Senior Interim Leadership Associate

Senior Interim Leadership Associate

Work Location:

Remote - USA

Job Type:

Full time

To advance the mission and purpose of InterVarsity as noted above, an Interim Leadership Senior Associate has significant spiritual leadership and pastoral supervisory responsibility. The Interim Leadership Senior Associate helps provide continuity of ministry and supervision, as needed, by serving in a campus leadership role on a temporary basis.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Personal Spiritual Duties

• 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.
  • Pursue a vibrant relationship with the triune God through engagement with Scripture, prayer, and worship, both individually and in community 

  • Exercise self-leadership (growing in self-awareness, self-management, relational integrity, and resiliency)
  • Embrace and practice Scriptural standards for behavior and attitudes, including those described in the Code of Conduct
  • Experience and live out an ongoing call to ministry service with InterVarsity and its mission

Ministry Leadership

• Create a culture of dependence on God to gain vision for establishing and advancing witnessing communities that reach every corner of every campus among ministry team members
• Assess reality of context and then develop and articulate a vision for qualitative and quantitative growth, particularly in conversions, disciples and leaders among ministry team members
• Model InterVarsity’s missional vision and Core Values for supervisees

• Assure that campus ministry is continuing without interruption by providing effective interim leadership
• Lead an assigned ministry team to:

• Grow as a community depending on God in prayer
• Do strategic planning, decision making and policy making as assigned
• Work projects which advance the ministry and strengthen the relationships of the team
• Provide learning and training opportunities for the team
• Partner effectively with all other organizational leaders to provide support for their efforts
• If serving as a Regional Director or Divisional Director, the Senior Interim Ministry Associate is responsible for leading the regional or divisional team in setting vision and strategy, developing student training programs and opportunities, for the care and development of staff, and recruitment and placement of staff, depending on the parameters of their interim assignment
• Participate with and be fully engaged with other Interim Ministry Associates:
• Model mature leadership and solid partnership with the Director of Interim Ministry and other Interim Ministry Associates
• Advance and strengthen campus ministry and to assure that it is in alignment with our purpose
• Participation in regional and/or national issues or projects as assigned
• Work with organizational leaders at all levels to:
• Access and assist regional strategies for growth and accomplishment of the national mission such as planting and building ethnically diverse communities  
• Facilitate partnership and collaboration across regional lines and with senior leaders by building relationships, assisting with projects, and providing feedback for ministry team endeavors
• Address team concerns and, when needed, facilitate a resolution
• Provide assistance to national leaders, including but not limited to the Interim Ministry Director, through additional projects on a regular basis
• Engage in ministry with students
• Engage positively with the supervision you receive from your staff director

Pastoral Supervision (related to ministry assignment):

• Model solid pastoral support and supervisory skills for your team         
• Provide for the ministry and professional training and development of your team

Provide coaching, strategic leadership and pastoral support to staff under your supervision in interim assignments

• Oversee the supervision, leadership of ministry partnership development of your team  
• Provide ongoing feedback and evaluation of your team (including annual performance reviews as needed)
• Work effectively with other senior leaders to build an effective partnership between your interim assignment team and Advancement and other InterVarsity Field Ministries

Administration:

• Promote partnership among the National Service Center, the ministry departments and the field
• Ensure adherence to national policies, procedures, and reporting requirements

Fund Development and Public Relations:

• Ensure sound financial status of the Interim Ministry Program through adherence to national fund development guidelines
• Secure personal financial and prayer support
• Raise funds to underwrite launching and training of the interim ministry program.
• Serve as an ambassador of InterVarsity to individual donors, church groups, etc. through prayer, discussion of ministry, mission and accomplishments
• Accept speaking engagements
• Represent InterVarsity within the wider Christian community

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 InterVarsity and its mission.
• Bachelor's degree required; graduate degree preferred
• Prior experience with InterVarsity strongly preferred
• Prior experience at the Divisional Director position or above (or the equivalent in outside organizations)

• At least 5 years experience supervising teams, people development, and coaching strongly preferred

• Strong ministry skills (including the ability to communicate spiritual vision, teach spiritual and biblical principles, plan ministry programs, and spiritually disciple, coach and mentor)
• Proven ability to work well with others and the ability to develop a team of campus ministers.
• Affirmation of ongoing call to ministry service with InterVarsity and its mission
• Strong interpersonal skills (including ability to minister to diverse ethnic communities and faculty) 

• Evidence the characteristics of a life-long learner
• Experience in management and people development.
• Willing to receive ongoing training
• Ability to contribute to an open and supportive relationship with team members
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability and commitment to work in a diverse team environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and conflict resolution/mediation skills
• Ability to organize events and manage the details involved
• Detail and task orientation
• Ability to take charge of teams and tasks; work independently without close supervision

• Ongoing call to InterVarsity and its mission

Pay Range: $63,672.00 - $84,888.00 per year

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