About Protect Life Michigan

Thousands of lives are on the line every day due to abortion. Are you ready to stand up and change hearts to stop it? We are defenders on a mission to recruit, equip, and deploy students around Michigan to become passionate and professional social reformers. We won’t stop until abortion is unthinkable. Since 2005, we have grown from a group of volunteers to a team of dozens of powerhouse activists. Each team member is bright, strategic, and dedicated to protecting the unborn. 

Join our team to help us recruit even more talent, expand our mission to make abortion unthinkable, and give people an awesome transition into joining our strategic organization. 

About the role

Protect Life Michigan’s Support Raising Coach will assist in preparing new and existing staff to thrive in their support-raising efforts. This position requires an individual to be fully funded via Support Raising, be experienced in and knowledgeable about Protect Life MI’s support-raising strategy, and have a keen attention to detail. This role requires a high degree of emotional intelligence and the ability to lead others in a clear, encouraging, and practical way. This is a part-time position reporting to the Support Raising Specialist. 

Location: Remote with occasional in-person activities. 

Time commitment: This is a part-time position, ranging from 11-15 hours per week.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• For New hires: 
• • Assist in the development and improvement of SR materials such as training content, Bootcamp materials, etc. under the direction of the SR Specialist
  • Hold check-in meetings with new hires to review prep work and provide presentation feedback
  • Check weekly SR reports to assess staff health, questions, barriers, etc. to prepare for coaching cohorts
  • Host internal Support Raising Bootcamps
  • Host two weekly coaching cohort meetings, providing coaching to all part-time staff
  • Provide one-on-one coaching to staff who need additional training in areas such as getting referrals, contacting churches, overcoming barriers, etc.
  • Oversee weekly phone call meetings 
  • Assist in the creation and facilitation of Supporter Touchpoints
  • Assist in planning and hosting of the annual Fully Funded Feast
  • Communicate issues with staff progress to the Support Raising Specialist
  • Send Fully Funded gifts to employees who reach their Support Raising goal
  • Send relevant information on how to utilize the Fully Funded Fund to newly eligible employees
• Ongoing Maintenance: 
• • Provide coaching to current employees who are entering a new season of support raising
  • Provide coaching to staff during annual Support Raising Sprints
  • Train and assist the Intern Leadership Team in coaching Summer Interns
  • Schedule periodic SR trainings, reminding staff of certain SR elements such as The God Ask, supporter gratitude, etc.
  • Foster a positive SR culture through language, behavior, learning opportunities, mission moments, and more. 
• Assist with other projects and tasks, as needed

Qualifications:

• Commitment to the pro-life movement and the mission of Protect Life Michigan.
• Support-raising experience required. (Preferably 3 years of experience maintaining full funding)
• Excellent coaching skills, ability to encourage others while providing relevant, practical advice, and confidence in solving problems on a case-by-case basis.
• Bubble and Google Workspace experience required. 
• High degree of emotional intelligence with an ability to show support, celebrate wins, and hold people accountable to goals and outcomes
• Ability to understand data and manage multiple projects independently

Salary/Benefits:

• Salary and benefits determined by the needs of the individual, commensurate with education and experience.
• Protect Michigan is a support-raising organization. The salary associated with this position will be fundraised by the candidate. Candidates are paid during the support raising process, attend 1-2 days of world-class training, and have 2 weekly coaching check-ins to ensure they are fully supported throughout the process. We provide all the knowledge, resources, and support needed to reach full support quickly. Don't let this unique approach hold you back from saving lives.
• 11-15 hours/week, semi-flexible schedule to be set with the employee and their supervisor.
• This position includes the following benefits:
• • Ample paid vacation time, holidays, and sick days
  • Opportunity for enrollment in a Simple IRA with a 3% match after one year of employment
  • Generous Professional Development budget
  • Ability to work from home