Communications Specialist

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST at Youth For Christ USA Inc.

As a Communications Specialist at YFC, you will be responsible for developing and delivering communications that support the National Service Center, Field Staff, volunteers, and students nationwide. You will be a key member of the team, using your expertise to ensure that all communication efforts are effective, engaging, and meet the needs of the organization. The Communications Specialist employs a variety of skills, such as communication planning, strategizing, writing, editing, proofreading, and creating various forms of digital content.

They are well organized and utilize project management software and other tools to stay on track and on time. This is a unique opportunity to use your skills and experience to make an impact within a dynamic and mission‑driven organization.

• Stakeholder Support and Coordination
• Writing and editing internal communications materials, such as newsletters, email updates, and announcements, to effectively communicate key messages and information to employees.
• Collaborating with cross‑functional teams and leadership to develop and execute communication campaigns.
• Researching, analyzing, and documenting internal trends and feedback to inform communication strategies.
• Providing guidance and support to other team members and stakeholders on internal communication‑related issues.
• Analyzing and measuring the effectiveness of internal communication efforts using metrics and analytics tools.
• Establishing high‑trust relationships with internal YFC stakeholders and offering timely, proactive, and responsive communication.
• Working with stakeholders to understand their needs and desired outcomes and developing strategies to achieve them.
• Staying up to date with industry developments and best practices in internal communication and employee engagement.

• Receiving Comms requisitions throughout the year and staging work according to the process; refining timelines and expectations with stakeholders and Communications Department Lead.
• Enhancing communication processes and finding efficiencies.
• Regulating and tracking all projects focusing on resource management, project triage, addressing scheduling conflicts, and project prioritization.
• Maintaining a solid foundation for efficient workflow and process, from initial request to scoping, resource planning, and allocation.
• Collaborating in team meetings to schedule forecasted work based on estimates and resource allocation needs.
• Working with the Communications Lead to build and execute an enhanced YFC Communication strategy for the organization.

Because the overriding religious purpose and mission of Youth for Christ USA is to communicate and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and their families, and in that regard to make, educate and encourage life‑long disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is very important that you as an employee in the movement of Youth for Christ be recognized as an associate minister of the Gospel.

• Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole as well as for specific ministry initiatives.
• Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC.
• Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC staff meetings, conferences, camps and events.
• Model empathy, humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in word and in the practice of faith expression.
• Additionally, YFC employees will have an opportunity to be commissioned or licensed as a minister of the Gospel through the established Youth for Christ process, and/or ordained by an outside body recognized by Youth for Christ USA.

Our cultural attributes are not about competency. It is an obedience to the call of Christ on our lives. YFC believes that spiritually healthy adults foster healthy relationships with our kids. We place a heavy commitment and emphasis on developing and equipping a Christ‑centered life marked by Enduring Humility, Relentless Trust, Joyful…