Business Support Specialist I

The expected salary range for this position is $24.59 - $30.73. Employees in specific high cost of labor locations in the United States (such as San Francisco, CA and Seattle, WA) may qualify for a geographic differential. Compassion International is not responsible for third parties who omit this information when copying and re-posting job openings.

Please note: Only applicants local to Colorado Springs will be considered.

Overview

Serving as a member of a multi-functional support team, this specialist will contribute to overall team goals and processes while individually supporting multiple Global Program Senior leaders, teams, and projects with exceptional administrative skills. In this role, we’re looking for a self-starter who is able to work independently while maintaining a very high level of organization and detail orientation.

Are you able to leverage a strong sense of cultural sensitivity and awareness to coordinate logistics with a global team? Do you have excellent prioritization and time management abilities, both for yourself and on behalf of those you are supporting? If so, you may be the person we’re looking for!

What will you do?

• Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully upholds Compassion’s ministry in prayer.

• Acts as an advocate to raise the awareness of the needs of children. Understands Christ’s mandate to protect children. Commits to and prioritizes child protection considerations in all decision-making, tasks and activities across the ministry. Abides by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Reports any concerns of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children through Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately supports responses to incidents if they occur.

• Uphold and engage in Compassion’s core Cultural Behaviors.

• Drafts and/or proofread records, documents, or forms and other correspondence on behalf of leader and/or department. Often schedules large and complex meetings, records meeting minutes, coordinates domestic and international travel, welcomes and hosts visitors, and prepares agendas and itineraries.

• Coordinates the logistics for scheduled events.

• Provides event support alongside other department representatives within Compassion to ensure that each event runs smoothly. May assist with providing event materials.

• Often communicates with staff in other countries to facilitate processing of information or work product, follow-up on accuracy and process compliance, and ensure clear understanding between functions on major issues.

• Gathers simple business data such as project costs or process metrics and displays the information for presentation and analysis. May directly oversee data report creation, tracking, and dissemination for the department or work group supported.

• Performs skilled support work entering complex electronic data, researching, retrieving, and formatting information and data requiring highly specialized knowledge of the assigned work group.

• Prepares and relays communications concerning business operations and outcomes to appropriate audiences. Further, supports change integration across the scope of assigned projects. Encourages change adoption across common audiences as needed.

• Helps to keep assigned projects progressing toward established goals and deadlines.

• May perform support work such as answering phones, routing calls, conveying messages, and performing light manual labor such as delivering office supplies, arranging chairs, and placing refreshments or brochures and displays.

• May order supplies or services, arrange for shipping or transportation, or provide other logistical services in accordance with standard practices and policies or direct the work of other staff to accomplish these tasks.

• Partners with other groups when required to help integrate information and processes across functions. Provides assistance to various projects as assigned in support of the work of Business Support management.

What do you bring?

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field or 3-5 years administrative experience.

• Experience working in an administrative capacity.

• Strong balance of high-level prioritization and detail-oriented task execution.

• Ability to travel up to 10% of normal schedule.

Why work here?

• The mission: Join a team that is motivated to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name.

• Our benefits: Receive generous paid time off, 10% contribution to a 403(b) retirement fund on top of your salary, excellent healthcare coverage, free short-term professional counseling, and more.

• Spiritual growth: Participate in regular chapel services, prayer groups, and department devotionals.