Communications Specialist

International Disaster Emergency Service · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security

  • Found 4 days ago

Source: ides.org · checked Nov 8

Why work here

Meets the physical and spiritual needs of suffering people worldwide through disaster relief, development projects, and Christian outreach to foster long-term self-sufficiency.

  • $9.2Myearly budget, FY2025
  • 33staff
  • 15,747volunteers
  • 1973on IRS record since

Why work here: IRS Form 990, FY2025. The posting is the final word.

Their why

FY2025 · Form 990Their mission and biggest programs, as filed
  • Disasters - ides seeks to help victims of disasters by providing for their immediate basic needs and assisting them in rebuilding their lives.$5.5M on this program in FY2025
  • Development projects - empower people to not become dependent on ides or other organizations for their basic needs.$857K on this program in FY2025
  • Discipleship projects- every project ides undertakes creates opportunities for discipleship as christ's love is shown to those who are helped. Some projects are focused specifically on discipleship (such as bible distribution and church planting).$720K on this program in FY2025

Before you apply

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
What the org paid its officers (IRS)
$89K–$146K
2 officers reported
From the org's Form 990.
Source: IRS Form 990
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
78% of spending went to programs.
Source: IRS Form 990
Surplus or deficit
+3%
of revenue, FY2025
Revenue was at least expenses in FY2025.
Source: IRS Form 990
Cash and securities
10.4 mo
of spending, in cash and securities
10.4 months of spending in cash.
Source: IRS Form 990
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, current with the IRS.
Source: IRS Form 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
tax-exempt since 1974
Listed by the IRS.
Source: IRS Form 990

About the role

The org's own posting, as written

COMMUNICATIONS

SPECIALIST

Position

Overview

As

part

of

the

Advancement

team,

creates

on-brand

content,

manages

social

media

channels,

and

strategizes

storytelling

to

raise

mission

awareness,

engage

donors,

support

fundraising

campaigns.

Role

Type:

Full-time

(40+

hours/exempt)

Reports

To:

Director

Location:

IDES

Headquarters,

Noblesville,

Indiana

Key

Responsibilities

Content

Creation

Storytelling:

Create

compelling

stories,

blog

posts,

impact

reports,

bi-weekly

E-News,

press

releases

that

highlight

IDES’

mission,

with

expectation

4-5

posts

per

week,

well

envelope

stuffers

for

mailings

monthly

prayer

calendar

Digital

Management:

Develop

strategies,

manage

official

accounts,

build

engagement

Show more

across

platforms,

keeping

website

current

updated,

needed

Donor

Support:

promotional

materials,

campaign

appeals

designed

inspire

individual

giving,

volunteer

programs,

retain

donors

Analytics

Reporting:

Track

traffic,

metrics,

open/click

rates

measure

effectiveness

present

performance

Brand

Consistency:

Ensure

unified

voice,

tone,

visual

identity

all

external

communications,

program

flyers,

touchpoints

Disaster

Response

Media:

on-call

rotation

duties

capture

high-impact,

real-time

showcasing

active

project

sites

Preferred

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s

degree

in

Journalism,

English,

or

related

field

Experience:

3+

years

experience

nonprofit

marketing

Technical

Skills:

Proficiency

management

systems

(CMS),

tools,

scheduling

platforms

Basic

graphic

design

video

editing

capability

(e.g.,

Canva,

Adobe

Creative

Suite)

Familiarity

tools

Google

Analytics,

insights)

Core

Soft

Exceptional

written

verbal

communication,

strong

management,

proactive

self-starter

who

can

work

independently,

genuine

passion

listed

describe

our

ideal

candidate,

but

they

aren’t

whole

story.

If

you

love

Lord,

are

committed

serving

others,

believe

your

skills

make

an

at

IDES,

please

We

offer

competitive

compensation

benefits

package.

visit

https://www.ides.org/careers.

About

exists

meet

physical

spiritual

needs

suffering

people

throughout

world

name

Jesus

Christ.

have

defined

focus

on

three

areas:

Response,

Development,

Disciple

Making.

thrilled

continue

legacy

providing

Help

Hope

around

those

came

before

us

faithfully

been

doing

more

than

50

years.

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