The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a worldwide faith of over 16 million members centered on the belief that everyone on earth is a son or daughter of a loving God1 and that His Son, Jesus Christ, saved the world from sin and death. Jesus Christ invites all of God’s children to come unto, follow, and become more like Him.

Summary

Under the direction of the area presidency, this position manages all Correlation policies, processes, and procedures—as established by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve—to protect the Church. They perform a “regulatory” Correlation oversight role related to product planning/budgeting, IP, data privacy, visual identity, doctrinal accuracy, and research for all area employees and volunteers involved with publishing, messaging, and other Correlation functions. To do this effectively, they must be “taken seriously” by other area staff members, including area directors, and viewed as a representative of the Correlation Committee (the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve) and the area presidency. This position:

helps the area presidency to make strategic decisions about published products—including supervising the “opt-in” annual planning and budgeting process with all area staff.

Responsibilities

Supervise and ensure that:

• all production work in the area is done under a certified product plan.
• area product plans are updated, and any associated budget requests are submitted to the Correlation Department for certification so they can be funded in a timely manner.
• all publishing projects are reviewed to ensure clearly defined audience(s), purpose(s), and goal(s), and success measure(s) before production begins.
• all individual production deliverables (e.g., videos, pamphlets, and social media posts) have a Publishing Deliverable #.
• the area presidency is adequately supported in reviewing and responding to the annual product language survey from Correlation.
• products categorized as high priority by the First Presidency and Twelve receive production priority from area translation resources.
• the Church’s research policy found in the General Handbook (38.8.40) is followed in the area.
• Correlation Research is consulted when there is a desire for research information in the area.
• area-created products and projects are designed and developed with appropriate formative research, as needed.
• area-created products and projects are evaluated with appropriate summative research, as needed.
• Correlation Research approves in advance any units, leaders, members, missionaries, or other before they are asked to participate in research.

Qualifications

Must be worthy of a Temple Recommend

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Business Management/Administration, Project management or advanced degree or equivalent ( Masters Degree preferred)
• 10 or more years of experience in one or, preferably, more of the following fields: project management, supervision of staff, volunteers, contractors, or vendors, strategic planning, product planning and budgeting, teaching Church doctrine, intellectual property organizational branding data privacy, research (strategic, formative, and/or summative).
• Exceptional project management skills, Managerial and supervision skills