Director, Church Partnership

MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL•Tigard, OR

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Church Partnership contributes to the Calling of Medical Teams International by leading a nationwide effort and mobilizing churches to partner with, advocate for, and support Medical Teams. This role designs and oversees strategy development, church partnership programs, training initiatives, communications, and events and meetings with church leaders. The Director ensures church partnership reflects unity, credibility, and alignment with the organization’s calling and values. Medical Teams International Calling: Daring to love like Jesus, we boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world. Medical Teams International holds strict child and vulnerable adult safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for misconduct related to sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment and selection, hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates’ eligibility, thorough background checks, police clearance, and professional reference check processes.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in theology, ministry, non-profit leadership, or related field
Ordained pastor, minister
Minimum 10 years’ experience with churches or ministry and progressively increasing responsibility
Minimum 5 years’ experience managing direct reports
Minimum of 3 years of experience in building successful partnership programs with churches
Experience training churches
Previous success designing, developing, and implementing curriculum that equips and mobilizes churches
Non-profit experience
Broad foundation of marketing and branding knowledge and skills
Knowledge of best practices in mobilizing churches
Strong leadership skills
Skilled at developing and utilizing mixed media
Setting and achieving meaningful goals
Skilled at building and maintaining a high functioning, high performing work team
Mentoring, coaching, and developing team members
Commitment to positive relationships with staff, volunteers, vendors, program partners, and donors
Skilled at professional, engaging, and effective written and verbal communication with all constituents
Intermediate skills in: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and CRM; and Teams
Basic skills in Microsoft Publisher and SharePoint, and in finance/budget management software
Strong initiative, self-starter, proactive decision-making
Strong cross-group collaboration skills that ensure internal alignment
Commitment to Medical Teams International Calling Statement and Core Values
Proven ability to design, develop, and implement curriculum that equips and mobilizes churches
Demonstrated ability to develop external partnerships
Ability and willingness to travel to departmental and organizational meetings as needed
Ability to work collaboratively with others
Able to engage thoughtfully with diverse church contexts
Ability to build and maintain trusted partnerships with pastors, church leaders, and networks.
Able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously; flexible
Ability to create dynamic, high-performing teams
Strong initiative, self-starter, proactive decision-making
High levels of integrity, discretion, judgment, initiative, and motivation
Attention to detail and commitment to excellence
Aptitude for organization, time management, and project prioritization
Ability to work collaboratively with others.
Willing and able to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends as needed
Willing and able to travel up to 35% of the time
Frequent use of a computer, databases and digital platforms, and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine and computer printer.
Frequently uses hands, fingers, and arms to reach, handle, touch or feel equipment, medical instruments, materials, computer.
Frequent communication and exchange of information among colleagues and persons of concern requires the ability to speak, hear, convey and express oneself.
Frequent close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Occasionally ascends/descends stairs, steps, or ladder
Occasionally move about inside an office to access file cabinets, office machinery, meet with colleagues, etc.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
Seldom to occasionally position oneself to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
If in travel status, occasional to frequent traversing over rough or steep terrain in either a motor vehicle or on foot.

Nice To Haves

Master of Divinity or equivalent
2 years’ experience in a director-level church partnership role
Experience working in the humanitarian aid sector

Responsibilities

Design, scale, and lead the development of a church mobilization strategy to identify, engage, equip, and activate churches in support of Medical Teams.
Build, oversee, and lead the Church Partnership Team to mobilize churches across the US, while fostering partnerships with churches in program countries to support and strengthen local partnerships and programmatic impact.
Identify and design church partnership opportunities in alignment with organizational programs and strategy.
Lead church partnership efforts in collaboration with the Chief Marketing & Mobilization Officer.
Develop a series of standalone, tools and resources such as mixed-media workshops for churches covering topics such as the scope of humanitarian challenges in specific countries, the theology of service, serving internationally, opportunities for individuals to serve and support Medical Teams’ work, Medical Teams’ approach, working in foreign countries, and more.
Develop pastoral resources for pastors and lay teachers, including sermons, brief teachings, illustrative examples, and stories.
Develop age-appropriate, mixed media resources for churches to engage children and youth, foster training, interest, and partnership with Medical Teams.
Manage all church partnership efforts, including seminars and trainings on Medical Teams’ work, a theological framework for serving, opportunities to serve internationally, and pathways for volunteering and partnering with Medical Teams.
Ensure church programs and initiatives are aligned, accurately represented, and grounded in Medical Teams’ front-line program work.
Collaborate with the Philanthropy and Marketing teams to advance Medical Teams’ national growth and outreach efforts.
Regularly engage with churches, seminaries, denominations, schools and universities, and other faith-based organizations to raise awareness of Medical Teams and support national growth and outreach efforts.
Cultivate and maintain ongoing, mutually supportive partnerships with churches and pastors.
Partner with the Marketing team to develop resources that clearly convey Medical Teams’ desired brand identity and positioning.
Ensure brand integrity, authenticity, and ethical storytelling in all church partnership initiatives.
Develop and manage a team of staff, interns, and volunteers, ensuring a culture that aligns with our values, motivates partnership, and high performance.
Collaborate with internal teams, including Philanthropy and Global Programs, to integrate storytelling and enhance the Medical Teams’ experience for churches.
Ensure the Safeguarding of program participants and employees through promoting an environment of awareness and upholding the code of conduct provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse & Harassment, Child & Vulnerable Adult protection, and harassment-free workplace policies.
Incumbents will remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding code of conduct and behavior expectations.
Ensure accountability is integrated into all aspects of work, including: project design and implementation; staff recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance management; partnership agreements; and reporting.
Utilize volunteers when appropriate.
Additional duties as assigned.