Manager – Legacy Engagement & Stewardship

CNE Christian Foundation

Manager of Legacy Engagement at InterVarsity cultivating and caring for legacy ministry partners. Blending relationship stewardship with project management to ensure meaningful connectivity.

Posted 5/6/2026part-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $49,296 - $65,724 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Execute a comprehensive stewardship plan for estate and gift planning ministry partners ensuring consistent, personalized and relational engagement.
Coordinate and deliver touchpoints (communications, updates, recognition) that reflect each ministry partner’s intent and legacy.
Partner with gift officers to support continuity, trust, and depth in ministry partner relationships.
Design and refine the stewardship strategy for gift planning ministry partners, including segmentation, communication rhythms, and engagement pathways.
Build and maintain systems that track ministry partner engagement, milestones, and follow-through.
Identify opportunities to deepen ministry partner connection through new content, experiences, or approaches.
Lead coordination of stewardship projects including impact reports, ministry partner updates, and communication cycles.
Manage timelines, workflows, and deliverables across teams (Development Services, Communications, and external partners).
Create simple, effective tracking systems to ensure follow-through and visibility.
Draft and edit communications, including stewardship letters, impact reports, campaign updates, and personalized outreach.
Translate ministry outcomes into clear, compelling stories that connect legacy giving to present and future impact.
Partner with Communications to ensure alignment in voice, tone, and brand.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Annually affirm InterVarsity’s Statement of Faith
Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field required
3–5 years of experience in development, communications, project management, or related field.
Exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability to communicate impact clearly and compellingly.
Strong organizational and project management skills; able to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.
Relational intelligence and attentiveness to ministry partner care; able to operate with discretion and pastoral sensitivity.
Experience with estate and gift planning planned giving or estate ministry partners is a plus but not required.
Ability to travel 1-3 times a year for team meetings or conferences.
A working knowledge of current Microsoft Software applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint) is preferred.
Demonstrated ability and commitment to work in a diverse team environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
403(b) matching contributions
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Employee discounts
Flexible work schedule
Flexible spending accounts
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Professional development assistance
Vision insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

writingeditingproject managementcommunicationsstewardship strategyengagement pathwaysimpact reportingtracking systemssegmentationrelational engagement

Soft Skills

organizational skillsrelational intelligencepastoral sensitivitydiscretioncommunicationattention to detailability to manage multiple prioritiesteam collaborationadaptabilitystakeholder management