising skills (grants, solicitations, and networking) a plus.
 • Thorough understanding of the United Methodist Church and a desire to champion its theology of mission

Please apply by going to www.umcmission.org and click on careers tap on the button. When applying let us know where you saw the job posting.

The General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church is an equal opportunity employer; as such, we do not discriminate in our employment decisions on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military status, disability, or on any other basis that would be in violation of any applicable federal, state, or local law.
Closing date: 15 Aug 2013 
How to apply: 
http://reliefweb.int/job/592542/director-marketing