Who We Are: At Family Legacy, our work is focused on one goal – Glorifying God by empowering vulnerable and orphaned children in Zambia to live out their God-given potential. You see, we believe that these children have the potential to strengthen their country, communities, and families. Through academic, physical, spiritual and emotional care, true transformation can and will happen. Our calling is to provide the tools for them to take over as tomorrow’s leaders be it in their home, their country, or around the world. Through Legacy Academy, we serve over 10,000 primary and secondary students. From school uniforms, textbooks, school supplies and more, we provide the necessary tools for students to begin their educational journey.
Who We’re Looking For: Family Legacy Missions International is seeking an experienced Senior Advisor for Legacy Academies to advise on Legacy Academy processes, donor relations and student policies. Salary $65-75k. We are looking for a detail oriented, relational leader, who is spiritually fit to shepherd high-capacity donors and who is passionate about Family Legacy’s mission.
What You’ll Be Doing: Under the leadership of the Senior Director, Sponsorships, the Senior Advisor, Legacy Academies will also oversee budget and purchasing on the US side for Legacy Academies and help with the Family Legacy Missions Zambia side. This role will also manage and procure partnerships with universities and be a liaison on student issues communicating with high level sponsors.
- IMPROVE and COLLABORATE on Process Development
- Goal implementation
- Process development both FLMI & FLMZ
- MANAGE Donor Relationships
- Effective policies for clear communications to sponsors
- Facilitation with other departments on student lifecycle and profile
- CONSULT on student policies w/FLMZ – development & final review
- Program & attendance requirements
- Child Privacy Policies
- Student handbook w/details in sponsor handbook
- OVERSEE Financial / Purchasing
- Budgeting & Actual Costs – US & helping w/FLMZ side
- Review and approvals
- Scholarships
- Program costs vs sponsorship rates
- MANAGE SPONSORSHIP ENGAGEMENT & RETENTION
- UTILIZE Database
- Work with IT to define content for LA FLMZ & FLMI use
- ADDRESS and CONSULT on Student issues
- Work through issues as well as communications w/LA & high level sponsors
- Develop a deep understanding of and commitment to the spiritual mission of Family Legacy Missions Inc (FLMI).
- Represent FLMI in a positive, pleasant manner by providing excellent customer service at all times. Serve as a role model and adhere to Standards of Behaviors. Handle requests and concerns in a friendly, fair and impartial manner. Support the Ministry’s mission, vision, and values.
- Act as interface from Legacy Academies to all other departments within Family Legacy. Act as subject matter expert and provide information and training to other departments on Legacy Academy programs.
- Candidate will need to be available to travel to Zambia as needed, no more than three times per year for at least two weeks each time.
- Other duties and functions as assigned reasonably associated with the position
What You Bring:
- Proficient with Excel (formulas, VLOOKUP’s, pivot tables a plus), Microsoft suite of products
- Excellent written and verbal communication skill
- Customer service focus (timeliness of response, going the extra mile for donors)
- Budget creation and tracking experience a plus
- Project Management experience (Timelines, deliverables, actionable items, responsibilities)
- Willing to make multiple trips to Zambia if needed in a calendar year
- Willing to assist with Camp Life and other initiatives as needed
- Adept at Multi-tasking (able to handle multiple projects and deliverables at one time)
- Service oriented
- Energetic and able to think outside the box for solutions
- Self-motivated / Flexible (able to change course on ideas and projects as needed)
What We’ll Bring:
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
- 403(b) plan with company match
- Generous paid holidays, paid time off, and wellness days
- Colleagues who care and pray for the ministry and each other
- Coffee Chats, Monday Morning Huddles, Tuesday Morning Prayer, Weekly 1:1s, Lunch & Learns and more!
- We pay 100% of our base plan medical premium.
- Hybrid work schedule, in the office 8:30am – 5pm Monday-Wednesday, and WFH/remote on Thursdays and Fridays.
