Senior Vice President Africa West bei Young Life

Mission / Authority

This Senior Leadership role is responsible for building a healthy culture, provide spiritual leadership and strategic vision for ministry in the division, model healthy supervision and leadership development of staff, make personnel decisions, and develop resources to help sustain and grow ministry to reach every kid.

ESSENTIAL PREREQUISITES FOR ALL STAFF MEMBERS (FROM YOUNG LIFE�S BYLAWS � ARTICLE VII):

�Because of Young Life�s exclusive Christian purposes of evangelism and discipleship as set forth in its Articles of Incorporation and in these Bylaws, and to reflect what has always been and will continue to be the position of Young Life, specifically the Christian belief that each and every employee and volunteer of the corporation should minister as a servant of God with the primary responsibility of proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ and, as such, is an integral part of the Christian mission and ministry of the corporation, Young Life shall only employ individuals or enlist volunteer leaders who: (a) profess a belief in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord; and (b) subscribe to the statements and policies required of all Young Life staff, including the Young Life Statement of Faith. Therefore, employees and volunteers of Young Life, during working and nonworking hours, shall: (i) be ready, willing and able to fulfill such ministry functions as may be required by the organization; (ii) refrain from conduct and statements that detract from the biblical standards taught and supported by Young Life, and (iii) abide by all policies and practices of Young Life including, without limitation, those related to religious belief or ministry activities.�

The Field Senior Vice President (SVP) � Africa West will be a key member of the International Field Leadership Team, reporting directly to the GSVP � Africa, India, ME. The SVP � Africa West will be instrumental in Young Life�s continued growth and opportunity for global impact. He/she will be responsible for developing and executing the geography�s mission strategy and will be responsible to develop and lead the mission field staff and volunteer movement. More broadly, he/she will work closely with key internal and external stakeholders.

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This leader will be a committed follower of Jesus Christ and an active member of the local church, agreeing in whole with Young Life�s Statement of Faith and also Faith and Conduct Policy. While experience with Young Life is preferred, this person will certainly be someone who not only loves the Lord Jesus, but also loves young people and exhibits a passion to reach them with the gospel and teach them how to be followers of Jesus Christ.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Strategy

� Develop and lead strategic initiatives to advance the Mission and oversee and implement plans in collaboration with the GSVP and other senior leaders (i.e. MLT, SVPs, VPs etc.).

� Ensure annual strategic plan is in place to grow Young Life in the division to include camping and all stage of life and focus ministries.

� Provide vision and direction, strategic planning, staff engagement and overall leadership for reaching all adolescents in the division to include the design and execution of recruitment, retention and staff development initiatives that advance diversity, equity and belonging.

� Develop a staffing plan to support the strategy and implement that plan to identify and develop the right talent that will lead the work for the geography into the future.

� Identify key partnerships building long term relationships for the work and strategy setting for Africa.

� Ensure leaders begin and sustain healthy Young Life areas where appropriate in their respective areas.

� Supervise, develop and evaluate divisional staff, providing resources and experiences needed to implement the vision of the Mission.

� Collaborate with key functions (i.e. Operations, Finance, Human Resources, Learning & Leadership Development, etc.).

� Work alongside the GSVPs, and other leaders to ensure the success of all focus and life stage ministries by developing clear goals and accountability at every level of mission leadership, which includes Capernaum, YoungLives, WyldLife, YLCU, and all types of volunteer leaders.

� Effectively plan and support career pathing/succession planning for all staff.

Management

� Build and maintain effective relationships between Camping, Field, Operations, Development and Mission Services staff and hold team accountable for doing the same.

� Oversee the hiring, orientation, and training of key leadership staff to build a technically strong, well supported, engaged team.

� Identify, frame and execute key goals at a divisional level. Build a healthy culture, steeped in spiritual disciplines, diversity, equity, belonging, truth, transparency, curiosity and innovation.

� Ensure the development and implementation of measurable plans for the health, nurture and encouragement of staff, volunteer leaders, committee members and donors in each region.

� Visit regions including routine and emergency crisis visits.

� Observe and evaluate regions to ensure Young Life ministry to include camping is carried out with excellence.

� Provide clear, prompt, appropriate and professional communication.

� Serve on the Senior Leadership Council, and the International Field Leadership Team.

� Attend Global Leadership Conference and other meetings as requested.

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Fundraising

� Oversee the financial health of the Division to include each region and help meet the financial needs of the overall mission of Young Life.

� Ensure finances are managed with stewardship, equity, accountability and transparency.

� Lead the division�s fundraising strategy, ensuring excellence in communication to donors.

� In coordination with the GSVP, raise the necessary funds to carry out the divisional ministry vision.

� Identify and cultivate national, divisional, and/or global donors.

� Work with Development team to identify and cultivate potential donors for mission-wide efforts and camp capital campaigns, especially in AME and international field.

Key Qualifications

� 10+ years� progressive global ministry experience with a minimum of 5+ years in a leadership role building and overseeing missional community; Young Life experience highly preferred.

� Experienced at change management and the learning aspects that accompany transformative change.

� Adept at building collaborative and productive relationships both within the division and across the Mission.

� Comfort in managing through influence and effectively navigating organizational dynamics.

� Proven track record in creating and executing large-scaled strategies that involve planning, analysis, and geographic location design for a growing and evolving missional community.

� Experience partnering with an executive leadership team, driving best use of the existing strategies and practices as well as advising on future strategies for the mission.

� Proven ability to lead a cohesive, goal-oriented, and successful team.

� Strong ability to rally staff around a strategic vision; inspiring development function staff to make incremental and big improvements.

� Strong time management skills and the ability to lead others in meeting deadlines.

� Confidentiality and discretion at all times.

� Leadership Competencies and Personal Traits

o A collaborative team player who will take the time to adapt and impact organizational culture within Africa and across functions and camping.

o An inspiring communicator who can articulate vision and direction to a dynamic team and serve as the connective tissue in weaving together ideas, and campaigns across the mission.

o Demonstrated the ability to collaborate with a variety of different people and roles in different functions, International Field and camping.

o Possesses a strong growth mindset and can learn from setbacks.

o Comfortable with ambiguity and can break it down as part of a cross-functional team.

o Willing to confront complex problems head on, even in the face of uncertainty.

o Relationship-driven, partnership driven, and adaptable in a thoughtful way with internal audiences and external stakeholders.

o Fosters a culture of belonging, reflecting the kids we serve and the donors we partner with.

o A person with the presence and extraordinary interpersonal skills to build relationships at all levels around a passion for Young Life�s global mission.

o Track record of developing and executing effective partnerships.

o Demonstrated strength in cross-cultural leadership.