Program Director of Leagues

Fellowship of Christian Athletes•Jacksonville, NC

About The Position

The Program Director of Leagues is responsible for assisting the development and management of sport programs, ensuring the effective operation of FCA Sports processes, systems, and resources across leagues. This role requires a dynamic leader who can seamlessly integrate sports management with ministry, fostering a Christ-centered League that promotes both athletic excellence and spiritual growth. Key responsibilities include managing league operations, establishing logistics, securing facilities, and assisting relationships with governing bodies, leagues, and tournaments. The Program Director of Leagues is also responsible for developing outreach strategies, expanding program offerings, and cultivating strategic partnerships to grow the number of participants.

Requirements

Agree with and abide by FCA's Christian Community Statement.
Follow a spiritual rhythm, including daily prayer and Bible study.
Lead, conduct, and provide spiritual leadership for staff, volunteers, coaches, and athletes through prayer, Bible study, worship, and living by example.
Connect to and participate in a local church through worship and weekly involvement.
Conduct yourself in a manner that affirms biblical standards of conduct in accordance with FCA's Christian beliefs at all times.

Responsibilities

Assisting the development and management of sport programs.
Ensuring the effective operation of FCA Sports processes, systems, and resources across leagues.
Managing league operations.
Establishing logistics.
Securing facilities.
Assisting relationships with governing bodies, leagues, and tournaments.
Developing outreach strategies.
Expanding program offerings.
Cultivating strategic partnerships to grow the number of participants.
Fulfilling all FCA administration requirements for registration, certification, coaches qualification, financial stewardship and training.
Registering Leagues in VIP.
Ensuring comprehensive training and implementation of the League Management System (Sports Connect).
Assisting Coach and Volunteer Onboarding using VIP.
Managing financial operations related to the leagues.
Coordinating the procurement and distribution of uniforms and equipment.
Securing facilities for training and competition by coordinating contracts, leases, and new facility visions with the Support Center and appropriate FCA supervisors.
Ordering uniforms and coaches gear through FCA Gear specialist.
Collaborating with facility contacts on usage protocols.
Organizing and managing evaluations, coach & referee training, practices, games, end of season tournaments, and end of season celebration events.
Creating calendars to include tryouts, training dates, competition dates, camps and other ministry opportunities.
Actively training coaches by modeling, assisting, watching, and launching them into their roles and setting up mentorship programs to build the bench of coaches through assistant coaching roles.
Supervising evaluations, practices, and games to ensure both sport and ministry excellence.
Focusing on providing quality parent communication and ministry.
Marketing leagues and recruiting families and athletes.
Addressing and resolving conflicts as needed.
Developing and maintaining relationships with key staff members of local churches for Leagues.
Integrating local church involvement with leagues to ensure continued ministry after the sports season ends.
Ensuring FCA is engaging, equipping, and empowering coaches, athletes, and volunteers through 1-on-1s, Huddles and events.
Integrating ministry within sports, focusing on spiritual growth alongside athletic excellence.
Providing leadership and oversight of E3 discipleship programs and building a community around the sport.
Building a community of coaches committed to growing, sharing, celebrating, and gathering around the sport they love.
Implementing the comprehensive FCA Sports E3 Strategy for coaches, athletes, and parents within the leagues.
Leading and overseeing the discipleship and development opportunities for coaches, athletes, and families.
Ensuring the recruiting, training, and developing of volunteers is strategically aligned with the goal of growing the ministry in the League.
Building the bench through developing others who can move into leadership roles.
Connecting, communicating, and caring for existing and prospective financial partners to get fully funded.
Managing and stewarding the finances for the assigned area of responsibility.
Establishing and executing an annual budget and funding plan by growing the Home Team, major donors, and events.
Initiating opportunities for players and families to raise funds for the ministry.
Ministering to donors and board members through consistent connection, communication and care.
Engaging with donors, forming advisory teams, and leading fundraising efforts.
Initiating the development of Area Club Teams and Church League Sports Teams in the Coastal NC FCA Area.