Temporary Wish Coordinator

About the role

We are currently seeking a Temporary Wish Coordinator to join our team in Dallas or El Paso, Texas. The role will last approximately five months.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate dozens of moving parts, make critical decisions, manage competing priorities, and ensure no detail is overlooked.
• Build meaningful relationships with children, families, volunteers, and community partners to create life-changing wish experiences.
• Think ahead, take ownership, and confidently move work forward.
• Love fast-paced challenges, meaningful human connection, and the satisfaction of bringing order to complexity.
• Help a child discover their wish, uncover the story behind what matters most to them.
• Coordinate travel plans, secure special accommodations, or find the perfect community partner to bring a dream to life.
• Finalize budgets and itineraries in the morning and celebrate a wish in the afternoon.
• Solve complex logistical challenges by coordinating travel, accommodations, medical support, vendors, and resources while maintaining high standards for safety, quality, and cost.
• Respond with urgency, flexibility, and confidence when priorities shift, challenges arise, or time-sensitive wishes require immediate action.
• Deliver every wish with accuracy, compassion, and excellence, ensuring each experience reflects the care, detail, and magic that Make-A-Wish is known for.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate is the rare combination of a project manager and a people person. They love fast-paced challenges, meaningful human connection, and the satisfaction of bringing order to complexity. They are naturally curious, ask thoughtful questions, listen with intention, and build trust quickly. They understand that extraordinary wishes require both flawless execution and authentic relationships, and they excel at both.

Skills

• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent problem-solving abilities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing circumstances
• Attention to detail

Benefits

Competitive salary commensurate with experience and education
Comprehensive benefits package available: (healthcare, vision, dental and life insurances; 401k company match; paid time off and holidays)

Pay

Salary commensurate with experience and education

Schedule

Full-time position

Company Offers

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and education
• Comprehensive benefits package available: (healthcare, vision, dental and life insurances; 401k company match; paid time off and holidays)

How to Apply

Please submit your cover letter with salary requirements, and resume to hr@ntx.wish.org