Project Associate

Partners for Sacred Places is the only national, non-sectarian, non-profit organization in the United States devoted to helping congregations and their communities preserve, sustain, and actively use older and historic sacred places. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Partners continues to serve a diverse range of faith communities, stakeholders, and civic institutions nationwide.

Partners for Sacred Places embraces an interdisciplinary approach to sustain America’s older houses of worship as important and irreplaceable community assets, from a traditional core in historic preservation and community development to arts, philanthropy, advocacy, and research that is reflected in an astounding range of activities. Partners’ comprehensive and cutting-edge work also includes earned income through a growing portfolio of consulting services that reflect our mission and civic-value based practice. These services include community engagement with civic leaders and citizens, space use and design planning, and a powerful community-based model for capital fundraising for historic houses of worship.

Who We Seek

As our services and national client base continue to grow, Partners seeks to add a creative, enthusiastic, and entrepreneurial Project Coordinator based in our Philadelphia headquarters.

Job Description: The Project Coordinator will support both program and consulting staff. The position reports to and is supervised by the Senior Directors of Consulting Services and Programs.

Major Responsibilities

• Project Management: Assist program and consulting services staff with planning, scheduling, and communications.
• Process new inquiries received through the website, by phone, or from other staff members.
• Assist staff in preparing PowerPoint presentations and webinars.
• Attend meetings and gatherings as available to provide technical and programmatic assistance.
• Act as “swing” staff in case of unexpected unavailability of staff for events as appropriate.
• Receive training in Partners’ Programs (NDNP, Halo, Community Engagement, Capital Campaigns) to assist as needed.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Job Requirements

• Flexibility and ability to multitask
• Self-starter
• Excellent skills or ability to learn Google Suite, Asana, PowerPoint/Canva/Google Slides, and other project management software and customer relationship management (CRM) software, eg., eTapestry.
• Excellent skills in written and spoken communication and research
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work as a team with staff
• Initiative and creativity
• Ability to travel
• Comfort working with clients of a variety of religious traditions as part of a secular organization.

To Apply: send an email with a resume and job title in the subject line to recruitment@sacredplaces.org

Partners for Sacred Places offers a dynamic and demanding work environment with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. No phone calls, please.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off