VP of Operations

Global Outreach International (GOI) exists to bring the Good News to Every Nation this Generation by Showing and Sharing God’s Love. We are a Great Missions Family made up of missionaries, home office staff, donors, churches, and board members united around that calling. Our work spans the globe, and the care we give to the people who carry it out is as central to our mission as the mission itself.

The Vice-President of Operations is, first and foremost, a servant-leader. This person serves as a primary advocate and caregiver for our operations team who serve the missionaries, walking alongside them through the full cycle of missionary life: launch, field ministry, and re-entry. Administrative competence matters deeply in this role, but the character and relational capacity to earn trust, give genuine care, and lead with humility matter more.

The Vice-President of Operations serves as a key member of the Leadership Team and holds primary oversight of the operations departments, including strategic planning, human resources, missionary care, missionary kids, and mobilization. This position reports to the Chief Operating Officer, is based at GOI's home office in Tupelo, MS, and requires considerable travel.

The ideal candidate is someone who has lived the missionary life they will be asked to lead and support. They understand from the inside what it means to raise support, cross cultures, establish ministry in a new context, and re-enter life in their passport country. That firsthand experience is not a preference. It is foundational to this role.

• Builds trust across the operations team by listening well, learning existing systems and culture before implementing change, and leading with genuine care for each person.
• Walks alongside missionaries and staff through challenges, setbacks, conflict, and seasons of growth, offering wisdom, compassion, and accountability.
• Coaches, encourages, and invests in the professional development of direct reports and the broader operations team.
• Maintains the healthy and necessary distinction between missionary care and performance management, protecting the trust missionaries place in the care team.
• Advocates intentionally for remote staff and field missionaries in organizational decisions that affect them.
• Provides accountability for missionaries and their ministries.

The operations team has asked for a leader who earns trust before implementing change, listens before speaking, and shepherds people as well as they manage processes. Candidates are expected to demonstrate the following:

GOI's operations team has made clear what they need most from a new leader in the early months: relationship, not rapid change. The person who steps into this role will be expected to:

GOI offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including medical insurance, retirement plan, and vacation, holiday, and sick leave plans. Salary is determined by competitive regional market factors with consideration for the candidate's education and experience.