Job Description
Do you have a passion for missions and a desire to see the church reach out holistically to people experiencing poverty? Are you good at talking to people, organised, and proficient on a computer?
We are looking for an organised people person to fill a 12 month maternity leave position in Sydney 3 days a week.
Mission Without Borders works in partnership with local churches in Eastern Europe to help transform the lives of marginalised families and children through a sponsorship program. Our local field workers journey with the family over a 5-10 year period, helping them to develop economic independence, go further in their education, and support them emotionally and spiritually. The ministry is based on more than 60 years of experience working in Eastern Europe and we see people who lives have been transformed, now reaching out to the next generation.
Your role is to connect sponsors with the families and children who need support.
This includes:
- Communicating with and sending packs of information to new sponsors.
- Maintaining records and using our computer system to ensure the sponsorship program runs smoothly and the money gets to the right place.
- Talking to sponsors on the phone, answering questions and praying with them when appropriate.
- Sending out annual updates to all the sponsors and updating them on significant changes at other times.
- Administer the giving of Christmas gifts, ensuring the correct money and information is sent to each country.
- Liaise with international field teams or communications managers to ensure accurate information about sponsored families and projects.
- Work with our Admin Assistant to enable sponsors to exchange letters with their sponsored family or child.
- Communicate with sponsors about opportunities to give to Self-Sufficiency projects or scholarships.
- Assisting the admin team to answer phones, process donations, and maintain the office.
It may also include:
- Speaking to groups or attending events to promote the work of MWB.
- Assisting the rest of the team in fundraising for other MWB programs.
- For more information or to apply, email australia@mwbi.org
- Applications close 4 pm, 31st of March 2026
Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this position.
Do Applicants need to have Permission to work in Australia?
Mission Without Borders are an International Christian Organisation, dedicated to serving the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of children and families, suffering the effects of poverty in Eastern Europe.
Our Vision: Lives transformed, across generations, with hope for the future.
Our Mission: We are an international network of Christians who journey with the poor and marginalized, bringing practical and spiritual support with hope of a better future, enabling and encouraging people to lift themselves out of poverty, always sharing the hope that is found in Jesus Christ.
We have been operating in Australia since the 1960s, raising money to support local teams working in Ukraine, Albania, Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria and Bosnia-Herzegovina.