Associate Regional Director - Lake & Plains (Undergraduate Ministries)

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Personal Spiritual Duties

• Be a maturing discipleof Jesus Christ: growinginlove for God,God'sWord, God'speople of every ethnicity and culture,and God's purposesin theworld.
• 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 InterVarsity and its mission.

Ministry Leadership

• Participate and be fullyengagedinthe regional team to set ministryvision anddirection, tocontribute to theaccomplishment of the team’splans for spiritual growth and transformation,and to provide regional leadership inspecificareas
• Shareinleading the regionby:
  • Leading growthas a staff worshipingcommunity, depending on God inprayer
  • Partnering in setting the spiritual;visionand direction for the region
  • Helpingto strategically recruit,hire, and place area ministrydirectorsand other regional ministrystaff
  • Developing pastoral care and training modules for area ministrydirectorsand their staff
  • Developing region-wide studenttraining programsand opportunities for spiritual growth and development
• Engage regularlyin ministry to students
• Engagepositively with the supervision youreceive fromyourstaffdirector

Pastoral Supervision (as delegated)

• Assistin providing for the specific pastoral careand personal developmentof thosein regional ministry leadership andtheir ministryteams
• Assistin providing for the training and professional developmentofthose in regional ministryleadership
• Partnerin the supervision, leadershipand fund developmentwork ofthosein regional ministryleadership
• Supervise specific regional ministry staff,as delegated
• Mentor regional ministry staffwithidentifiableleadership potential
• Provide ongoing feedbackandevaluation of staffincluding annual performancereviews

Administration

• Assistin providing administrative services and financial managementthat enables ministrystaff to dotheir jobs
• Maintain strong partnershipswith National Service Center personnel
• Assistin ensuring adherenceto national policies, procedures, and reporting requirements
• Provide oversight and implementation, as delegated, for regional ministrytraining programs, meetings,and projects

Ministry Partner Development and Public Relations

• Serve as an ambassador of InterVarsity to individual ministry partners and churches, through prayer, discussion of ministry efforts, mission, and accomplishments
• Assistin maintaining soundfinancial status ofthe region through managementofbudgeting, fund development, and expense control
• Secure personal financial,prayer support and maintain a ministry among partners who will fund InterVarsity
• Raise strategic funds for the region as needed
• Represent InterVarsity withintheir region
• Developkey relationshipswithin the community as directed

QUALIFICATIONS

• Annually affirm InterVarsity’s Statement of Agreement (Doctrinal Basis and Purpose Statement). Abide by InterVarsity’s Code of Conduct. Believe and behave consonantly with InterVarsity’s Human Sexuality Theological Paper. Affirm and behave consonantly with InterVarsity’s “Women in Ministry Statement of Affirmation”
• Ongoing call to InterVarsityandits mission
• Bachelor's degree required, graduate degree preferred
• Evidence the characteristics of a life-longlearner
• Ministry skills (including the ability to communicate spiritual vision, teach spiritual and biblical principles, plan ministry programs, and spiritually disciple, coach and mentor)
• Minimumsixyearsprior workexperience with InterVarsity or other campus ministry required
• Willing to receive ongoingtraining
• Ableto contributeto an open andsupportive relationshipwith ministryteam members
• Ability to develop a ministryteam
• Strong interpersonal skillsand demonstrated ability and commitment toworkin adiverse team environment
• Excellent oralandwritten communication skills
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills
• Ability to organize events and manage thedetailsinvolved
• Detailand taskoriented
• Ability totake charge of ministry teamsand tasks;work independently without close supervision.

Associate Regional Ministry Director 

Lakes and Plains 

Job Description Addendum

Team Expectations 

• Full time position. Typically 40 hours per week is needed
• Serve as a member of the Senior Leadership Team - providing spiritual and strategic leadership, alongside the RMD, to the region
• Meeting weekly with SLT via video (tactical conversations) and via face-to-face meetings (strategic conversations) 1-2 days per year

Leadership Expectations 

• Willingness to supervise (and travel to) any area within the Lakes and Plains region
• Ability to see and serve the region as a whole – not just the areas/ministries of supervision
• Ability to develop AMDs as growth/planting coaches
• Assist/partner with AMDs in the following:
  • Helping staff thrive as followers of Christ and ministers/missionaries 
  • MPD for Area and Chapter Accounts  
  • Planting chapters within and outside of their areas.
  • Expanding corners within current campuses 
  • Developing, monitoring and advancing skill development goals for each CSM.
  • Difficult conversations with staff, providing leadership in conflicts. 
• Possibly lead an initiative(s) for the region with a team of AMDs and RMCs, leveraging RLT meeting space and other regional resources.  
• Assisting with Regional Events as needed (New Staff Formation, Student Conferencing, etc.) 
• Other strategic actions assigned by Regional Ministry Director as needed 

Regional Support 

• Connections with Regional Ministry Director – Weekly or as needed 
• Region to provide for budgeted ministry expenses (with cap) 
• Region to provide negotiated stipend

Pay:This position is funded through personal fundraising. Accordingly, compensation will vary based on the ability of the individual to secure a donor team to fund the cost of his/her salary. The anticipated salary range for this position on a full-time basis (40 hours/week) is dependent on a variety of factors, including location and cost of living. The actual salary received, including any geographic adjustment to account for location and cost of living, is subject to the individual’s ability to raise funds necessary to cover the full amount of such salary within the range set forth in the job posting details.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive benefits package, including health care and retirement savings with a match. Eligibility is based on employee type and hours worked.  Benefits include the following:

• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan

• 403(b) matching contributions

• Dental insurance

• Employee assistance program

• Employee discounts

• Flexible work schedule

• Flexible spending accounts

• Health insurance

• Health savings account

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

• Parental leave

• Professional development assistance

• Vision insurance

Equal Employment Opportunity: 

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. We conduct hiring without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, parental status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual. The status of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent the organization from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs so that all staff share the same religious commitment.  Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a)) InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with InterVarsity’s Statement of Agreement: Purpose and Doctrinal Basisbecause InterVarsity believes thateach and every staff plays a vital role in advancing InterVarsity’s mission and purposes.