Associate Area Ministry Director - Alabama; Undergraduate Ministry

Associate Area Ministry Director -- Alabama (Undergraduate Ministry)

Work Location:

Remote - USA Job Type: Full time To advance the purpose of Inter Varsity, an Associate Area Ministry Director has significant shared leadership with the Area Ministry Director within a region and has spiritual leadership and pastoral responsibilities.

• Personal:
  Be a maturing disciple of Jesus Christ: growing in love for God, God's Word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God's purposes in the world.
• Practice daily spiritual disciplines
• Pursue spiritual relationships and involvement in a worshipping community
• Continue learning and growth in spiritual understanding, biblical knowledge, ministry experience and skills
• Experience and live out an ongoing call to ministry service with Inter Varsity and its mission
• Ministry Leadership:
  Help lead the area team in:
  Growing as a community and depending on God in prayer
• Setting spiritual vision and direction for the area
• Developing student training programs and opportunities
• Strategically recruiting, hiring and placing campus ministry staff
• Engage regularly in ministry to students for their spiritual growth and development
• Help oversee area conferences, training events, team meetings or projects
• Engage positively with the supervision you receive from your staff director
• Pastoral Supervision (as delegated):
  Provide for the pastoral care and personal development of ministry staff
• Provide for the training and professional development of ministry staff
• Oversee the campus work and fund development of ministry staff
• Provide regular feedback and evaluation of ministry staff including annual performance reviews (reviews to be completed in conjunction with the area director)
• Administration:
  Provide administrative services and financial management that enables ministry staff to do their jobs
• Ensure adherence to area, regional and national policies, procedures, reporting requirements and financial guidelines
• Provide administrative and spiritual leadership to campus and area events
• Fund Development and Public Relations:
  Serve as an ambassador of Inter Varsity to individual ministry partners and churches, through prayer, discussion of ministry efforts, mission, and accomplishments
• Maintain sound financial status of the area through management of budgeting, fund development and expense control
• Secure personal financial and prayer support and strategic funds for the area as needed
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with alumni as well as current and potential donors
• Represent Inter Varsity within the broader Christian community

• Annually affirm Inter Varsity’s Statement of Agreement (Doctrinal Basis and Purpose Statement).
• Abide by Inter Varsity’s Code of Conduct.
• Believe and behave consonantly with Inter Varsity’s Human Sexuality Theological Paper.
• Affirm and behave consonantly with Inter Varsity’s “Women in Ministry Statement of Affiliation”.
• Ongoing call to Inter Varsity and its mission
• Ministry skills (including the ability to communicate spiritual vision, teach spiritual and biblical principles, plan ministry programs, and spiritually disciple, coach and mentor)
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum three years Campus Staff ministry or equivalent ministry experience required
• Willing to receive ongoing training
• Able to contribute to an open and supportive relationship with ministry team members
• Ability to develop a ministry team
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability and commitment to work in a diverse ministry team environment
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills
  
  Ability to organize events and manage the details involved
• Ability to maintain accurate records and files
• Ability to take charge of tasks; work…