Director of International Ministries
About The Position
Mennonite Mission Network is seeking a collaborative leader to provide strategic leadership for its International Ministries department, international partnerships, and service worker engagement. The Director cultivates relationships with ministry partners around the world and strengthens opportunities for shared ministry. The role supervises and supports international ministry personnel, service workers, and ministry representatives, and develops people through coaching, encouragement, and team leadership. The Director builds and sustains relationships with church leaders, ministry partners, and organizations across cultures and contexts; strengthens existing partnerships; and identifies opportunities for new relationships. The position helps discern strategic directions for international ministry, identify emerging opportunities and challenges, and develop strategies that support long-term ministry effectiveness and organizational goals. It also addresses intercultural and logistical complexity with practical, relationship-centered solutions. The Director oversees departmental budgets, ministry agreements and partnerships, funding initiatives, systems, and processes, ensuring resources are used responsibly and effectively. The role requires significant intercultural experience, sound judgment, adaptability, strategic and practical leadership, and a commitment to collaboration, intercultural competence, anti-racist practice, and God's reconciling mission. The position is full-time, exempt, and may be remote, hybrid, or in-office. International and domestic travel is required, with travel listed as up to 25%.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Significant experience living, working, or leading in intercultural settings.
- Significant experience in intercultural ministry, international partnerships, mission work, or related leadership roles.
- Demonstrated ability to build trust and navigate relationships across cultural, geographic, and organizational boundaries.
- Demonstrated success supervising employees and leading teams.
- Experience building partnerships and leading collaborative initiatives.
- Strong judgment and adaptability in complex or changing circumstances.
- Strategic thinking balanced with practical execution.
- Commitment to collaboration, intercultural competence, and anti-racist practice.
- Deep commitment to God's reconciling mission in the world.
- Fluency in English required.
- Ability and willingness to travel internationally and domestically.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree preferred.
- Spanish, French, or another language relevant to ministry partnerships is highly valued.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and supervision for International Ministries staff, regional directors, service workers, and ministry representatives around the world.
- Coach, encourage, and develop staff and ministry personnel, fostering collaboration, accountability, and mutual support.
- Cultivate relationships with church leaders, ministry partners, and organizations across cultures and contexts.
- Strengthen existing international partnerships and identify opportunities to build new relationships that advance Mennonite Mission Network's mission.
- Help discern strategic directions for international ministry and identify emerging opportunities and challenges.
- Develop strategies that support long-term ministry effectiveness and organizational goals.
- Navigate cultural, logistical, and organizational complexity, finding practical solutions while maintaining relationships and organizational alignment.
- Manage departmental budgets and guide ministry agreements and partnerships.
- Support funding initiatives and improve departmental systems and processes.
- Ensure ministry resources are used effectively and responsibly.
- Travel internationally and domestically as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
