Who We Are

International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1,200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions, protect half a billion, and make justice unstoppable.

We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve. 

The Need

For over 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade, IJM’s Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence, we are seeking a Project Administrator, Brand Partnerships to support operations, data management, event and campaign coordination and administration that enable the Brand Partnerships team to raise critical revenue and awareness through partnerships with pro athletes, music artists, influencers, events, brands and thought leaders.
 

This position is hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays) if located in the Washington, DC area or remote for non-local candidates. It reports to Director of Brand Partnerships, Global Marketing and is only available for candidates with the right to work in the US.

Responsibilities:

• Lead logistical execution as needed for Brand Partnerships events, including vendor sourcing and payments, shipping, contracts, schedules and other logistics;

• Travel in person to events as needed to execute logistics;

• Support campaign and event activation to enable fundraising and grow brand awareness;

• Maintain operations systems across the donor and partner cultivation pipelines that help the team run with efficiency;

• Build and maintain data reporting systems and dashboards to visualize team results;

• Manage data entry initiatives to ensure accurate and timely reporting of partnership results;

• Organize partnerships portfolio and project data into reports and dashboards to visualize results and enable ongoing performance monitoring;

• Serve as the team’s expert on how data is organized and stored, and lead team-wide processes for data entry and management;

• Draft and manage regular portfolio-wide communications and relationship touchpoints like holiday mailings;

• Report on team-wide goals and ensure accuracy of acquisition data across campaigns and events;

• Communicate all-team deadlines and milestones and track progress against group goals;

• Draft teamwide policies and processes that support the Brand Partnerships workstream;

• Conduct Salesforce training for relationship manager onboarding;

• Conduct teamwork trainings for project associate onboarding;

• Coordinate procurement activities, including purchase requests, vendor setup documentation, and tracking contract-related paperwork through the appropriate approval processes;

• Manage team document filing systems for contracts, invoices and project documents;

• Support the Director of Brand Partnerships with calendar and expense management;

• Execute projects for operational gaps or new initiatives that enable work across Brand Partnerships; and

• Participation in IJM’s community of spiritual formation.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of operations, project management or events experience;

• 2+ years of brand or marketing experience preferred;

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (communication, marketing, business, etc.);

• Proven track record of managing multiple projects with competing deadlines;

• Salesforce experience preferred;

• Understanding of platforms (digital, web, print, event) utilized for marketing;

• Strong written and oral communication skills;

• Ability to travel up to 20%; and

• Mature orthodox Christian faith as defined by the Apostles’ Creed.

Critical Qualities:

• Eager commitment to IJM's Core Values: Christian, Professional and Bridge-Building;
• Self-starter with strong initiative;
• Disciplined with priorities;
• Strong interpersonal skills and self-awareness;
• Exceptional verbal and written communication;
• Innovative and willing to take on new challenges and pursue new ideas;
• Flexible, collaborative and eager to support others;
• Effective team player who fosters collaborative environment; and
• Adept at creative problem solving.

Application Process:

Upload Resume, Cover Letter & Statement of Faith* in one PDF document.

*What is a statement of faith?
A statement of faith should describe your Christian faith and how you see it as relevant to your involvement with IJM. The statement can either be incorporated into the cover letter or submitted as a separate document and should include, at a minimum, a description of your spiritual disciplines (prayer, study, etc.) and your current fellowship or place of worship.

What does IJM have to offer?

• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision benefits
• Monthly commuter and parking benefits in the DC metro area
• Retirement benefit options
• Paid leave starting at 23 days
• 12 holidays (plus early release the day prior)
• Daily, quarterly, and annual community spiritual formation
• Robust staff care resources

IJM holds strict safeguarding principles and a zero tolerance to violations of the Safeguarding Policy, Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy, and Code of Ethics. Candidate selection is based on technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring criteria subject to assessing the candidate’s value congruence and thorough background, police clearance, and reference check processes.

At IJM, we’re committed to building a diverse workforce through fair and equitable employment practices. IJM encourages people of any race, color, age, sex, marital status or political ideology to apply for employment. While we welcome everyone into this work, we truly believe that the work we are doing is God’s work, not our own, and practice spiritual disciplines together daily. That’s why we legally require under SEC. 2000e-1 [Section702] of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that all employees practice a mature orthodox Christian faith, as defined by the Apostles’ Creed.

IJM requires a background check, police clearance and thorough review of references with an employment offer and/or employment contract.