Church Relationship Manager - English

It's not every day that a job comes along where you really can change the world. Keep reading if you want to be part of:

• Creating positive change in the lives of the world's most vulnerable children.
• Building meaningful partnerships with churches across Aotearoa to bring hope and transformation to vulnerable communities.
• Joining a values-driven team where your faith, relational skills, and passion for justice make a real difference every day.

Are you passionate about the Church's role in God's mission to the world? Do you love building relationships and inspiring communities to act? World Vision New Zealand is looking for a Part – Time Church Relationship Manager to grow and nurture partnerships with churches across the northern region. In this role, you will connect pastors, ministry leaders, and congregations with opportunities to pray, give, advocate, and change lives, including through the Chosen child sponsorship programme.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Identifying, connecting with, and prayerfully cultivating relationships with churches and Christian leaders.
• Building trusted relationships with pastors and church leaders through visits, meetings, and regular communication.
• Inviting churches to engage with World Vision's mission through the Chosen sponsorship programme, prayer, advocacy, and generosity.
• Representing World Vision at church services, Christian conferences, and community events.
• Maintaining accurate records of church partnerships using CRM tools.
• Providing regular reporting on church engagement and partnership progress.

This is your opportunity to join a professional, passionate and diverse team at World Vision New Zealand, who will stop at nothing to create meaningful change for children. Every day, as part of World Vision's global reach, you'll help the world's most vulnerable families build safer and brighter futures. Every night, you'll go home knowing you made a difference in someone's life.

About You:

• Actively involved in a Christian church community for at least 5 years, with a genuine understanding of church life and ministry.
• A strong personal commitment to the Christian faith, aligned with World Vision's mission and values.
• Established relationships within New Zealand's Christian church community, especially with church leaders and networks.
• Experience in relationship management, partnership development, fundraising, or ministry engagement.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Comfortable using CRM systems and digital tools including Microsoft Office.
• Cultural humility and sensitivity when working with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Flexible to engage at evening or weekend church events and to travel when required.
• Current eligibility to work in New Zealand.

Why Work With Us?

The team at World Vision are connected in our desire to seek justice and to overcome poverty for all children, everywhere. We are mission focused and maintain our Christian identity while embracing the diversity of all people.

We offer unique benefits that are aligned to who we are as an organisation and our people.

• You'll be a part of creating positive change in the lives of the world's most vulnerable children.
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package; including Southern Cross medical insurance and life insurance, a day off on your birthday, the option to buy additional leave, a hybrid work environment, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and access to a free Wills package.
• Be a part of World Vision's haerenga (journey) of embracing te ao Māori, enabling us to be more effective in achieving our Mission.
• Opportunities for ongoing learning, development and education through a range of channels including training and development as part of World Vision International.

What You Need to Know

World Vision is a Christian organisation that empowers everyday New Zealanders to stand up and make a difference for children in the world's toughest places through emergency relief, community development and advocacy work.

You'll be joining New Zealand's largest overseas humanitarian organisation, made up of 100 staff. You'll also become part of something bigger, World Vision's global partnership of 35,000 staff and 3.3 million supporters in 100 countries. So far, we've impacted the lives of more than 200 million vulnerable children by tackling the root causes of poverty. This is your chance to make a massive impact, right when it's needed the most.

We work from a Christian kaupapa. We see our work as a practical expression of the gospel, and we value and support the wairua (spiritual wellbeing) of our people and partners.

We believe in a world where every child, no matter where they were born, can live life in all its fullness. It's as simple as that.

Location and Hours

• Based in Penrose, Auckland
• Part-Time, Permanent position. 22.5hrs per week.
• Monday – Friday with typically 1-2 Sundays a month.  
• Hybrid work model, minimum of 2 days in the office.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this role you must have current entitlement to work in New Zealand.

Apply Now

We welcome applications from anyone who wants to seek justice and overcome poverty for all children, everywhere, and brings the required skills. We act in ways that respect the dignity, uniqueness and intrinsic worth of every person. Please let us know if there are any accommodations we can make to help you with your application or in our recruitment process.

World Vision New Zealand is committed to safeguarding children. All applicants will undergo appropriate screening, including police vetting.

For more information, please contact
stanly.devaraj@worldvision.org.nz.  Alternatively, click Apply Now to submit your application. 

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.

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