Director of Operations

Evangel Church • Bismarck, ND

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Operations provides strategic leadership for the church's operational functions, ensuring the organization has the people, systems, and infrastructure necessary to effectively carry out its mission. This role oversees Human Resources, Facilities, Central Administration, and key organizational initiatives while partnering closely with Central Leadership to improve operational effectiveness and execute strategic priorities.

Requirements

• Proven significant leadership experience in a large, growing church, or in a similarly complex organization, demonstrated success leading staff teams, managing operational systems, and implementing organizational strategy at scale, and a proven ability to partner closely with a Lead Pastor or executive leader in aligning vision with execution.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent leadership experience.
• 5–10 years of leadership experience.
• Proven leadership in an organization of comparable scale and complexity.
• Strong project management abilities.
• Financial acumen and analytical thinking.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Experience with HR, facilities, or business operations preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership across all operational functions, including facilities, human resources, technology, legal, life safety, and administrative systems.
• Partner closely with the Lead Pastor to translate spiritual vision into executable strategies that strengthen ministry health, organizational capacity, and long-term sustainability.
• Ensure operational systems, teams, and resources are aligned with mission priorities and ministry outcomes.
• Lead organizational improvement initiatives that increase clarity, scalability, and effectiveness.
• Partner with the CFO on operational planning, budgeting, and major organizational initiatives.
• Oversee stewardship development and capital initiatives.
• Oversee campus facilities to ensure safety, excellence, and readiness for ministry and community engagement.
• Lead capital improvement projects and long-term facilities and infrastructure planning.
• Provide executive oversight of technology and media systems that enhance ministry effectiveness and organizational efficiency.
• Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing operations leadership team while building a leadership pipeline for future needs.
• Provide executive leadership for hiring, performance management, compensation, compliance, and staff development systems.
• Cultivate a healthy, mission-aligned culture in partnership with the Central Leadership Team.
• Serve as a primary operational liaison to the Lead Pastor, Board, and appropriate oversight teams.
• Oversee risk management systems, internal controls, policy development, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide leadership oversight.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director