Associate Regional Director

Young Life

1d•$73,900 - $100,990

About The Position

We are hiring an Associate Regional Director (ARD) to provide leadership and supervision across much of Illinois outside the Chicago area and portions of Eastern Iowa. This role plays a key part in our long-term strategy to reach more adolescents for Christ by ensuring strong, consistent leadership, coaching, and care for staff across a multi-state territory. The ARD will be a spiritually mature leader with demonstrated experience supervising ministry staff, developing leaders, and leading teams across geographic distance with clarity, care, and accountability. This role involves regular travel to build relationships, coach and develop staff, support local ministry efforts, and model healthy, sustainable ministry practices. In addition, this role will require significant fundraising for both the operating budget and, potentially, other regional initiatives. The salary range is $73,900–$100,990 annually, based on experience and qualifications. Territory and reporting structure note: The final supervisory region for this role is still being determined. As a result, the exact territory and reporting structure may be adjusted based on organizational needs and the strengths and experience of the selected candidate, in order to best serve the ministry. Associate Regional Director Summary: Represent the regional office in carrying out the regional function to ensure good Young Life ministry in that region. As well as knowing and upholding all Young Life policies and procedures.

Requirements

Completion of Core Training — Phase One
Must be able to supervise at a distance.
Proven spiritual leader.
Proven leadership in developing diverse staff and ministries
Proven relational skills with both kids and adults.
Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Has the potential and capacity to function as a regional director.

Responsibilities

Spiritual Development
Prayer and spiritual disciplines, fellowship, growth and health and church relationships
Develop a yearly personal growth plan that fosters a vibrant spiritual life including time for solitude, retreat, reflection, prayer and a sincere commitment to understanding God’s Word.
Seek and maintain relationships and disciplines, in the context of active participation in a church community.
Actively participate in the spiritual life of the Young Life community.
Lead teams and individuals in spiritual development.
Ensure that all Young Life ministry in the region, is designed and carried out with a dependence on prayer that takes place out of the overflow of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Leadership Development
Equipping leaders, committee and staff.
Key volunteer care, recruiting, teambuilding and training, supervision and vision casting.
Assist regional director in casting vision for reaching “every kid” within the region.
Assist regional director in developing diverse leadership and ministries.
Work with the regional director to recruit, interview, hire and place staff within the region.
Supervise, develop and evaluate staff, providing resources and experiences needed to implement the vision.
Facilitate departures when necessary and as assigned.
Assist regional director in the development and implementation of regional trainings.
Conduct assignments or events as assigned by the regional director, including leadership weekends, recruiting days, staff development, leader training and more.
Resource Development
fueling the ministry.
Includes events, major donor care, public relations (branding), and RCE team.
Help areas develop committees.
Communicate regularly with committee and RCE chairs within the region.
Help develop and lead the region’s fundraising strategy, ensuring excellence in communication to donors.
Raise the necessary funds to carry out the regional ministry vision with the Regional Director.
Ensure a RCE plan including vision statement and strategy and financial master plan is implemented and reviewed for each area under your direct supervision.
Expected to raise a portion of the person budget as agreed upon with the RD.
Work with Development staff to identify potential donors for missionwide efforts.
Coordinate and conduct quality events which reflect Young Life’s capacity to impact kids and warrant the investment of a participant’s personal and corporate resources.
Work with the area committee to develop good community and church relationships.
If appropriate, recruit, develop, encourage and sustain a diverse regional committee.
Direct Ministry
Proclaiming and discipling.
Includes contact work, club, campaigners and camp.
Assist in the development of new areas, and identify interested adults to help the ministry to grow.
Visit area as needed or assign, including routine and emergency crisis visits.
Observe and evaluate local areas ensure Young Life ministry is carried out with excellence.
Assist the RD to ensure a regional plan is in place to grow Young Life in the region, including multi-cultural and specialized ministries.
Maintain ministry contact with kids to the extent it is necessary to be effective in this role.
Provide networking opportunities to offer additional camping experiences using non-Young Life camps and discipleship experiences
Ministry Support
Taking care of business
Accounting, administration, communication (internal), data management and strategic plan.
Maintain professionalism concerning office hours, dress, conduct and time management.
Provide clear, prompt, appropriate and professional communication to everyone within the scope of ministry.
Develop an appropriate system for reporting, expense report responsibilities and the use of regional funds using Young Life accounting applications.
Set yearly strategic ministry plan growth and initiatives to grow the ministry; review them on a regular basis.
Implement and support regional initiatives, such as a student staff, program, multi-cultural advance and Forward.
Accept both short and long-term assignments of projects.